Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott
Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott
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Grown Up Digital
How the Net Generation is Changing Your World

Author: Don Tapscott

Narrator: Don Tapscott

Unabridged: 12 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2012


Synopsis

SELECTED AS A 2008 BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST

The Net Generation Has Arrived.

Are you ready for it?

Chances are you know a person between the ages of 11 and 30. You've seen them doing five things at once: texting friends, downloading music, uploading videos, watching a movie on a two-inch screen, and doing who-knows-what on Facebook or MySpace. They're the first generation to have literally grown up digital--and they're part of a global cultural phenomenon that's here to stay.

The bottom line is this: If you understand the Net Generation, you will understand the future.

If you're a Baby Boomer or Gen-Xer: This is your field guide.

A fascinating inside look at the Net Generation, Grown Up Digital is inspired by a $4 million private research study. New York Times bestselling author Don Tapscott has surveyed more than 11,000 young people. Instead of a bunch of spoiled “screenagers” with short attention spans and zero social skills, he discovered a remarkably bright community which has developed revolutionary new ways of thinking, interacting, working, and socializing.

Grown Up Digital reveals:

How the brain of the Net Generation processes information

Seven ways to attract and engage young talent in the workforce

Seven guidelines for educators to tap the Net Gen potential

Parenting 2.0: There's no place like the new home

Citizen Net: How young people and the Internet are transforming democracy

Today's young people are using technology in ways you could never imagine. Instead of passively watching television, the “Net Geners” are actively participating in the distribution of entertainment and information. For the first time in history, youth are the authorities on something really important. And they're changing every aspect of our society-from the workplace to the marketplace, from the classroom to the living room, from the voting booth to the Oval Office.

The Digital Age is here. The Net Generation has arrived. Meet the future.

About Don Tapscott

Don Tapscott is the CEO of the Tapscott Group and the bestselling author of Wikinomics, The Digital Economy, and a dozen other acclaimed books about technology, business, and society. He is an adjunct professor at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Chancellor of Trent University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 05, 2016

A Net Genner on the Net Generation . I’ll admit, I didn’t read this book cover to cover. I spent about 3 hours reading it, which probably means that I ‘read’ about half and skimmed the rest. This speaks both to the book’s strengths and its weaknesses. On one hand, the book is clearly organized, with t......more

Goodreads review by Alanna on June 15, 2013

I'm so glad that Don Tapscott is Canadian. Knowing that he's a local expert and is so prescient in his thinking made this book an even more enjoyable read. I actually listened to it on audiobook through Audible.com. This is one of those books that caught my attention 4 years ago when it first came o......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on December 21, 2009

It was ok for a while. Not really what I was looking for. I felt the author used too many personal ancedotes to emphasize his points. While they were good, it felt like a parent bragging on his children once too often. This book didn't offer me any information that I had not already read on my own.......more

Goodreads review by Sloan on February 03, 2009

Very lengthy. This book is packed with all sorts of good info (stats, graphs, etc) from a multi-million-dollar survey – but is clearly lacking something. The premise of the book is good - the 8 defining characteristic of the Net Generation – but it sometimes gets a little too repetitive. Summary: Fu......more

Goodreads review by Dedrick on April 29, 2009

There is some interesting social analysis of how the Internet has affected the way of life for younger generations as compared to older generations who are more distant from the Internet.......more