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Wikipedia Entry: John Seely Brown

John Seely Brown (born 1940), also known as "JSB", is an American researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bend towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities. Brown was director of Xerox PARC from 1990 to 2000 and chief scientist at Xerox from 1992 to 2002; during this time the company played a leading role in the development of numerous influential computer technologies. Brown is the co-author of The Social Life of Information, a 2000 book which analyzes the adoption of information technologies.

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Storytelling in Organizations by Steve Denning, John Seely Brown, Katalina Groh and Larry Prusak (2004)

This book, Storytelling in Organizations, is the story of how four busy executives, from different backgrounds and different perspectives, were surprised to find themselves converging on the idea of narrative as an extraordinarily valuable lens for understanding and managing organizations in the twenty-first century. The idea that narrative and storytelling could be so powerful a … Continue reading Storytelling in Organizations by Steve Denning, John Seely Brown, Katalina Groh and Larry Prusak (2004)

The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion by John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison (2010)

We live in a world dominated by push. We learn in an educational system that dictates what we need to know and pushes this knowledge to us for twelve or more years. We work in companies that forecast demand and then push products to the people and places where demand is expected to materialize. We … Continue reading The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion by John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison (2010)