Guidelines To Flux Betw een Conceptual Models
Business informatics researcher Isaac da Silva Torres investigated how digital ecosystems can be made more understandable.
Digital business ecosystems—su ch as platforms and collaborative networks between organizations—ar e playing an increasingly important role in the economy and society. Yet, many digital initiatives fail because of a gap between business thinking and IT implementation. Organizations model who creates and e arns value, but lose that perspective as soon as processes are techni cally developed—or vice versa.
Da Silva Torres investigated h ow value and process models can be systematically connected when desi gning digital business ecosystems. The central research question was how designers and decision-makers can consistently switch between e3v alue models (value creation and monetization logic) and BPMN process models (operational execution).
The impetus for this research s temmed from several practical projects in sectors including financial services and digital platforms, where it became clear that existing models are being used independently. This hinders transparency, colla boration, and well-considered decision-making in complex ecosystems.< /p>
The findings are particularly relevant for anyone involved in s etting up or changing digital collaborations, such as platform compan ies, governments, and collaborative networks in sectors like mobility , healthcare, energy, and infrastructure. They often grapple with the same question: the idea is sound, but how do we ensure it actually w orks?
The developed guidelines help align value creation and execution from the outset. This allows parties to better assess w ho does what, who pays for what, and where risks arise. This reduces the risk of failed digital projects.
A concrete example is the design of digital marketplaces for the reuse of materials or data, wh ere multiple organizations collaborate. With this approach, such plat forms can be set up more transparently and reliably. Applications are immediately feasible and align with current themes such as digitizat ion, platformization, and the transition to a circular economy.
Da Silva Torres conducted the research by systematically combining t heory and practice. First, he reviewed existing academic literature o n digital ecosystems, business models, and process design to understa nd where bottlenecks arise. Based on this, he developed guidelines th at show how to connect different types of models.
He then teste d these guidelines in practical case studies, including digital platf orms and collaborative networks in the financial and services sectors . He also conducted experimental research in which participants with and without experience performed design tasks, allowing him to compar e the effectiveness of different approaches.
Through this combi nation of literature research, practical cases, and experiments, he w as able to demonstrate that the proposed approach is not only theoret ically sound but also works better in practice and is more understand able for users.
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DESCRIPTION: Business informatics researcher Isaac da Silva To rres investigated how digital ecosystems can be made more understanda ble. Digital business ecosystems—such as platforms and col laborative networks between organizations—are playing an increasing ly important role in the economy and society. Yet, many digital initi atives fail because of a gap between business thinking and IT impleme ntation. Organizations model who creates and earns value, but lose th at perspective as soon as processes are technically developed—or vi ce versa. Da Silva Torres investigated how value and process models c an be systematically connected when designing digital business ecosys tems. The central research question was how designers and decision-ma kers can consistently switch between e3value models (value creation a nd monetization logic) and BPMN process models (operational execution ). The impetus for this research stemmed from several practical proje cts in sectors including financial services and digital platforms, wh ere it became clear that existing models are being used independently . This hinders transparency, collaboration, and well-considered decis ion-making in complex ecosystems. The findings are particularly relev ant for anyone involved in setting up or changing digital collaborati ons, such as platform companies, governments, and collaborative netwo rks in sectors like mobility, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure. They often grapple with the same question: the idea is sound, but ho w do we ensure it actually works? The developed guidelines help align value creation and execution from the outset. This allows part ies to better assess who does what, who pays for what, and where risk s arise. This reduces the risk of failed digital projects. A concrete example is the design of digital marketplaces for the reuse of mater ials or data, where multiple organizations collaborate. With this app roach, such platforms can be set up more transparently and reliably. Applications are immediately feasible and align with current themes s uch as digitization, platformization, and the transition to a circula r economy. Da Silva Torres conducted the research by systematically c ombining theory and practice. First, he reviewed existing academic li terature on digital ecosystems, business models, and process design t o understand where bottlenecks arise. Based on this, he developed gui delines that show how to connect different types of models. He then t ested these guidelines in practical case studies, including digital p latforms and collaborative networks in the financial and services sec tors. He also conducted experimental research in which participants w ith and without experience performed design tasks, allowing him to co mpare the effectiveness of different approaches. Through this combina tion of literature research, practical cases, and experiments, he was able to demonstrate that the proposed approach is not only theoretic ally sound but also works better in practice and is more understandab le for users. More information on the thesis Guidelines To Fl ux Between Conceptual Models END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR