Ecosystems in Technology—Rewriting the Rules of Business Competition
Hosted by Claudio Garcia, president of the Outthinker Strategy Network and former chief strategy officer for Lee Hecht Harrison, this session features ecosystems practitioners, Chris Huff, chief strategy officer for Kofax, Patricia Miron, Integrated Strategy & Operations GM for US Small, Medium, and Corporate Segment for Microsoft, and Tushar Amin, Global Business Model Innovation Leader for Kyndryl who define the new rules for engaging and leading in technology ecosystems. Based on decades of developing critical partnerships and alliances in the technology sector, their observations reveal the fundamental shifts that need to happen for organizations to enter a new era of ecosystem-based competition and how to take the first step. In this discussion, strategy officers explain:
- How serving your partners’ needs is imperative to building the strength of the ecosystem
- Three keys to success when playing in the ecosystem space
- Why board and executive level sponsorship is critical
- The talent investments you need to make to ensure alignment
- Guidance for those organizations who act as ecosystems orchestrators
- The first step for companies to enter the world of ecosystems