The Next Next Common Sense
5. From Isolated to Ecosystem Intelligence
Early milestone: The organization has established strategic partner- ships that extend its capabilities beyond internal resources, typically in specific domains like technology, research, or market access. Intermediate milestone: Structured ecosystem relationships span multiple domains, with clear value exchange mechanisms and governance approaches for different types of partnerships. Advanced milestone: The organization has developed sophisticated orchestration capabilities that enable it to mobilize diverse ecosystem resources around emerging opportunities and challenges. Technology platform company Salesforce illustrates this progression through its evolution from internal product development to its compre- hensive AppExchange ecosystem. The company has created a sophisti- cated partner network with tiered engagement models, developer support systems, and value-sharing mechanisms that enable sustained ecosystem collaboration.
Measurement indicators:
• Ecosystem diversity (range of complementary capabilities avail- able through partners) • Collaboration effectiveness across organizational boundaries • Value capture balance (how fairly value is distributed among eco- system participants) • Ecosystem activation speed (how quickly the organization can mobilize ecosystem resources for new opportunities)
6. From Hierarchical to Distributed Leadership
Early milestone: The organization has implemented leadership de- velopment approaches that build complexity navigation capabilities be- yond the executive level, typically focusing on middle management.
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