The world has accepted Open source and even .net is now an open source project. This talk is going to dig a bit deeper on how Open Source actually differs ...
Finally, the draft release of the 2.0 version of the Platform Design is out! You'll also find here an introduction gathering fundamental insights, links and references on Platforms and Ecosystems. ...
Earlier this month, the New York Times Magazine reached out to Future of Music Coalition with regard to a forthcoming feature. We like to help out with this sort of thing, because we know that music business structures and practices can be quite complicated, and think it’s important that journalists get the facts and context as correct as possible, whatever narrative they’re advancing. Last week, fact-checkers from the magazine followed up with FMC staff. There was a good deal of back and forth as we were provided short paragraphs, and later, individual sentences, from the article and asked to verify whether they were “true.” (Unfortunately, we weren’t provided with much context.)
I have some problems with the unitary model of complex societies that Shirky relies on in this analysis, but let’s poke at it a bit: “ Clay Shirky, The Collapse Of Complex Business Models […] In 1988,...
A workplace with no managers and no hierarchy — as Las Vegas-based retailer Zappos has recently become, to much media attention — brings up some immediate questions. Chief among them: Who decides how much anyone gets paid? The basic premise ...
The first book of the FutureScapes series by Fast Future Publishing. The Future of Business features the ideas of 60 leading futurists and global thinkers.
Why do we work? Leading thinkers and Impact Hub founders from around the world shared their thoughts on the future of work at #UnlikelyAllies (Impact Hub ...
We are witnessing an evolutionary step change in how we operate and organize: a shift from linear, mechanistic, control-based modes of operating toward living, emergent, self-organizing, life-affirming organizations. This shift is the greatest challenge facing leaders, managers and change agents today, according to Peter Senge; a shift in human consciousness, according to Ken Wilber.
The latest issue of Boston Review has a lively forum on the growing power of network-based businesses such as Amazon, Uber and Airbnb. These companies may not be monopolies in the strict conventional sense of the law, but they nonetheless use their market dominance and network platforms to extract all sorts of advantages from competitors, suppliers and consumers.
Sociocracy as a form of governance has been referred to since 1851. Subsequently it has been developed and adapted by many different people and organizations, including Gerard Endenburg, The Socioc…
Andrew Lane is a regular Uber customer with some fond memories of the service. Last year on President's Day he was the lucky rider selected for an "Ubercade" upgrade. "They sent over a free limo...
It’s time for a design revolution in open technology. Companies like Google and Facebook that dominate the Internet promise us free services in exchange for…
Justin Holzwarth T'16 sits down with Forrester Research's VP and Principal Analyst Serving Application Development and Delivery Professionals, Jeffrey S.
our attention is the most valuable resource in the world. It powers the giant consumer corporations of our time, Google and Facebook et al, providing enough profit to let them invest in developing self-driving carsand contact lenses that check your blood sugar. Consider that for a second. The great innovations of Google X are all funded by advertising.
Many companies are adopting enterprise social media with the hope that it will improve collaboration among employees, but the usefulness of such tools ...
In her first major speech laying out her economic agenda, Hillary Clinton on Monday slammed what she called the “on-demand economy.” She accused bosses ...
By Roland Harwood, Co-founder & Networks Partner, 100% Open Get first-hand experiences of how many of the world's most innovative enterprises, such as ...
Hotel operator Hyatt akes a stake in company that books short-term stays at high-end homes in London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles, a business challenging lodging companies.
The music industry has had its troubles with downloading since 2000. Once music wass ni kinger being sold in CDs, but rather downloaded, it started a wave of issues regarding people pirating which doesnt give the industry the credit it deserves. There are ways like this article says, to improve the music industry, and it all starts by creating aa structure, and the firm want for music to be purchased. Start finding a way to secure the music industry so its not getting the short end of the stick.
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