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 // …

… for meme-messing, ie. tinkering along innovation, curiousness, open source, hacking, arduino et al. – in short, all what’s needed for living an engineer’s geek’s life in 2011 – that’s what I wish you and me 😉

via theplanninglab.com Snip “Her thesis is simple: the ONLY source of competitive advantage a company can have is its business model. A winning business model is proactive and changes with time. The consequence (rather than the business model) are great products and services.” Posted via email from stirring the frogpond

via fastcompany.com As more businesses move online and more jobs come into existence based upon these moves, it’s not a surprise that the number of people working from their home office is rising. Brick-and-mortar retail, office space facilities, and social network enthusiasts may not like it, but online and at home seems to be the […]

Let me introduce you to my next car (pleasepleaseplease, let me win the LeWeb contest lottery) – the Renault Twizy, picture by Stephanie Booth, our caring blogger program photoprovider 😉 For more information on electric zero-emission cars (business model innovation issues, yes – design issues, no) see the live-blogged notes in this embedded wave at frogpond:

Lots of inspiration in the Ignite part of LeWeb day 1, this format is challenging for people my age, it’s fast paced but very inspirational. Some waved notes and remarks:

No real actors were harmed in making this video 😉

2019: A Future Imagined from Flat-12 on Vimeo. Hm, he’s optimistic because “more people than ever are working on problems” (like Clay Shirky’s cognitive surplus) – possibly leveraging a lot of creativity. Via PolkaRobot