Regno dei fini. Che cos'è internet e come smettere di scambiarla per qualcos'altro

The article illustrates some fundamental thesis about the Internet and its structure as a world of ends. Translated into Italian by Maria Chiara Pievatolo

An open source approach to fixing public media funding

Take any educated crowd of adult Americans. Ask how many listen to public radio. Nearly all hands will go up. Then ask how many pay for it. All but about 10% of the hands will go down. Then ask how many would make the effort if paying were easy. Nearly all the hands go up again. What we need is an open source project, or code put together from a number of existing projects, to reduce the friction involved in paying for public media ? and at the same time to increase the opportunities for participation by listeners, producers and everybody else with something to contribute

World of Ends. What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else

The article illustrates a fundamental thesis about the Internet and its structure as a world of ends

Business Models Innovation through New Customer Roles: A Design-Driven Case Study

Business models as relational devices governing transactions with the customers and stakeholders identify new rules of customer engagement and their impact on business model innovations in design-intensive industries. These industries, framed as the locus of "cultural innovation", see the customer as a product 'sense giver'. In this setting, new customer roles are explored through a case study based on a fast-growing company operating in the furniture sector. The case study highlights three main customer roles that impact business models: (i) the customer as a market bridge; (ii) the customer context as a company "showroom,"; (iii) the customer as an external company design lab