Why content sharing might just be good for business.

A presentation-turned-blog post designed to…

The role of Open in a business model

In our open business models initiative at Creative Commons, the first step we use when we are trying to understand a business model is mapping it to a modified version of the canvas tool from the Business Model Generation handbook. Our modified version of the…

Tale of a minor insight: what this work is about

Working out loud means you can trace an insight from its inception. Here is mine.

Testing the microphone: day 1

The start of an experiment in working out loud.

Our business model for a book about business models

It’s not about revenue streams

This project is about exploring business models that in some way involve Creative Commons licensing. I have thought a lot about what it is we can realistically hope to uncover through this work. Making predictions is a fool’s errand, so I could be entirely wrong about what…

Central vs. peripheral use of CC licensing

Paul Stacey and I have talked a fair amount about the demarcation between uses of CC licensing that are central to the business model, and those that are peripheral. I am starting to think that might not be the best framing. It implies that any model…