cover image THE STRATEGY MACHINE: Winning the Information Revolution One Day at a Time

THE STRATEGY MACHINE: Winning the Information Revolution One Day at a Time

Larry Downes, . . Harper Business, $27.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-06-621129-9

To help companies succeed in the "next economy," Downes (coauthor, Unleashing the Killer App) presents a guide for managers, focusing on the concept of information as a valuable product in itself. "As the new supply chain emerges," he writes, "... information about products can be worth more than the products themselves." He cites TV Guide as an old-school example, then draws on his practice with myriad companies to explain the secrets of generating new products and services from a "complete circuit of information." Downes's strategy embraces all aspects of the information revolution, and succinctly—with the aid of diagrams and charts— elucidates why a company needs this strategy, how to assemble it and how to keep it running. (June 1)