Let’s take a look at old business model Vs. New business model.
Old model says: let’s not release anything that isn’t perfect, lets keep our IP and lets have restricted access to our operations.
The new model fueled by web 2.0 is different. Let’s live in Beta - optimizing our offering all the time with the help of our users, Let’s release our IP and ask people to contribute and lets have open source software that other developers can use and improve on.
Easier said than done I know. But what if offline businesses can act like facebook (open source) or learn from Kluster?
Facebook phenomenon growth is due to it’s open source policy, empowering thousands of developers to use the facebook platform to build on. Everyone wins. Facebook has content, developers keep IP on their apps.
What if governments change to open source? think about having an online identity that allows people to create, vote or comment on government plans. This will mean each of us has a voice all the time, not only once in four years. It will mean that we can directly influence decision making in real time. It will mean that failed plans like the plan to stop kids looking at porn will be questioned before spending this ridiculous amount of money on ($85 million!!!).
Hmm…Can your business use some open source?
Interesting… massive ‘organisations’ ego issues involved with going open source.
Your header regarding TED needs to be elaborated. wwww.ted.com - inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers. Brilliant website!
by Daniel Kagan on February 28th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Yes, thanks Daniel. Spot on about TED. We do have the TED blog on our blog role but hey, TED is worth a post of it’s own. By the way, there’s a book here with your name on it. (Well, it’s actually Seth Godin’s name
cheers.
by Tamir on February 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Mashed at…..
by alexanderhayes on March 3rd, 2008 at 5:22 pm