Ecosystem Design for the Human–AI Economy
A LinkedIn Case Study in Ecosystem Design, Member Success, and Platform Economics
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If professional networks make money from professionals building a livelihood, shouldn’t their success depend on helping those professionals succeed?
What I would do if I were LinkedIn
From attention to intention
Why AI is moving platforms from harvesting attention toward harvesting intention, and what members should get in return.
Changes LinkedIn could make now
Asking members what they want, and letting them choose whose updates they see, using tools LinkedIn already has.
Project groups that lead to paid work
Member-led groups where people with complementary skills win and deliver client work together.
Why member success pays the platform
Simple, illustrative economics, and how a small test could prove it either way.
For people who design, run, or invest in professional networks
Product and strategy leaders, community and marketplace builders, and anyone working out how a platform can grow by helping its members grow. LinkedIn is the example, and the ideas apply to any platform that earns from professionals.
Dessi Popova
Dessi Popova designs Human–AI ecosystems for networks, communities, and organizations. Over 17 years she has built digital ecosystems across gaming, recruitment and career platforms, coaching marketplaces, finance, and life sciences.