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Don Tapscott (born June 1, 1947) is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker, who specializes in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. He is the CEO of The Tapscott Group, and was founder and chairman of the international think tank New Paradigm before its acquisition.

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Teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge; the internet is.

Fountain, Internet, Longer, Teacher, Teachers

Institutions are becoming naked, and if you're going to be naked … fitness is no longer optional. If you're going to be naked, you better get buff.

Becoming, Buff, Fitness, Institutions, Naked

These kids [of the current generation] have no fear of technology. . . sort of like I have no fear of a refrigerator.

Generations, Kids, Sort, Technology

If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.

Communities, Community, Employee, Partners, Understand

Those who grew up digital have different brains.

Brain, Brains, Different, Digital, Grew

When I noticed how my own children were effortlessly able to use all this sophisticated technology, at first I thought, 'My children are prodigies!' But then I noticed all their friends were like them, so that was a bad theory.

Children, Friends, Prodigies, Technology, Use

Just as the Internet drops transaction and collaboration costs in business and government, it also drops the cost of dissent, of rebellion, and even insurrection.

Government, Collaboration, Cost, Dissent, Rebellion, Business

Leadership is happening, but it's not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these extraordinary, sparkling new initiatives that are under way.

Leader, Look, Looks, Old, Under, Way

Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.

Commit, Lifelong, Lifelong Learning, Needs, Plan, Plans

Collaboration is important not just because it's a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy.

Effectiveness, Long, Innovation, Problem, Spirit

To be successful in a knowledge economy firms need to create learning organizations.

Create, Economy, Learning, Needs, Organization, Successful

Don't have work-life balance - at least in the sense of trying to escape from work so you can have a life. Work should be fun - so make work enjoyable and satisfying for everyone - among other reasons because it pays off.

Among, Balance, Escape, Fun, Trying, Work

Schools should be places to learn, not to teach.

Places, School, Schools, Should, Teach

Wherever you are, design your life. Live the values of your generation.

Design, Generation, Generations, Live, Wherever You Are

Peering succeeds because it leverages self-organization—a style of production that works more effectively than hierarchical management for certain tasks.

Effectively, Organization, Peering, Self, Style

We are at a punctuation point in human history where the Industrial Age and institutions have finally come to their logical conclusion. They have essentially run out of gas.

Age, History, Logical, Punctuation, Run, Running

The university is in danger of losing its monopoly, and for good reason. The most visible threat are the new online courses, many of them free, with some of the best professors in their respective fields.

Fields, Losing, Reason, Visible, Threat

Throughout the 20th century, we created wealth through vertically integrated corporations. Now, we create wealth through networks. We are at a turning point in human history, where the industrial age has finally run out of gas.

Age, Corporations, Point, Run, Running

Business cannot succeed in a world that is failing.

World, Succeed, Failing

Holding back technology to reserve business models is like allowing blacksmiths to veto the internal combustion engine in order to protect their horseshoes.

Technology, Order, Marketing, Business, Reserve, Like

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