Published inStories of Platform Design·PinnedWeighing the Impact of Web 3 Protocols on PlatformsExploring the inherent shortcomings and potential of protocols in the current market context — Editor’s note*: This post has been written following a provocation by Venkatesh Rao in the frame of my contribution as a guest lecturer at the Summer of Protocol program. Furthermore, many of the elements of the past have emerged following conversations with Justice Gödel Conder that also provided a review.Business19 min readBusiness19 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·PinnedThe Trilemma of Organizational UnbundlingAutonomy, Adaptability, and Coherence — The first article of a series on Organizational Unbundling by Simone Cicero and Emanuele Quintarelli — from Boundaryless Abstract In this article, we explain what organizational unbundling is and why it is key for the future of organizations. We also clarify that although we’d like to have organizations that are highly…Organization Design17 min readOrganization Design17 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·PinnedKey Concepts and Practical steps to your first Growth Model (for a Platform or Product)An illustration, a template, and a video explainer — Abstract Creating a growth model is essential for today’s digital businesses. Despite this being an essential and incredibly powerful concept, especially for early-stage startups, in our practice with teams we’ve often seen them failing to have a consolidated view of their growth in one single place. Therefore, we made a quick…Strategy12 min readStrategy12 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·PinnedWhy Building a Visual Product Portfolio and creating shared Innovation Practices is essential for adaptive companiesAbstract Our most ambitious and successful clients are the ones that not only do focus on bringing a single innovation initiative to the market with a structured, validation-oriented, platform design approach but the ones that recognize the need to look at their organization, capabilities, and strategies from a portfolio and systems…Organization Design12 min readOrganization Design12 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·PinnedDesigning Extendable PlatformsProtocols, no-code, AI, and modularity — Abstract The topic of designing and developing extension platforms strategies around products is heavily underrepresented in the conversation around digital product strategies and design. While there’s a lot that has been said and done about building marketplaces much less has surfaced about ways that companies can adopt to build third-party ecosystems…Platform Design18 min readPlatform Design18 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·PinnedValue Propositions in Business Ecosystems — Products, Marketplaces, ExtensionsWhat are the key value propositions in business ecosystems? How does a product or service bundle complement a marketplace? How can we mobilize developers to create extensions to the product? — Abstract In this installment of the Platform-Ecosystem Atlas series, we’ll give a first framework to cover the most common value propositions that can be brought to market in the context of low transaction cost, digitally enabled, networked ecosystems. Subscribe to our newsletter if you don’t want to miss a thing!Innovation18 min readInnovation18 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·Sep 13Shifting to an Organizational Unbundling Model: When and WhyThe Scenarios of Organizational Unbundling — The Second article of a series on Organizational Unbundling by Simone Cicero adn Emanuele Quintarelli from Boundaryless (check 1 and 2) It’s been a few months since we introduced an essential concept — that of Organizational Unbundling — in our writings, and more generally, in our work. With organizational unbundling…Desing11 min readDesing11 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·Jul 3A Research Compass: Platform-Ecosystem Thinking in 2023Emerging research questions at Boundaryless — by Simone Cicero, Emanuele Quintarelli, Luca Ruggeri and Stina Heikkilä Abstract Summer breaks are always good moments to reflect, take some time to breathe, and start afresh with new directions. …Platform Design15 min readPlatform Design15 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·Jun 21The Key Concepts in Platform DesignDiscover essential platform design concepts with this comprehensive overview — Introduction As we mark the tenth year of our exploration into the realm of platform design, it is an opportune moment to consolidate and share a library of the key concepts of platform design that have emerged from this journey. As a side effect, this also contains a comprehensive guide, a…Innovation15 min readInnovation15 min read
Published inStories of Platform Design·Jun 8The Key Promises of Organizational UnbundlingEmbracing Market-Based Organizational Models in the Product-Centric Era — The Second article of a series on Organizational Unbundling by Simone Cicero and Emanuele Quintarelli — from Boundaryless (check 1) In an era of rapid change and transformation, the traditional, hierarchical structures of organizations are continually being challenged. The monolithic, hierarchical models that have historically dominated the corporate world are…Organization Design14 min readOrganization Design14 min read
