Dr Gary Fox
Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the key terms in business and platform ecosystems. Browse by topic, or use the A–Z index below.
Topic
Business Ecosystems
How ecosystems are structured, create and capture value, grow and are governed.
Foundations
Architecture, boundaries, scope and how the parts fit together.
Participants & Roles
Who takes part and the jobs they do, from orchestrators to complementors.
Value & Economics
How value is created, where it pools and who captures it.
Platforms & Network Dynamics
Network effects, multihoming, tipping and growth.
Governance & Control
Rules, control points, openness and orchestration.
Strategy & Positioning
Where to play and how to build an advantage that lasts.
Health & Performance
Whether an ecosystem is thriving and resilient.
A–Z of all terms
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- Economic Moat
- Ecosystem Advantage
- Ecosystem Alignment
- Ecosystem Architecture
- Ecosystem Bottleneck
- Ecosystem Boundary
- Ecosystem Brokerage
- Ecosystem Business Model
- Ecosystem Community
- Ecosystem Control Point
- Ecosystem Coordination
- Ecosystem Design
- Ecosystem Governance
- Ecosystem Growth
- Ecosystem Health
- Ecosystem Incentives
- Ecosystem Interface
- Ecosystem Management
- Ecosystem Openness
- Ecosystem Orchestration
- Ecosystem Orchestrator
- Ecosystem Partnerships
- Ecosystem Position
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Ecosystem Roles
- Ecosystem Rules
- Ecosystem Scope
- Ecosystem Strategy
- Ecosystem Tipping
- Ecosystem Value Creation
- Ecosystem Value Proposition
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