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Stripe
In 2006
while I was still working at The Economist Group a colleague, Mike
Seery, told me about his idea to set up an innovation project called
'Red Stripe'. Mike was given six months, £100,000, six staff members
and a small office away from the main Economist Group's offices.
Their goal? To come up with 'the next big thing on the web'. I
talked to Mike a lot about how he would run the project, how he
would select the team and what help they might need.
This project not only opened up the possibility of the development
of an innovative idea for the web, it also presented a rare
opportunity for organisational learning. It struck me that a book
should be written so that others could share the learning. Mike
agreed, I introduced him to Gerard Fairtlough, founder of
Triarchy
Press, and we struck the deal.
 Andrew
Carey is the author of the book and he has done an excellent job of
uncovering and unpicking the process that the team went through in
the six months of the Project Red Stripe's life. The book charts the
progress of the team and their ups and downs. It is also very
informative and educational, and highly unusual in its structure.
If you fancy reading an entertaining and informative book about how
teams work - the ups and downs, the joys, frustrations, chaos and
triumphs - then get hold of a copy and have a read. You will learn
about Project Red Stripe and a whole lot more. |
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