The starfish and the spider the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations compares centralized and decentralized organizations a centralized organization is much like a spider cut off its head and the spider dies a decentralized organization on the other hand is like a starfish. A summary the starfish and the spider the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations by ori brafman and rod a beckstrom if you want to know about organizations like ywam read this book this book is an excellent story about centralized decentralized and hybrid organizations if you want to kill a spider cut off its head. Ori brafman and rod beckstrom have discovered some unexpected answers gripping stories and a tapestry of unlikely connections the starfish and the spider explores what happens when starfish take on spiders and reveals how established companies and institutions from ibm to intuit to the us government are also learning how to incorporate . The starfish and the spider the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations is a 2006 book by ori brafman author of the 2010 book click the magic of instant connections and rod beckstromit is an exploration of the implications of the rise of decentralized organizations such as grokster and youtubethe book contrasts them to centralized organizations such as encyclopaedia britannica . 1 mgms mistake and the apache mystery 2 the spider the starfish and the president of the internet 3 a sea of starfish 4 standing on five legs 5 the hidden power of the catalyst 6 taking on decentralization 7 the combo special the hybrid organization 8 in search of the sweet spot 9 the new world