The follow-up of Funky Business by maverick Swedish business gurus Jonas Ridderstrale and Kjell Nordstrom. The publication itself is a bit confusing as the hard cover and soft cover (the one I read) have the same title but different subtitels, it is not clear whether both books are the same or not.

Anyway, fantastic reading. Walter Benjamin once wrote that he wanted to create a book created entirely out of quotations. Karaoke Capitalism does just that as “an attempt of making a horizontal analysis – linking changes in many different areas and walks of life together so that they form a tapestry of our topsy times”.  In music this approach would be called “plunderphonics”, the writers mention that they used over 5000 post-its in creating this book-puzzle.
Takeshi Miura and I tried something similar when we created the online book made out of quotations and collage for the Miami Bienale: the future of the office.
Karaoke Capitalism summarizes what WorkVitamins is all about: due to increasing individualization companies need to create an emotional experience not only for our customers but also to attract and retain staff.
Favourite quote: Just like firms can grow the business model, companies can leverage the business mood.