Recently I have been evaluating a cohort of Seven leading companies on where they are on Business Ecosystem thinking
The seven organizations are
- Hitachi Energy
- ABB
- Maersk
- Johnson Controls
- DHL
- Allianz
- Siemens Healthineers (not Siemens AG)
Firstly you gain the universal tension they all feel
Firstly, it seems every company is caught in the same structural bind:
- Their value creation now depends on actors they don’t control
(utilities, ports, regulators, integrators, OEMs, hospitals, carriers, developers, insurers, cities). - Their strategic bets require multi‑actor coordination
(energy transition, digital grids, smart buildings, logistics visibility, embedded insurance, connected care). - Their existing operating model is built for bilateral relationships, not multi‑actor ecosystems.
- Their platforms and digital initiatives have already shown the limits of “technology + partners.”
This is their shared pain point they all can elevate into a compelling need for Ecosystem change if they have the 1)ambition and desire and 2) the understanding of what it takes..