Boundary Objects
Boundary objects are shared artefacts, such as maps, roadmaps, prototypes or data models, that different groups read in their own way while agreeing on what the artefact is.
Governance & Control
Who sets the rules, holds the control points and keeps an ecosystem working together.
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- Boundary Objects - Boundary objects are shared artefacts, such as maps, roadmaps, prototypes or data models, that different groups read in their own way while... More
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- Decision Rights - Decision rights are the powers each party in an ecosystem holds to decide something without asking anyone else: what to build, how... More
- Digital Markets Act - The Digital Markets Act is an EU law that sets fixed rules for the largest digital platforms, called gatekeepers. It bans practices... More
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- Ecosystem Alignment - Ecosystem alignment is the degree to which the partners needed for a value proposition agree on their positions, roles, what flows between... More
- Ecosystem Bottleneck - An ecosystem bottleneck is an activity, capability, resource or participant that limits the performance, growth or evolution of the wider ecosystem. Ecosystems... More
- Ecosystem Control Point - An ecosystem control point is a position, asset, interface or standard that gives an organisation unusual influence over how value moves through... More
- Ecosystem Coordination - Ecosystem coordination is the ongoing work of fitting together the activities of independent firms so that their separate contributions form one working... More
- Ecosystem Governance - Ecosystem governance is the system of rules, rights and decision processes that shapes how independent participants work together. Companies can use hierarchy... More
- Ecosystem Incentives - Ecosystem incentives are the expected returns that make it worthwhile for independent firms and people to contribute to an ecosystem. They include... More
- Ecosystem Management - Ecosystem management is the deliberate steering of a multi-firm ecosystem as a whole. It combines governance, which sets who takes part and... More
- Ecosystem Openness - Ecosystem openness is the degree to which participants can access, contribute to, influence or connect with an ecosystem. It is not a... More
- Ecosystem Orchestration - Ecosystem orchestration is the active coordination of independent participants so their separate contributions work together. The word independent matters. An orchestrator usually... More
- Ecosystem Rules - Ecosystem rules are the formal and informal requirements that shape how participants can enter, behave, interact and share value. Rules turn a... More
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- Gatekeeper - A gatekeeper is a large platform firm that the EU has formally designated under the Digital Markets Act, because businesses depend on... More
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- Platform Curation - Platform curation is how a platform owner decides which participants and products get in, which are shown to users and which are... More
- Platform Leadership - Platform leadership is the role of the firm that sets a platform’s rules, interfaces and incentives so that outside firms build on... More
- Platform Trust - Platform trust is users’ willingness to deal with strangers through a platform, and to rely on rules they did not write. Platforms... More
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- Relational Governance - Relational governance is the management of a business relationship through trust, shared norms and the expectation of future dealings, rather than legal... More
- Reputation Systems - Reputation systems are the ratings, reviews and feedback scores that platforms collect and display, so users can judge strangers by how they... More
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- Self-preferencing - Self-preferencing is when a platform that also sells its own products or services treats them better than those of rival businesses using... More
- Strategic Dependency - A strategic dependency exists when an organisation relies on another participant, capability or resource that is important to its success and difficult... More
Decision Rights
Decision rights are the powers each party in an ecosystem holds to decide something without asking anyone else: what to build, how to use shared assets, and who
Digital Markets Act
The Digital Markets Act is an EU law that sets fixed rules for the largest digital platforms, called gatekeepers. It bans practices such as self-preferencing and requires more
Ecosystem Alignment
Ecosystem alignment is the degree to which the partners needed for a value proposition agree on their positions, roles, what flows between them and what each gains. Without
Ecosystem Bottleneck
An ecosystem bottleneck is an activity, capability, resource or participant that limits the performance, growth or evolution of the wider ecosystem. Ecosystems depend on several organisations contributing different
Ecosystem Control Point
An ecosystem control point is a position, asset, interface or standard that gives an organisation unusual influence over how value moves through an ecosystem. Control points matter because
Ecosystem Coordination
Ecosystem coordination is the ongoing work of fitting together the activities of independent firms so that their separate contributions form one working whole. It happens across company boundaries,
Ecosystem Governance
Ecosystem governance is the system of rules, rights and decision processes that shapes how independent participants work together. Companies can use hierarchy to direct employees. Ecosystems usually cannot.
Ecosystem Incentives
Ecosystem incentives are the expected returns that make it worthwhile for independent firms and people to contribute to an ecosystem. They include earnings, customer access and lower build
Ecosystem Management
Ecosystem management is the deliberate steering of a multi-firm ecosystem as a whole. It combines governance, which sets who takes part and their roles, rights and share of
Ecosystem Openness
Ecosystem openness is the degree to which participants can access, contribute to, influence or connect with an ecosystem. It is not a simple choice between open and closed.
Ecosystem Orchestration
Ecosystem orchestration is the active coordination of independent participants so their separate contributions work together. The word independent matters. An orchestrator usually does not have the authority a
Ecosystem Rules
Ecosystem rules are the formal and informal requirements that shape how participants can enter, behave, interact and share value. Rules turn a loose collection of organisations into a
Gatekeeper
A gatekeeper is a large platform firm that the EU has formally designated under the Digital Markets Act, because businesses depend on it to reach users. Each designation