I decided to find out what ChatCPT had as “thoughts” on both Business and Innovation Ecosystems. So in a short set of questions, these were the replies.
I have focused on Ecosystems and technology Platform understanding since 2016. I have written much of my learning here on this posting site. So far, these insights have built over 100 posts on related subjects or side issues with different degrees of influence over understanding ecosystems and platforms in their design structures and how to build them.
Business Ecosystem understanding is still emerging in the collective understanding of many business organizations. I hope, by default, they do not revert to small experiments unless in a very selective and focused way to understand certain parts of the differences that ecosystems bring.
These chats with ChatGPT are not bad; they provide a good sense of the logical structure and value of Ecosystems that I wanted to share here as a good starting point or reference for those looking to understand some of the basics around business and innovation ecosystems.
In my view, what will accelerate understanding at this point in time is to ask the “human” expert in this area of Ecosystem thinking and design, then go check it out, validate it and adapt it accordingly to what a business wants to achieve through some level of artificial intelligence or focused searches.
Ecosystems are complex, interconnected and evolving. Knowing the principle components and how they interact is really important.
So I asked a series of questions in ChatGPT, and I found the answers were valuable; let me share them.
Where and why are Business Ecosystems progressing?
What value do Innovation Ecosystems offer?
An Innovation Ecosystem is what? two-part reply
What makes up an Innovation Ecosystem?
Are Innovation Ecosystems gaining traction today?
What should be included in an Innovation Ecosystem design?
These were screen grabs at the time; I should have copied and pasted them; I will next time.
I do believe all the feedback from ChatGPT on these general Ecosystem questions was good as a general introductory guide to this area. It provides the basic components to gain the necessary understanding.
Again, I re-emphasise gaining a fairly comprehensive understanding of Ecosystem thinking and design options as a sound, early-stage investment.
The resources, those that have direct experience and those that can help advise on suitable pathways, are ready; it requires the business organization to ask, “is it ready for a significant growth pathway that involves risk but real competitive gain?
