Linked.Archi Platform Design Taxonomy
type: Ontology
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: platd
creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
description: SKOS taxonomy for platform design concepts based on the Platform Design Toolkit methodology. Covers stakeholders (consumer, producer, enabler, keystone), assets, capabilities, stories, needs, solutions, touchpoints, value exchange, compensation, and channels.
abstract: A SKOS concept scheme capturing the key concepts of platform business design.
created: 2020-07-27
modified: 2026-05-02
publisher: Linked.Archi
publisher: linked.archi
status: draft
version IRI: 0.2.0#
version info: 0.2.0
prior version: 0.1.0#
was derived from: Platform Design Toolkit (Simone Cicero)

Platform Design
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Stakeholder
has top concept: Asset
has top concept: Capability
has top concept: Story
has top concept: Need
has top concept: Solution
has top concept: Touchpoint
has top concept: Value
has top concept: Compensation
has top concept: Channel

Stakeholder
type: Concept
definition: An entity that participates in or is affected by the platform ecosystem.
in scheme: Platform Design

Role
type: Concept
definition: A role played by a stakeholder in the platform.
in scheme: Platform Design

Consumer
type: Concept
definition: A stakeholder that consumes value from the platform.
broader: Stakeholder
in scheme: Platform Design

Producer
type: Concept
definition: A stakeholder that creates and provides value on the platform.
broader: Stakeholder
in scheme: Platform Design

Enabler
type: Concept
definition: A stakeholder that facilitates interactions between producers and consumers.
broader: Stakeholder
in scheme: Platform Design

Keystone
type: Concept
definition: The central stakeholder that governs and orchestrates the platform ecosystem.
broader: Stakeholder
in scheme: Platform Design

Indirect Stakeholder
type: Concept
definition: A stakeholder outside the direct platform interaction but affected by it.
broader: Stakeholder
in scheme: Platform Design

Asset
type: Concept
definition: A resource or capability that creates value within the platform.
in scheme: Platform Design

Capability
type: Concept
definition: An ability that the platform provides to its stakeholders.
in scheme: Platform Design

Story
type: Concept
definition: A narrative describing a stakeholder interaction with the platform.
in scheme: Platform Design

Need
type: Concept
definition: A requirement or desire of a stakeholder that the platform addresses.
in scheme: Platform Design

Solution
type: Concept
definition: A platform offering that addresses a stakeholder need.
in scheme: Platform Design

Touchpoint
type: Concept
definition: A point of interaction between a stakeholder and the platform.
in scheme: Platform Design

Value
type: Concept
definition: The benefit exchanged through a platform transaction.
in scheme: Platform Design

Compensation
type: Concept
definition: The return or payment received in exchange for value provided.
in scheme: Platform Design

Channel
type: Concept
definition: A medium through which platform interactions occur.
in scheme: Platform Design