business model innovation design we're on a road to nowhere // on a quest to analyze and explore the design of business model innovations, i.e. 'hideous and hidden things' like organizational structures and capabilities, corporate strategies and all things related // on a yellow brick road with a girl, a lion and a straw-man wasting our time // …

David Weinberger is putting together some lightly written notes on the state of the telecom industry and the emerging (technology) trends … he’s been listening to AT&T’s CTO at Harvard. Lesebefehl!

The current issue of Wired is featuring an overview of the future of (TV) media … think of all the business model innovations that may come to live with this whole convergence thing, triple play (wireless broadband + TV + phone) and all. Read more at Wired

I noticed a brilliant essay on managerial speak and the complexities of management practice, namely matters of language, some extracts: [in Management] language has become untethered from normal meaning. Sometimes it floats free of reality altogether. and is supported by a comprehensive literature in which imaginary concepts and attributes are earnestly described and referenced, as [...]

Update: TechCrunch has a link to the powerpoint eBay used in the analyst conference. Besides that, another contribution to the eBay-Skype business model innovation idea contest … starting with the generic business model of eBay that is optimized via Skype [...] when you have questions or need to resolve issues, you’ll be able to talk [...]

Well, some reasons are emerging and are discussed eagerly. Have a look at e.g. this post: eBay intends to use Skype to help facilitate transactions by allowing buyers to speak directly to sellers, as well as introducing new sources of income by charging sellers for the privilege of having buyers call them. eBay believes that [...]

Die ganzen Gerüchte hatten doch Hand und Fuß: ebay kauft Skype. Die entscheidende Frage für mich ist was ebay mit dem Kauf bezweckt. Daneben werden sich vermutlich einige Änderungen für die bisherigen Nutzer ergeben (evtl. ein Wechsel im Erlösmodell?). In den bekannten Foren wird bereits heiß über die Implikationen diskutiert … aus meiner Sicht geht [...]

Read this insightful article on the role of external developers for Apple’s iPod success. It touches some really important points in business model innovation, design and development, e.g. the role of the business ecosystem, opening up for complementors, releasing APIs and documentation. Well, it’s all about encouraging external innovation to increase overall value … and [...]