Zero Space: Moving Beyond Organizational Limits

ZeroSpacedefinesabusinessmodelinwhichanorganizationachievessuccesswithoutowningassetsorneedingmanagement,bybeing,intheauthors'words,"allbrainsandnobody."Inazerospaceorganization,knowledgeistheonlytruecurrency,andpeoplearethebusiness'sassetsanditsinvestorsinfuturesuccess.Througheightneworganizationalprinciplestheauthorsillustratehow"zero-mindedness"isessentialfortheneweconomy.Justasorganizationswillhavetoexistinlesstangible,lessprescribedforms,sowillthinkinghavetobecomelessdepartmentalized,lesscloselyguarded.Thisnewopen-mindednessor"zeromind-set"targetsknowledgesothatanorganizationappliesitwhenandwhereitisreallyneeded.