Platform Thinking for the Metaverse
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Platform Thinking for the Metaverse at Coursera Overview
Duration | 5 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Platform Thinking for the Metaverse at Coursera Highlights
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- 1 quiz
Platform Thinking for the Metaverse at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Understand the role digital technologies in enabling platform models
- Assess the various strategies to cope with technological evolution
- Analyze previous technological cycles to learn from them and get ready to react to the future
- Assess innovation opportunities, through platforms, driven by technological evolution
- Welcome to "Platform Thinking for the Metaverse," a MOOC designed to introduce you to the concept of platform thinking and its application in the creation and development of virtual worlds, and more broadly on how to deal with new disruptive (digital) technologies..
- In this course, we will explore the concept of disruptive technologies and technological cycles and how they have shaped the development of the Metaverse. We will also delve into the concept of mediamorphosis and the role it plays in matching virtual and real worlds. We will examine the technologies behind the Metaverse and the implications for platform models. We will also look back at the history of the Metaverse and consider its future development. Finally, we will discuss the importance of adopting a platform thinking mindset as we approach the Metaverse and consider the role of platform providers and complementors. Whether you're a business professional, entrepreneur, or simply interested in the future of virtual worlds, this course will provide valuable insights and knowledge on the role of platform thinking in the Metaverse.
Platform Thinking for the Metaverse at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1 - Introduction to the course
Introduction
How this course works
Week 2 - Getting ready
Disruptive technologies and Technological cycles
Mediamorphosis
Integrating Real and the Virtual Worlds
Platforms as a model to read disruptive technologies to come
Week 3 - The Metaverse
The history of the Metaverse
The technologies behind the Metaverse
The Metaverse implications for platform-models
Week 4 - Platform Thinking for the Metaverse
Looking back and forward
Approaching the Metaverse
Platform Thinking as a mindset for the future
Quiz
Week 5 - Platform Thinking Gym
Introducing the Capstone Project
Familiarizing with Miro
Recap: The Platform Thinking Matrix
Platform Thinking Business Model Canvas
Instructions
Assess the business model of an established (linear value chain) organization - 20 points
Identify Idle assets through the Idle Asset Canvas - 10 points
Hypothesize the platform ecosystem - 10 points
Define the roadmap to make the platform real - 10 points
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