A primer in understanding all the dimensions of the pricing problem and opportunity in Marketplace-platforms by Simone Cicero and Manfredi Sassoli de Bianchi — This fifth research update on the emerging landscape of growth in platforms and marketplaces is brought to you by the team at platformdesigntoolkit.com and is dispatched in our fortnightly newsletter. This essay presents all the elements of a platform strategy and their relationship to pricing, we cover the take-rate —…

Framing the new growth landscape for growth, network effects dependent Value Propositions by Simone Cicero and Manfredi Sassoli de Bianchi — This first research update on the emerging landscape of growth in platforms and marketplaces is brought to you by the team at platformdesigntoolkit.com and is dispatched in our fortnightly newsletter. This essay presents the first framing of an upcoming integration to the Platform Design Toolkit: a new Guide and a…

by Simone Cicero and Emanuele Quintarelli This post is brought to you by the team at platformdesigntoolkit.com and is dispatched in our fortnightly newsletter and it’s part of a new series on most innovative organizations of the 21C called EEEO Conversations. As the loyal readers will certainly know, in the…

Challenges and Approaches — Abstract In this post we will explore the depth of challenges when adopting product-centric operating models in organizations, why this makes sense, and what processes of continuous innovation could such a model put into practice, increasing the chances to build organizations that can more safely adapt to continuously changing market and…

For better Agility and Engagement — Abstract It’s been a while — at Boundaryless — we have been working to understand how an organization could be described and run as a set of nodes committing to mutual contracts and agreements. We’re doing so because such a pioneering organizing approach has recently gained popularity. The most recognizable one…

A streamlined process — Abstract In this post, we will present an alternative way to use some of our most used tools: the platform opportunity exploration framework in combination with our recently released growth tools to define what we call the Platform Strategy Model and the potential “go-to-market” strategy that one can adopt to bring…

Shared Market Maps, Forcing Functions and Investing into Small Units — Abstract What does it mean to adopt an Ecosystem-Driven organizational model in an effort to create an organization that can grow organically by validating products and being driven by the market? How can one use strategic insights in a way to avoid the creation of structures that can easily become sclerotic…

A systematic overview of the driver of adopting web 3 enablers in designing a new product, and a framework for helping teams understand challenges and needs — Abstract In the last few months at Boundaryless we’ve been helping teams considering and implementing complex products and go to market strategies that in some cases have regarded the adoption of a web3 strategy. The exploration of the potential of a web3 strategy — including for example the release of a…

Fill out the following community survey and help us make the Boundaryless Conversations Podcast better and more sustainable — Dear Community, at Boundaryless we are soon about to launch the 4th season of the Boundaryless Conversations Podcast. Before doing so, we would like to explore with our community the value you perceive from the podcast, how to improve it and how to make it more sustainable on our side. We’re proud…