Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy

Citation

(2000), "Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 4 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbe.2000.26704dae.004

Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy

Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy

S. Davis and C. Meyer, Addison-Wesley,ISBN: 0446675334, $14.00

Examines change in our economy, the impact of this change and the steps we can take to thrive in a "blurred" reality. Does not waste time convincing the reader that a systemic change has occurred, but suggests: accept it, learn about it and use it. Suggests that traditional boundaries in the economy are dissolving because of the increased speed of business, the increased connectivity of people, products, and organizations and the increased intangible value created by services, information and emotions, but when boundaries blur, the old rules no longer apply and every aspect of doing business must be reinvented. Highlights the critical resources of a blurred venture as people and capital. Offers 60 suggestions for blurring your business and yourself. Implies that the old solutions of the industrial era, such as standardized jobs, will no longer work. Relies, however, on anecdotal accounts to illustrate the blur phenomenon, so the reader should challenge each assumption and question the authors' agenda in pushing their position.