There are several well-regarded frameworks for business ecosystems and digital transformation, but the Integrated Interconnected Business Ecosystem (IIBE) stands out for its comprehensive integration of multiple dimensions—strategic, operational, technological, governance, and societal impact—within a dynamic, adaptive architecture.
Other notable frameworks include:
- Platform Ecosystem Models (e.g., by Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne): Focused primarily on digital platform economics, network effects, and governance but often less explicit on multi-layered integration and adaptive learning.
- Business Model Canvas Extensions (e.g., Business Ecosystem Canvas): Provide visual tools for ecosystem mapping and value proposition but lack deep orchestration mechanics or AI-enabled dynamic adaptation.
- Open Innovation and Collaborative Network Frameworks: Emphasize co-creation and external innovation sourcing but typically do not integrate governance, technology, and ecosystem dynamics as holistically as IIBE.
- Digital Transformation Frameworks (e.g., BCG’s or McKinsey’s): Cover organizational change and technology adoption comprehensively but with less explicit ecosystem boundary and multi-actor orchestration focus.​
IIBE’s unique strength is its systemic, living architecture approach that explicitly integrates purpose, relationship, value, governance, and technology as co-evolving layers supported by AI-driven orchestration—making it one of the most holistic and actionable frameworks available today.
