Don Tapscott
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| Born: | 1947 |
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| Occupation: | Chief Executive, New Paradigm |
| Spouse: | Ana Lopes |
| Children: | 2 |
| Website: | newparadigm.com |
Don Tapscott is a speaker, author and consultant based in Toronto, specializing in business strategy and organizational transformation. Tapscott is Chief Executive of New Paradigm, which he founded in 1993, and Adjunct Professor of Management, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
Tapscott holds a B.Sc. in Psychology and Statistics, and an M.Ed. specializing in Research Methodology. He also holds two honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) granted by the University of Alberta in 2001, and Trent University in 2006.
Don lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife, Ana Lopes, and his two children: Nicole Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.
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Mr. Tapscott has authored or co-authored eleven widely read books on the application of technology in business. His new book, co-authored with Anthony Williams is Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Portfolio, December 2006).
His penultimate book, co-authored with David Ticoll, is The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business (Free Press, October 2003). The Naked Corporation describes how corporate transparency, accountability, and stakeholder relationships are the new frontier for competitive innovation.
He has also co-authored, Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs. This best seller describes how business webs are replacing the traditional model of the firm and changing the dynamics of wealth creation and competition. His 1987 best-seller Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation explained the business and social impact of the first generation to come of age in the digital age.
[edit] Other books include:
- Who Knows: Safeguarding Your Privacy in a Networked World with Ann Cavoukian
- Planning for Integrated Office Systems: A Strategic Approach] with Del Henderson and Morley Greenberg
- Paradigm Shift: The New Promise of Information Technology with Art Caston
- Office Automation : A User-Driven Method with Del Henderson and Morley Greenberg
- Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation
- The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril In The Age of Networked Intelligence
- Creating Value in the Network Economy
