Archive for January, 2008

The Mixed Platform is the Platform

Some notes on the first OSMB keynote by Barry Crist, CEO of Likewise Software. His company has this nifty business and goal, “Making Linux first class citizens in Windows networks”, i.e. integration with MS authentification etc. Theme of his presentation is “Open Source in the Enterprise: The Perfect Storm in 2008″, I will see if [...]

Fourteen innovation predictions for 2008

I know I’m late to the party, but want to note this for me anyway: Bruce Nussbaum and team have fourteen innovation predictions for 2008 ready: Get ready for … anything. As companies, governments – indeed, entire countries – confront an array of dilemmas, the only constant will be change Been there, seen that. But [...]

Manual for business model innovation (beta version)

This draft of Alex is interesting: [...] a draft for a simple business model innovation manual [...] the manual will help business people describe their business model step by step, assess its strengths and weaknesses in order to then improve it. Explaining, coaching and teaching clients on business model innovation isn’t easy, most of the [...]

Open Source Meets Business, mein persönliches Konferenzprogramm

Kommende Woche, vom 22. – 24. Januar 2008 findet in Nürnberg bereits die dritte Auflage des Kongresses “Open Source Meets Business” statt. Das Programm ist eine Mischung aus Vorträgen, Diskussionen und Workshops – ich hoffe, dass trotz straffem Vortragsprogramm noch Zeit für persönlichen Austausch bleibt. Hier sind die Übersichtsseiten zu den drei Kongresstagen: Tag 1, [...]

Piracy as Innovation Strategy

Well, yes, here’s some more stuff on innovative business models in the media industry. I enjoyed Piracy, Morals and The Need for Change and The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality by David Pogue in the NYT. It’s all about Matt Masons new book, “The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture is Reinventing Capitalism”, where Matt argues [...]

The Future of Ideas, roadmap to the connected world

Via netzpolitik: Lawrence Lessigs “The Future of Ideas”, now released unter CC-licence. Well, yes, the ongoing copyright wars in this world haven’t ended yet, get the roadmap … Some notes from the book blurb: In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the Internet revolution has produced a counterrevolution of devastating power and effect. [...]

Soundcloud – internetbasierte Kollaboration für Musiker

Via Marcel Weiß bin ich auf Soundcloud aufmerksam geworden – eine Plattform für Musiker, die produktive Zusammenarbeit im 2.0 Stil erleichtert, u.a. mit zeitabhängigem Kommentieren der gemeinsam bearbeiteten Tracks (Invites bei zweinull.cc). Das erinnnert mich sehr an die Online-Community Digitalmusician, die es auch Musikern ermöglicht, über das Netz miteinander zu kommunizieren und zu musizieren: Registrierte [...]