Shift Quotes

“There is no sector the new model will not touch. Everywhere it goes, it brings a wholly new dynamic characterized by greater levels of innovation; devolution of risk to smaller companies; a significant dependency on open-source communities that work with their own rules and values; and a vastly accelerated economic pace where commentators now talk of innovation as “continuous deployment” or “continuous delivery.”
― Haydn Shaughnessy, Shift: A Leader's Guide to the Platform Economy

“Cities are efficient when they delegate power to self-determining local groups, or ecosystems. The more that responsibility is delegated, the more efficient they become. This principle gives a strong clue about how a new economy is growing around us today.”
― Haydn Shaughnessy, Shift: A Leader's Guide to the Platform Economy

“The balance of power in the economy is shifting toward a small number of companies and very definitely away from policy makers and those in governance. We need to be more aware of these shifts and how to manage them for the common good.”
― Haydn Shaughnessy, Shift: A Leader's Guide to the Platform Economy