Business

The quality of open source code increases adoption

Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) attendees are not only learning about new trends in open source, but also hearing the results of the Future of Open Source Software Survey. The survey results were announced during a panel discussion of experts led by Michael Skok, General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners. Skok lead the discussion of the results and the panel talked about what’s driving industry innovation. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 19 Jun 2012 by Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Idea Market: A stock exchange metaphor for empowering collaborative innovation

At Experian Latin America, aiming to systemize innovation as a capability in an increasingly competitive market, we implemented an ideation platform that mirrors our company’s people-oriented management strategy: collaborative, transparent, and meritocratic. Idea Market is a stock-exchange-like innovation portal that leverages on the power of the crowdsourcing and opens a space for people to express their ideas and collaborate with each other. As a result, it reinforces happiness among employees, leading to higher company growth. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 18 Jun 2012 by Maria Paula Oliveira

Advanced manufacturing re-tools with open source (bit by bit)

Open source software and open source best-practices have become truly ubiquitous in the business world. Software used to be the new frontier, but open source software can be found leading up to the frontier, at the frontier, and beyond. My experience at CGI America 2012 (a US-focused subgroup of the Clinton Global Initiative) confirmed this. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 14 Jun 2012 by Michael Tiemann (Red Hat)

An architecture of participation

What happens when half of the world's population lives in cities? When over three billion people are online? When there are more than 15 billion connected devices?

Old organizational models hit end-of-life. People behave differently. Organizations behave differently. What worked in the old world doesn't work in the new. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 13 Jun 2012 by Marten Mickos

Robin Miller's formula for a successful open source career

For an audience composed primarily of open source programmers, developers, and system administrators gathered at SouthEast LinuxFest, Robin Miller's message might be tough to swallow.

"You cannot be a 'Linux sysadmin' in today's world," he said. "Not if you want to maximize your income and job satisfaction."

It's an odd statement to hear in a presentation entitled "Using Linux to Boost Your IT Career," which Miller, the former Slashdot editor known affectionately as "roblimo," delivered June 9, the second day of the conference in Charlotte, NC. » Read more

2 CommentsPosted 12 Jun 2012 by Bryan Behrenshausen (Red Hat)

Open source meets capitalism: Collaborate by competing

The internet has had a profound effect on many areas of commerce. One area the internet has not yet had a profound affect upon is how people are organized to perform work. We believe this is about to change and change dramatically. TopCoder is an early example of a ‘pure internet’ model which performs complex work at scale. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 8 Jun 2012 by Jim McKeown

Sharing the path to success with your employees

I believe that the future success for businesses to attract and retain top talent relies on a more open management and leadership approach. The workforce is evolving and the new employee is part of a major change affecting not only how we hire and who we hire, but how our companies operate on a basic level. It’s especially prevalent in the new generation entering the workforce. » Read more

1 CommentPosted 7 Jun 2012 by DeLisa Alexander (Red Hat)

The merits of failing faster

Promoting a culture that supports failure is a foreign concept to most people, but not for the panelists speaking about open government and business at CityCamp Raleigh. According to the panelists, who range from vice presidents of corporations to chief information officers of Raleigh government, there is a general consensus that failing faster provides a quicker path to innovation. » Read more

8 CommentsPosted 5 Jun 2012 by Casey Brown

Whose capitalism is it anyway?

In the few years since the financial crisis of 2008 hit us where it hurts, the calls for the “end of capitalism” have rung out from the streets and the halls of power alike. We’ve witnessed a lot of hand-wringing and high-level conversation—and some serious approach to reform at the national and organizational level.

As crucial as that conversation is and as laudatory and important as the efforts from the top-down are, it’s striking how much experimentation and invention is already underway from the ground up. Capitalism isn’t waiting to be reformed by government committee, “Davos man,” or multinational CEOs (however well-intentioned). It’s already morphing in dramatic ways. » Read more

1 CommentPosted 4 Jun 2012 by Polly LaBarre

Relationship coffee: Creating shared value with transparency and trust

Sustainable Harvest’s inclusive business model is called Relationship Coffee™. While many companies today operate on a series of short-term, profit-driven decisions, Relationship Coffee transforms the way business is done by building long-term relationships based on transparency and trust. We create market access and traceable supply chains for smallholder farmers, and involve our suppliers in negotiations with the final buyer, helping the farmers become empowered, informed actors in the coffee supply chain. By shifting the paradigm from closed, one-off transactions to an open and collaborative supply chain, we have seen Relationship Coffee strengthen the specialty coffee industry and help all stakeholders thrive in their businesses. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 31 May 2012 by David Griswold