I finished off the final chapter today. I have one extra piece I'd like to add should Alan Rusbridger (Editor in Chief at The Guardian) find himself with the spare moment he's been seeking for months, in time for my July 31 deadline. I know Alan is keen to be included - we have a chapter on Open Data which suits his story very well. (UPDATE: Alan did indeed make the final deadline I'm pleased to say).
The preface is yet to be written - which Matt Atkinson, the CMO at Tesco PLC has kindly agreed to do.
It has taken pretty much all of my spare time for the last nine months or more. But, I am excited to say, it's almost there, does what I set out to achieve and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, I believe the launch date in the UK is the end of January 2014 with the US launch following toward the end of February.
The first edition is hardback. There is a small discount to be had from ordering in advance which I urge you to take advantage of (Update: No longer available as of August 19, 2013, but you will find other discounts available on this blog)..
When I last looked on Amazon the cover hadn't been added yet, and the about the author part was a bit out of date (which I'm in the process of getting updated).
So what is the book about? The 10 Principles of Open Business, of course.
Here's the draft contents list:
Preface:
i Starting from a different place
ii Defining Open Business and its Benefits
iii Tesco PLC – An Open Business
The Principles
Chapter 1: Purpose
Chapter 2: Open Capital
Chapter 3: The Networked Organisation
Chapter 4. Sharability
Chapter 5. Connectedness
Chapter 6. Open Innovation
Chapter 7. Open Data
Chaper 8. Transparency
Chapter 9. Open Data (Open Journalism and Open Government)
Chapter 10. Trust
Summary and Next Steps
About the author
Acknowledgements
It includes interviews with examplars including MP and former defence and cabinet minister Tom Watson, the CMO of Tesco PLC Matt Atkinson, Mark 'Herdmeister' Earls, the FT's Associate Editor Andrew Hill, The Guardian's Editor in Chief Alan Rusbridger, CEO of GrowVC Jouko Ahveneinen, CEO of NearDesk Tom Ball, CEO of Blur Group Phillip Letts, Collaboration Strategist at Fluor Jeff Hester, IBM VP Carol Smillic, CEO of giffgaff Mike Fairman, CEO of the Open Data Institute Gavin Starks, CEO of Fairphone Bas Van Abel, CEO of Paperight Arthur Atwell, CEO of Anglia Regional Co-op John Chillcott, President of Avis Budget Group EMEA Larry De Shon and SVP Gina Bruzzichesi, CEO of Grey (London) Chris Hirst and Founder of The Social Partners (yep, my lot) Ivan Palmer.
Each makes a fabulous contribution to shaping the story of the book.
In the coming weeks I'll be able to share a little more.
In the meantime, my apologies for prolonged absence from blogging. I am now back.
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