http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/10/splitting-and-lumping/ Tim Kastelle & John Steen Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/10/splitting-and-lumping/comment-page-1/#comment-2793 Innovating When Your Organisation Isn’t Innovative « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:12:18 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=647#comment-2793 [...] better, not come up with something new. This reinforces the point I’ve made before about the value of learning by analogy – you get better ideas by finding solutions to people that have solved problems similar to [...] [...] better, not come up with something new. This reinforces the point I’ve made before about the value of learning by analogy – you get better ideas by finding solutions to people that have solved problems similar to [...]

]]> http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/10/splitting-and-lumping/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 news business model summary « Aggregate « Innovation Leadership Network Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:48:53 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=647#comment-2473 [...] Splitting and Lumping: How trying to find the right analogy can help you build an effective business model when you’re surrounded by chaos. [...] [...] Splitting and Lumping: How trying to find the right analogy can help you build an effective business model when you’re surrounded by chaos. [...]

]]> http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/10/splitting-and-lumping/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 lumping helps learning by analogy « Connect « Innovation Leadership Network Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:51:39 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=647#comment-2268 [...] by analogy Seth Godin’s post today demonstrates one of the key benefits of being a lumper instead of a splitter – you can learn by analogy. Sure, the industries change, the goods/service ratio changes, [...] [...] by analogy Seth Godin’s post today demonstrates one of the key benefits of being a lumper instead of a splitter – you can learn by analogy. Sure, the industries change, the goods/service ratio changes, [...]

]]> http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/10/splitting-and-lumping/comment-page-1/#comment-1981 publishing business models « Business Models « Innovation Leadership Network Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:44:42 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=647#comment-1981 [...] My friend in publishing asked me this question in the course of our discussion – “If I took [two novels] and put them on my Website and said,”Here, you can have these books for free, but if you want enhanced editions, pony up and I’ll sell you some beauties,” wouldn’t I be conveying the idea that the written works themselves have no inherent value?” If written works themselves have no inherent value, then I’d like to have back the $2500+ per year that I spend on books! The point here is not that written works have no inherent value – they very clearly due. The problem for publishers is that perfectly copy-able digital content has a market value that is pretty close to zero. And the problem is that it is impossible to prevent the existence of digital copies – you can’t have a business model that requires constant ligation to be successful. Consequently, given that reality, it is imperative to find a business model that successfully incorporates free content. [...] [...] My friend in publishing asked me this question in the course of our discussion – “If I took [two novels] and put them on my Website and said,”Here, you can have these books for free, but if you want enhanced editions, pony up and I’ll sell you some beauties,” wouldn’t I be conveying the idea that the written works themselves have no inherent value?” If written works themselves have no inherent value, then I’d like to have back the $2500+ per year that I spend on books! The point here is not that written works have no inherent value – they very clearly due. The problem for publishers is that perfectly copy-able digital content has a market value that is pretty close to zero. And the problem is that it is impossible to prevent the existence of digital copies – you can’t have a business model that requires constant ligation to be successful. Consequently, given that reality, it is imperative to find a business model that successfully incorporates free content. [...]

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