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 // …

Ich weiss, das ist schon ziemlich morbide, aber irgendwie auch komisch, dass das ausgerechnet bei Xing kommt 😉

On (business model) innovation in hypercompetitive enviroments … yes, the old rules for managing just don’t cut it … innovative thinking is needed note this gem: while in the past aspiring leaders mostly tried to emulate good managers, today there’s newfound interest in learning from managerial train wrecks read more …

Interesting article, almost a small case study, in the Guardian on Boo.com, that spent fast and died young but which legacy is still shaping internet retailing. [Boos founders] saw Boo.com not just as a site where pixillated shop assistant Ms Boo would help shoppers find the togs to match their temperament, but as a lifestyle […]

An interesting article that highlights some reasons why huge institutions, like e.g. GM, have such a hard time changing: They are attached to their (cemented) organizational structures as they are facing a changing world. Why is it so hard for those inside GM to see the inevitable? Take a step into the Detroit mindset. No […]