Optimising ecosystems for scale
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb Gartner recently gathered supply chain and operations executives from four countries and multiple industries for a Leaders in Action event focused on optimising ecosystems for scale held at Nike’s global headquarters. A big THANK YOU to […]
Build trust to realise the potential of interconnectedness
Over the past seven months, I’ve been immersed in Gartner’s latest research into ecosystems, surveying more than 300 people, interpreting the results and conducting many in-depth interviews with leading ecosystem practitioners. And now, we’re sharing the insights in our latest Supply Chain Executive Report: Realizing the True Potential of Ecosystem Partnerships (subscription required). What are […]
Partner Ecosystems: why we need them
Years back, one of my KPIs as country head was to build a partner network in the Philippines. At the time, I inherited a business where there was one partner that had barely done any business over the years. While businesses in the country had accepted the practice of relying on local resellers and integrators […]
CIO/CTO guide to thriving in an ecosystem
A partnership arises when two or more parties agree to collaborate towards a common goal. According to CompTIA, the best business alliances are synergistic, i.e., where the combined capabilities of the alliance are greater than the sum of their separate capabilities. One observable characteristic of the digital economy is the increased reliance on partner ecosystems […]