Building value with Lego : How to create and destroy taboos through collaboration

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Wikipedia broke the mould in many ways, but a corporate success story it was not. The frequent pleas for donations at the top of the site point to the fact that this is a free service, dependent on handouts from an appreciative public to sustain it. This has not stopped it having a massive corporate effect, as the declining influence of Encyclopaedia Britannica and other paid‐for content providers in this space will testify. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.