CSW Book Club
Crowdsourcing Week wouldn’t be complete without these go-to resources. We are proud to present to you our highly recommended books and e-books crowdsourced internally. Everything you need to know about what inspires the crowd economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and everything in-between. Our CSW Book Club grows as we come across excellent reads so please feel free to contact us if you want to add a book and say [email protected]
Fearless Leadership
Alan Weiss
The intent of this book -- the author's goal for you ― is to understand…
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
Peter H. Diamandis, and Steven Kotler
In this gripping and insightful roadmap to our near future, Diamandis and Kotler investigate how…
10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition
Joel Peterson
In The 10 Laws of Trust Expanded Edition, JetBlue chairman Joel Peterson explores how a…
The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
Marc Benioff and Monica Langley
What’s the secret to business growth and innovation and a purpose-driven career in a world…
Juvenescence: Investing in the age of longevity
Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi
This new book by Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi is a layman's guide to longevity.…
Creating and Capturing Value through Crowdsourcing
Allan Afuah, Christopher L. Tucci and Gianluigi Viscusi
Examples of the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing go back to…
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Scientific American Magazine
Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this…
Generation Share
Benita Matofska and Sophie Sheinwald
The rising economic inequality that followed the worldwide recessions of the late 2000s led many…
Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win
Sam Conniff Allende
Pirates didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn't just reject society, they…
The Barefoot Spirit
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey
Hollywood actors dramatize the action in this unique audiobook presentation It is amazing that such…
Macrotask Crowdsourcing
Vassillis-Javed Khan, Konstantinos Papangelis, Ioanna Lykourentzou, Panos Markopoulos
Crowdsourcing is an emerging paradigm that promises to transform several domains: creative work, business work,…
Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
Scott Kupor
What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you…
The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider
Gianna Gaudini
The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider is a valuable and…
24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Tiffany Shlain
In 24/6, Tiffany Shlain explores how turning off screens one day a week can work…
It’s the Manager: Finds the quality of managers and team leaders
Jim Clifton and Jim Harter
Packed with 52 discoveries from Gallup’s largest study on the future of work, It’s the…
Blitzscaling: The Lightning to Building Massively Valuable Companies
Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh and Bill Gates
What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or Airbnb? Yet…
Brand Intervention: 33 Steps to Transform the Brand You Have into the Brand You Need
David Brier
Brand Intervention, 33 Steps to Transform The Brand You Have into the Brand You Need,…
The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
Pedro Domingos
A thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration of machine learning and the race to build computer intelligences…
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark
In this authoritative and eye-opening book, Max Tegmark describes and illuminates the recent, path-breaking advances…
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Kai-Fu Lee
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China…
Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine
Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil, legendary inventor and author of New York Times bestsellers The Singularity is Near…
Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts
Julian Guthrie
An unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the…
Crowdstorm: The Future of Innovation, Ideas, and Problem Solving
Shaun Abrahamson | Peter Ryder | Bastian Unterberg
A practical guide to tapping into the abundant ideas and talent outside your organization Successful…
The Hero Factor
Jeffrey W. Hayzlett | Jim Eber
It’s not profit over people that will make your business successful―it’s when you combine people…