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 // …

via François aka padawan.info Haha, it’s really easy after all – “It’s just computers attached to a network.” Posted via web from frogpond’s posterous

via designsojourn.com 1) Creativity does not exist in a vacuum. 2) Creativity is free, work is where the value is. 3) Creativity is better shared. 4) Creativity can be fostered. 5) Creativity is not Design Hmm, 2) is a bit hairy, don’t know if I buy into this, especially when we know that these are [...]

Dev Patnaik, in his well written article at Fast Company, reminds me of a big problem with Design Thinking: vagueness in its definition. Even here at Design Sojourn, we have tried, with limited success, to discuss and dissect its definition. Patnaik does not “open a can of worms” by defining Design Thinking, but instead encourages [...]

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I don’t believe people resist change at all. I do believe that systems resist change – this is a typical pattern of complex systems, as a result of their auto-poietic behavior. People have concerns, purposes and circumstances. If we acknowledge them, they will cooperate. If we neglect them, they will not cooperate. … writes Holger [...]

Unzufriedenheit, mangelndes Engagement, Angst, Ziellosigkeit, Verlust des Realitätssinns, Selbstüberschätzung, Mangel an ethischer Orientierung – das scheinen die bestimmenden Handlungs- und Reaktionsmuster vieler unserer Manager zu sein. Gerade in Zeiten größer werdender Komplexität, in der auch die Gefahr plötzlicher Krisen vorhanden ist, brauchen wir ganz andere Muster, die auf Kreativität, Flexibilität, Krisenbewältigung und Transparenz hinauslaufen. Die [...]

via the99percent.com Yes, “we don’t necessarily spend much time thinking about the extensive development process that went into achieving such a simple solution. But the long journey from visionary idea to intuitive product is a trajectory worth contemplating” Underline process and also the missing words creativity and collaboration, then go and read the article. Wait, [...]