'Incredible complexity. So many moving parts. Almost impossible to fully understand and depict. These are all descriptions of business ecosystems. Yet people continue to try to understand the big picture—their environment—and how it affects their companies. There’s good reason to do so. The Corvallis Business Ecosystem. eBay Ecosystem. Please share! MORE >>

'I was recently interviewed for the Simplicity 2.0 blog by Sharon Fischer and Kylie Sobel of The Economist Group.  The topic was knowledge management and I liked their questions. The results were posted on May 15 on the blog – see 3 Questions With Bill Ives About Knowledge Management. MORE >>

'The Economist weighs in on the problems with Microsoft and Windows 8 , taking the view that its short-term problems are much less than its long-run prospects: " It is always fun to watch the mighty fall. It is even better when they try to break their fall with corporate waffle. But then it began to obfuscate. The company is attempting a U-turn. MORE >>

'Following a Lobbi strategy group meeting yesterday – which I trailed here – it looks as if one strand of development will focus on a kit of technology tools to support local change agents … that is people doing good stuff in their community. More links below on the background, and what follows. Go person-centric. What next? MORE >>

'Es una pregunta con trampa, porque ya se ha hecho el experimento. Respuesta: los entremeses pierden. Fue el lunes de la semana pasada, como parte del trabajo para crear un recurso que ayude a aprovechar los medios que Europa pone a disposición de estudiantes, desempleados y emprendedores, llamado  Nomeparo.eu. Pero al hilo. MORE >>