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As we are getting close to the end of the year, time for the festive season and for the period of deciding good resolutions for 2012, I want to make sure that you get the opportunity to read the Fourth Revolution book: understand the main drivers of the world’s transformation to be successful and thriving tomorrow. And act and change accordingly!!

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To enhance the conversation, the comments system has been migrated to Disqus

Dear Fourth Revolution followers,

As the Fourth Revolution Blog starts to foster discussions, we have migrated the comments system to Disqus to make it easier to have meaningful discussions.

By registering on Disqus.com you can follow your comments on all blog posts, like or dislike, and in general, create easily a conversation.

I expect that we’ll have a lot of thoughtful conversations in the near future!

I’ve left the Industrial Age and jumped into the Collaborative Age. Right now!

I just resigned.

I quit my cosy position as an executive in a large international organization to go down the path of the Fourth Revolution entrepreneur.

In my book I have described how the Fourth Revolution K.E.E.Ns (Knowledge Exchanging Enhancing Networkers) drive their career by being more of free agents than conventional Industrial Age employees of a Corporation. That they drive their career, moving from project to project, over the world.

Although I am involved on a day-to-day basis with project management, my professional life was not just quite according to this model. Now, I just did jump into it. I just completed my transformation.

Yes, that’s right, I am leaving the comfortable corporate world for the adventure of the entrepreneur. I have incorporated Fourth Revolution Private Limited as a company in Singapore. Fourth Revolution Pte Ltd will be the vehicle for my publishing, speaking and entrepreneurial activities.

My first entrepreneurial venture will be in a company setup with some partners, that we have called Project Value Delivery Pte Ltd (see Project Value Delivery Pte Ltd website here), a consulting company to support organizations in setting up and executing projects, and in particular, large infrastructure projects. I hope ultimately to help organizations become effectively the open, fluid organizations of the Collaborative Age, learn firsthand the obstacles on that road, and the solutions to overcome them. And see the organizations we will support unleash the unprecedented Fourth Revolution value, at the same time developing irresistible competitive advantage, and changing the world!

I’m both scared and excited by the prospects and the infinite potential of the future.

Follow me on my blog in the next few months as I go through this transformation from the conventional corporate executive to the Fourth Revolution entrepreneur! I’ll start this new life early 2012!

10 personal practices to thrive through the Fourth Revolution

I have been asked to summarize the main practices of the successful K.E.E.N.

So, here are 10 basic practices to be successful through the Fourth Revolution, into the Collaborative Age:

Practice regular, holistic exercise (not just the body, but also the emotions/ mind exercises)
Lean into the Collaborative Age. Become literate in social networks: use them – even only at a basic level. You’ll progress soon enough;
Be open to new ideas by following some leading blogs and publications;
At the same time, make sure spare sufficient quality time every day to focus on activities that are important for you;
Practice overcoming Resistance more often by practicing dedicated Creative Work time
Establish your clear purpose – what can you do better than everybody else, and how can you contribute to the world through this talent? (on that one in particular you might need external help)
Write your purpose and 1 year goal on a paper and post it on your bathroom mirror to watch them morning and evenings
Practice and enhance your connection and giving skills
Practice being fully present, controlling your inner chatter, filters and impulses;
Be flexible – master your ego – remember the law of requisite variety: the most flexible prevails at the end.

More of it and more details in the Fourth Revolution book!

The Fourth Revolution in 10 bullet points

I have had some requests for a quick digest of the Fourth Revolution book.

So, here is ‘The Fourth Revolution’ in 10 points:

the Fourth Revolution changes the world as we know it fundamentally: our society, our institutions, the way we live… as much as society was transformed between the Agricultural and the Industrial Age;
The Fourth Revolution root cause is cheap long distance interactive communication capabilities; that’s new and unprecedented;
the Fourth Revolution will take a few decades to spread completely, yet it changes our world quickly already, and we need to change ourselves now to thrive through it;
The Fourth Revolution development will be difficult and possibly painful at times. Yet overall, the development of humankind will allow more people to contribute to our collective cognitive capability, changing the world ultimately for the better;
The value creation capability of the Collaborative Age is orders of magnitude higher than Manufacturing or Agriculture, the latter activities will become subsidized;
The organization will become open and fluid – open to the influence of the outside, to a network of followers, a turbulent succession of temporary projects;
The prevailing leadership style will be ‘mutual learning’ leadership. The leader is not any more the person who knows the way, he is the one who catalyzes the group;
The leaders of the Collaborative Age will be the nomad K.E.E.Ns (Knowledge Exchanging Enhancing Networkers). They will drive their own career, and are fully nomadic;
It is possible to be happy being a farmer or working in a factory. It is a choice. The worst is not to make any choice. Choose now whether to lean or not into the Fourth Revolution;
On an unprecedented scale, each of us can change the world. The world can shaped the way we want, let’s do it now!

Of course each of these bullet points warrants a full development, which is exactly the purpose of the book…

Would you have additional bullet points to add?

Patrick Snow, bestselling author, reviews the Fourth Revolution book

“The Fourth Revolution is here. Such a deep transformation of the world has happened only three times before in Humankind’s 100,000 years’ history. Cheap, long distance, interactive communication unleashes the potential of Humankind. The Fourth Revolution will completely change our society, our organizations, our mindsets. In “The Fourth Revolution“, Jeremie Averous gives us the keys to this world transformation. A visionary guidebook to the world of today and tomorrow”

– Patrick Snow, International Best-Selling Author of Creating Your Own Destiny and The Affluent Entrepreneur

Become a Fan of Patrick Snow: www.facebook.com/TheDeanOfDestiny; and get your copy of Patrick Snow’s books today!

So, still don’t know what the Fourth Revolution is? Buy the Fourth Revolution book today and discover by yourself what it means to you, to us, to the world!

The Fourth Revolution blog celebrates its first birthday!

It is one year since this blog has started exchanging with the world.

What a year!…

I still remember the stress at the moment of pressing the ‘publish button’ one year ago. Publishing to the world was scary… and enticing at the same time!

While that was primarily an experiment, I must say I have been taken up by the game! More than 170 blog posts later, I am even more enthusiastic about it!

It’s a good time for a look back on one year discussing and publishing about the Fourth Revolution:

the Fourth Revolution blog and website went live on Oct 10, 2010
the first manuscript of the Fourth Revolution book was ready in December 2010 after 5 month work
I had to change the hosting solution for the blog in January 2011 after some difficult days without being able to access it!
it took a few months of improvement after a few early readers gave their feedback, editing, typesetting, before the Fourth Revolution book was published in May 2011
the Fourth Revolution book was finally fully available on internet, print on demand in June 2011 at the same time I started public talks about it. More than 100 copies have been sold so far.

And now…? What is the new year going to be like?…

Let’s now spread to the word of the Fourth Revolution much more widely than it does right now.

I intend to do much more communication and public talking. I hope to build a real community around the concept.

Because it is important. Because the world is changing, and so should we.

So, did your write your review of The Fourth Revolution on Amazon?

Dear Fourth Revolution community,

Did you take the time to review the Fourth Revolution on Amazon?

You can choose to review the book on either in English on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or in French on Amazon.fr , or even in German on Amazon.de. Follow the links to find the book’s page! (Amazon sites do not share reviews so feel free to copy your Amazon.com review on Amazon.co.uk or other Amazon sites!)

Also, please do not hesitate to send me comments and other useful hints to improve the book further! I will consider a second improved edition when I will have received enough feedback for that

Thank you!

The thrill of publishing

The picture was taken in Kuala Lumpur International Airport at the end of August by a colleague (I went to check a few days later as I went through the airport, it was real!).

The Fourth Revolution Book in a bookshop

WOW. The Fourth Revolution in a bookshop almost next to ‘The Black Swan’ and other well known books.

I’m waiting to see the sales, but already I know that’s a great step forward. It now really feels like the book is in the public domain. Of course, it has been already for more than two months, but seeing it like that when stepping into the bookshop gives a thrill! It is visible to all the travelers in the airport, and I look forward to see people frankly outside my network reading it.

Deep inside, I know that publishing and distributing the book is just the start, but that’s quite a noticeable step in the right direction.

Why are we so thrilled by publishing? Probably because we let unknown people discover our deep inner thoughts, sharing quality time, intimate time with them. And this reflection of ourselves is probably the most potent personal change factor.

Publishing is a great way to start influencing the world. That’s just what the K.E.E.N. needs to practice doing. Publish to the world in whatever format – blog, comments on other’s blogs, books, interactive e-books or else. Do it, change the world. And change yourself, deeply.

(image credit: Hugh Irvine)

Go on Amazon and rate the book: spread the “Fourth Revolution” word!!

Dear readers. I need help. And you have an incredible chance to participate to the Fourth Revolution, and help the word spread at the same time.

By now, you have certainly read the book. Sorry, the Book with a capital B.

(If you have not, you are missing something important, just only understanding the world as it is transformed now. The book is available in all online bookshops and a number of other sources including on Kindle and other e-book formats: see all the places you can get the book on the Fourth Revolution Book page)

So, you can now really participate to the Fourth Revolution, and help me spread the word at the same occasion: Just go on Amazon and write a review of the book!

You can go on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk if you want to write in English, or Amazon.fr if you prefer writing in French (if you really want to write in German you can also go to Amazon.de).

It’s easy: scroll down and in the “customer review” section, create a customer review by clicking on the button “create your own review”… and there you are, contributing to the world!

OK, obviously I would dream to have just only great ratings, but please follow what you really think and be candid about your appreciation of the book. Future readers will appreciate.

You can at any time send me your more detailed feedback or anything you would like to tell me about the book at contact@thefourthrevolution.org

Thanks for spreading the word on the Fourth Revolution!

(PS: to beat your Resistance, so just to it NOW!)

When to post? A new schedule for the Fourth Revolution Blog

The issue of “when to post” is very active and hugely debated over the internet. There are many data measurements and other theories so as to maximize the effectiveness and the echo of a blog post.

Right now the Fourth Revolution Blog is posting Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening (Asia time, morning for Europe & America). For the sake of a little experiment I’ll change the schedule to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings (Asia time), as data seems to show that people have more time on week-ends to dwell in these kind of posts, and write comments.

I just left the last Sunday post on the military be conveniently on September 11, and the new schedule will apply from now on…

What do you think? When do you read the posts? Any issue with the new schedule?

“Look inside” the Fourth Revolution book on Amazon.com

The Fourth Revolution book now benefits from Amazon’s “look inside” service:

the Fourth Revolution book - Amazon look inside

have a glimpse into the book from the Fourth Revolution book Amazon.com page (click on the cover to have a peek inside the book).

Pdf extracts are also available on the Fourth Revolution website (book page). Also remember to look at the FREE Fourth Revolution Manifesto, a pictorial summary of the book in 8 parts.

Did not buy the book yet? It is available in most online bookshops – choose the most convenient for you, and also the Fourth Revolution book has a Kindle version here.

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