I just finished C.K. Prahalad‘s latest book, The New Age of Innovation. Prahalad’s strategy writings are fairly standard M.B.A. reading (I consumed my share back in 2001), but none of his previous works resonated so deeply with me as this one. While Prahalad discusses many ideas in this book, one of his key concepts is […]
New Brain Candy presentation: The Collaborative Property Model
We just got a new presentation up at the Brain Candy, LLC shop that is a high-level summary of how we apply our collaborative approach to entertainment content (here is a direct link). The model is incredibly flexible and scalable, and it generates new revenue streams for entertainment properties of many shapes and sizes (movies, […]
‘Building a Collaborative Entertainment Property’
A high-level summary of how Brain Candy, LLC applies its Collaborative Property Model to entertainment content.
Inviting Fans to the Table of Canonicity
I recently watched Douglas Rushkoff‘s video presentation, “Whose Story is this Anyway? When Readers Become Writers” from the 2008 O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference. As Rushkoff points out, consumers of content often move from simple, passive consumption to an interactive mode over time. This leads to consumers using content in ways not desired or even […]
Comic-Con 2009 – Where Pleasantries Prevail
It’s hard to believe it’s been over a week since I ventured south to San Diego for this year’s Comic-Con (I and a few intrepid mates from the Brain Candy team headed down to market Runes of Gallidon – pics/vids/evidence can be found here).