In today’s interconnected business landscape, success is no longer just about listening to your customers or partners. It’s about understanding and leveraging your entire ecosystem.
In the complex web of modern business, success is no longer solely determined by individual companies, but by the strength and resilience of entire ecosystems. Just as we’ve learned to value the Voice of Customer (VoC) and Voice of Partner (VoP), it’s time we embrace the Voice of Ecosystem (VoE).
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So a business ecosystem needs both the integrate and interconnected parts?
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Comparing Operating Models to change to Business Ecosystems
Forget how you operate in traditional business models if you are considering the value and benefits of applying Ecosystem thinking and designs. You really have to think radically differently.
There are significant differences in how we (can) operate and appreciate the distinctive aspects between our traditional management approach and applying Ecosystem thinking and design. Initial assessments are highly valuable before you embark on participating in Ecosystem collaborations.
There are several emerging frameworks that provide for both universal and distinct application stages. There is always a need to emphasis “contextual nuances” and those “triggering points” but those are further critical aspects to explain for gaining a deeper understanding of Business Ecosystem distinctiveness in future posts.
My aim is to encourage business thinking around Collaborative Ecosystem Management for the future. Considering and then undertaking Business Ecosystems has a very different organizational impact and significant changes to be considered to be built and then put into place.
One exercise I recently undertook was to compare traditional to ecosystem distinctiveness. I offer here ten key distinctive areas for comparison. Let me share these:
There are many aspects to evaluate. Here I provide a handy comparison of existing and necessary changes likely to be made for Ecosystem management. Take a look at many of the principle differences.
I have put these into ease-of-reference set of tables.
Recognizing the differences in Innovation Ecosystem Design
Recently I have been reading or listening too different understandings of innovation ecosystems. Some fuse and some confuse.
All have some merit but are not defining enough for me, so here is my take.
So to kick things off lets offer a clear definition of what an innovation ecosystem is and why it is important in today’s business environment?
Defining Innovation Ecosystems:
Definition: An innovation ecosystem is a dynamic, interconnected network of diverse actors and resources that collaborate to drive innovation and create value.
The old record and sound of Innovation certainly needs changing.
Recently I have been reading about how innovation management needs to get back to basics or how it needs to be given a fresh lick of paint in professional certification, revised and updated university training programs or short courses.
For twenty years, since I have been working in the innovation space, we have constantly complained about so many different aspects of innovation failure and offered solutions to why innovation management still seemingly fails to deliver on its promise to build new growth inside our organizations. Offering innovation advice is a big industry to consult and academically, to teach in.
We keep innovation management locked into a 20th-century paradigm and I believe we must break the “chains” and make a significant shift in our innovation thinking, into innovation and business ecosystems
Recognizing the value and potential to the Integrated Ecosystem Design
The concept of having an integrated business ecosystem is central to the future growth and value businesses can provide. Yet, these have to be seen as highly collaborative, where mutual co-creation through networks of partners join forces to overcome more complex and challenging problems we seem to be facing today.
The single organization is unlikely to bring the depth of knowledge, diversity and access in resource and market realization. We need to learn to work in collaborative Ecosystems.
Buttons & Threads: Applying a Modern Ecosystem Perspective
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the “buttons and threads” concept perhaps is a powerful metaphor for understanding and designing interconnected business ecosystems.
This updated perspective integrates technological advancements and business practices to illustrate how organizations can thrive in a network-centric world.
I was first introduced to the “Buttons & Threads” concept while working within one alliance I had in consulting while living in Singapore back in 2003. This concept was envisaged, in my view, before its time and ability to deliver due to the constraints of not having technology sufficiently capable and developed to be scaled and connected up, to fully gain the value that this concept offered from an Ecosystem perspective.
Shaping Innovation through Entrepreneurial and Start-up Ecosystems
By including Start-up and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems into the Interconnected Business Framework, it becomes more comprehensive and reflective of the full spectrum of business activities. It can enable how ideas flow from innovation through entrepreneurship and into established business practices, and how larger businesses can engage with and benefit from entrepreneurial energy.
This inclusive approach would make the framework more robust and applicable across a wider range of organizations and scenarios, from nascent start-ups to multinational corporations, while still allowing for specific focus on entrepreneurial challenges when needed.
Entrepreneurial or Start-up Ecosystems: Let me explain the role is in supporting startups and new ventures, driving economic growth and innovation. it has its own unique characteristics and focus.
Extending out the Interconnected Business Ecosystem
The Interconnected Business Ecosystem Framework is a pioneering and holistic approach that redefines how organizations create value, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success in an increasingly complex and dynamic business environment.
By seamlessly integrating interdependent ecosystem layers this framework unlocks a transformative paradigm that transcends traditional boundaries and silos, creating a virtuous cycle of value creation, resilience, and adaptability to secure an enduring competitive advantage in today’s dynamic business landscape.
Recognizing the Dynamics are becoming increasingly the core
Like any ecosystem this interconnected business ecosystem framework is dynamic, it is constantly evolving through greater insights, research and pioneering.
Initially I focused on framing this around four ecosystems: innovation, business, dynamic and enterprise as interdependent ecosystems.
In the past few months I have been questioning this and believe the interplay was lacking in recognition that other ecosystems were coming into play.
