#76 - Essential Tips for Designing Decentralized Ecosystems (with Antti Kettunen)

Are you struggling to design and implement decentralized digital trust ecosystems that actually work?

In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Ecosystem Architect Antti Kettunen to unpack the challenges of adoption and value creation in decentralized systems.

Antti shares his insights on moving beyond technology-focused conversations and instead building the right incentive models and business value propositions. He explains why simply selling decentralized identity as a technology solution is not enough—ecosystems need to be designed holistically with all stakeholders in mind.

Some of the valuable topics discussed include:

• Contrasting value chains in centralized vs decentralized ecosystems
• The importance of coordinated governance in decentralized systems
• Strategies for Mapping out ecosystem value propositions
• Frameworks for analyzing incentives across different participants

Whether you're in the process of building a decentralized identity solution or embarking on a digital transformation journey for an existing ecosystem, this episode is a goldmine of practical insights. It offers essential guidance on how to create sustainable value for all parties involved.

Tune in to gain actionable knowledge that will empower you to design decentralized ecosystems that drive adoption.

Chapters:

00:00 - Value chains for decentralized ecosystems
08:27 - Are Wallets the new platforms?
14:07 - Are Payments a key enabler for decentralized trust ecosystems
25:25 - Will our identifiers ultimately be controlled by Apple/Google and Government wallets?
31:27 - Frameworks to enable ecosystems for decentralized data exchanges
44:17 - The need for public data layer within ecosystems to build trust and enable trusted interactions
50:57 - Understanding ecosystem member incentives in order to increase success rate