research into ecosystems | Innovating in the Age of Ecosystems

The visual make-up of the Integrated Interconnected Business Ecosystem

The make-up of the Integrated Interconnected Business Ecosystem Framework provides a radically new way to build your Ecosystem.

Firstly, a short explanation of the Integrated Frame and what it provides, and then a set of visuals that provide the critical aspects of the integrated design of each of the parts.

These are made up of separate ecosystems that form around each ecosystem, suggested in the order that integrates the complete framework: innovation, start-up and entrepreneurial, business, dynamic, enterprise, and enterprise-to-enterprise (E2E) make up the full Ecosystem within this framework.

A Dynamic and Evolving Framework

The “core” central model places interconnectedness and integration at the heart of generating synergistic value and collaboration. This has evolved into an integrated, multi-layered ecosystem framework designed for greater clarity, focused analysis, and a more tailored client approach.

Recognising we need a new Ecosystem Mindset

I have been wandering the foothills (of my thinking), looking to clarify my directional purpose. I “hit” upon this as my thought to reflect and explore, and it resonated.

“A New Ecosystem Mindset is needed for the changing world we live in“

I am clear that Ecosystems need to be part of our connected future; we must find ways to (openly) collaborate to find a greater prosperous future that is more inclusive and participative. These are not simply business ecosystems, these are building societal ecosystems.

This future will require decentralised leadership, where every participant is encouraged and empowered to innovate, contribute, and adapt without over-reliance on a single orchestrator. Placing decisions closer to the need offers the ability to change

What is important is those participating will rely on trust, technology, and shared purpose to scale solutions that were previously unimaginable in traditional business silos and the ways we operate today. We do need to think and operate differently.

So, where are the new frontiers?

Principles for Bridging Traditional to Ecosystem Thinking

Feeling trapped, break out of the box with Innovation Business Ecosystems

I have been investing a growing amount of time in building my understanding of Business Ecosystems and from one of my AI chats I really do get some wonderful “nuggets” of thinking.

It does continue to amaze me within a stream of exchanges or prompts how you are sparked into another strand of thinking that continues to build your understanding or simplify a part that can be complicated to explain.

One of these “popped up” while I was trying to relate Natural Ecosystems with Business Ecosystems and I asked a follow on a prompt around mind shifts “What are the principles of the mind shift to bring structure to recognizing different changes in thinking from existing business thinking to make the bridge into fresh thinking needed for Business Ecosystem thinking.”

I simply loved this reply as so clear and defined for changing thinking.

Eight principles for bridging traditional thinking into Ecosystem thinking