Tom Alden, for his amazing friendship, intellectual insights, and deeply considered systems and frameworks.

Rob Barber, who has been a client of mine for many years, a thoughtful CEO, and an early adopter of my insights and recommendations.

Megan Beck, whose talents never cease to amaze me and who has used her brilliant mind and expansive heart to write bravely, unceasingly, and energetically to bring these ideas into practical, inspiring expression.

Donna Carpenter and Maurice Coyle, who taught me the difference between prescriptive and descriptive writing.

Cecily Cassum, Cari Ryding, and Maureen Walsh, who shared their ideas about kindness and its importance to our every action, especially in the networked world.

Les Charm, who stuck by me when I lost my way and reminded me what was important in life and in business.

Meryl Comer, who understood the moment I met her that networks are the future of health care reform.

Arnie Cohen, a thoughtful relative and psychologist, who has spent the last thirty years discussing with me the intersection of business and personal attitudes and insights.

Susan Corso, who is a great friend and partner as well as an amazing author in her own right, and whose clear thinking and thoughtful words have touched every page of this book.

Geoff D’Arcy, who is a true philosopher, historian, friend, and storyteller without whom I could not have done this book.

Glenn Kramon, senior editor of the New York Times, who gave me the chance twenty years ago to write my first op-ed on these issues for the Times, along with Jon Hilsenrath at the Wall Street Journal, who let me voice these same thoughts in the WSJ.

Michael Krugman, who is the vice president of technology of Boston University and the smartest historian and greatest technologist I know; he is also a dear friend.

Vivian Polikar, who is a brilliant consultant who has supported our research efforts for the past two years.

Steve Potter, who is the US managing partner of Odgers Berndtson, an international search firm, and who originally tried to hunt my head for a hedge fund in 1991 and, since then, has partnered with me every step along the way.

Bill Ribaudo, who is the TMT leader of Deloitte, whom I met more than twenty years ago, when I first started communicating the ideas contained in this book; he remained a loyal friend and supporter when no one else did.

Alex Roth, for his constant exchange of ideas and critical thinking; as head of strategy at Informa, he is working daily to implement these ideas globally.

Doug Ward and George Calapai, who have created a digital platform that encompasses everything contained herein.

Terry Waters, whom I met ten years ago and who has continued to push the envelope of subscription revenue models.

Jerry Wind, who believes in the power of networks and who has tirelessly worked to bring that message to the world.

John Winsor, who, as founder and chairman of Victor and Spoils, fully appreciates the power of networks and the difficulty of creating and nourishing them.

All my clients, and the CEOs of large and small organizations that I have served over the past thirty years. I cannot name you all. But those that require special note are Terri Ludwig, Charlie Werhane, Pradip Sitaram, and Craig Mellendick of Enterprise. They were willing to share their story so that others can benefit.

Andy Fenley, my delightful husband, who has supported me on many dramatic changes and crazy ideas over the years. I am glad that we are able to change together.

Sylvie Fenley, my dear daughter, who every day shows me that time is precious—both scarce and beautiful—and that we need to focus on what really matters.

My parents and sisters, Steve, Judy, Maureen, and Heather, my first and most important network, the one that provided the foundation for everything else—and still does!

Barry Libert, a man with big ideas and great kindness who invited me to partner with him on this adventure and created space for me to contribute exactly as I wanted.

Susan Corso, a woman of too many talents, whose thought partnership, wise words, and great spirit improved this book and our journey immeasurably.

Vivian Polikar, our meticulous and thoughtful researcher.

My wonderful advisers and mentors at Bain & Company—Michael Brookshire, Ossa Fisher, Hernan Saenz, and Lauren Sacha—and particularly Aaron Miller, with whom I learned a lot about business, management, and creating change.

Three great professors who taught me wonderful things (from computer science, to writing, to finance) and believed in me at key times in my life: Alan Cline, Robert King, and Andres Almazan.

Isaac Barchas, director of the Austin Technology Incubator, where I got my first real taste of entrepreneurship.

Barry Libert, the lead author of this book, has been a tireless advocate of digital networks ever since we met fifteen years ago. I had the pleasure of publishing Barry’s breakthrough book We Are Smarter Than Me when I was the editor of Wharton School Publishing, and it has had a significant impact on me and my pursuits.

Al West Jr., the founding CEO and chairman of SEI, who encouraged the establishment of the center with the express intention to be a catalyst for change and challenge the conventional theory and definition of the firm.

Victor Fung and William Fung, the architects and long-term leaders of the innovative Li & Fung network, which consists of more than fifteen thousand factories in more than forty countries and was the basis for the book The Network Challenge.

In addition, I want to thank the second generation of leaders, Spencer Fung, the current CEO of Li & Fung; and Sabrina Fung, who leads the Fung Retail Group. They continue to push the concepts of network orchestration.

Paul Kleindorfer, my close, late colleague and collaborator on The Network Challenge conference and book, which brought together numerous network researchers from diverse disciplines. I miss him personally and professionally.

In addition, I want to thank my clients: the brave leaders of the firms I consulted with and who have been willing to experiment with innovative network concepts.

Wharton’s Future of Advertising Innovation Network and Catharine Hays, who contributed the concept of all touch point orchestration, the cornerstone of our forthcoming book Beyond Advertising.

The many students and executives whom I have taught and who have been my reverse mentors.

My colleagues, who provide the intellectual climate that encourages challenging the well-accepted theory of the firm.

And finally, the network of my family, who have provided continuous support and encouragement to all my professional, pro bono, and other fun activities.