The New Factory Thinker: Surviving And Succeeding In A Marketplace Disrupted By Technology

by Bill Bishop

The New Factory Thinker Re-Wiring Our Minds For Success In A Disrupted Marketplace Are you worried about the impact of technology on your company and your industry? Are you concerned that new tech-driven competitors will up-end your business model and steal away customers? Are you trying to figure out how to prosper in a marketplace being taken over by computers, artificial intelligence, robots, 3-D printers and other disruptive technology? Then read this book. In The New Factory Thinker, entrepreneur and business coach Bill Bishop explains that 99.9% of people today use an obsolete way of thinking about business (old factory), and presents a new way of thinking (new factory) that is much more appropriate for today's market conditions. Bishop shows why companies designed as assembly lines are falling behind, and why companies designed as value hubs are taking their place. He explains how companies like Apple, Google, Amazon and other companies—both big and small—use new factory thinking to attract more high-quality customers, make higher-margin sales, and achieve exponential growth. He then explains step-by-step how to build your new factory. Thought-provoking, inspiring, and entertaining, The New Factory Thinker will change forever the way you think about and do business.

234 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2015

Reviews

[John Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great introduction to the fundamental shifts, the disruptions occurring in our economy. This book is written for entrepreneurs and business owners, but I could see how it would be beneficial for high school seniors to read as well before they set their career path. "Beware, here's where the world is going" sort of thing for students.

The book should be as big a warning for existing business owners, as this is the way things are going, whether you like it or not.

I found the book very accessible, easy to read and to refer to others, particularly to anyone interested in developing an online community.

There is nothing particularly new in this book, but that is not a bad thing. The book does a great job of pulling a lot of different threads together into a cohesive and actionable whole.

It was a thought-provoking book that challenged me to look closer at my business and to see opportunities, I had not yet seen.