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Book

The seven rules of trust : a blueprint for building things that last

Call Number

  • 302.35 W172 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First US edition.

Publication Information

New York : Crown Currency, [2025]

Physical Description

227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

The Seven Rules of Trust examines the development of Wikipedia as an online collaborative project and considers how trust functions within large, decentralized communities. The book reflects on the platform's growth from an early internet experiment to a widely used global reference resource and discusses the challenges its contributors faced in establishing norms of cooperation, civility, and reliability. Drawing on experiences from Wikipedia's early years, Jimmy Wales explores how trust is formed, maintained, and applied within organizations and public systems, particularly during a period in which confidence in many institutions has declined. The work presents principles intended to support accountability, collaboration, and long-term community building.

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Added Authors

Dan Gardner