Youngjin Yoo on Design in the Generative Economy

by | Apr 23, 2020 | Conversations

Digital technology is clearly changing the products and services that we use every day, but Youngjin Yoo sees a much more fundamental change. He believes the rise of digital technology is changing the very essence of products, making them generative. Increasingly,...

Two Flavors of Open Innovation

by | Apr 23, 2020 | Management Matters

This column discusses the distinction between what I call open boundary innovation, which operates within the current management paradigm, and open-source innovation, which redefines the boundaries of the corporation itself. Read Article

The Limits of Crowds

by | Apr 23, 2020 | Conversations, Management Matters

During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, many people proposed crowdsourcing the solution. In this column, I discuss the naive expectations of some crowdsourcing initiatives and the erosion of trust in experts. I identify five criteria that may be prerequisites for...

Digitizing and Informating

by | Apr 23, 2020 | Management Matters

Digital technology is allowing us to do things we could never do be- fore (or do as easily), but we are spinning off information as a consequence, with profound implications for our experience of life. Read Article