Companies aiming to accelerate their innovation efforts can find opportunities by connecting to regional clusters of startups, researchers, and investors. The key to success is to have a well-considered strategy for engagement that is clear on what the business hopes to gain and what the business can contribute. Leaders must understand the needs and interests of the different stakeholders in the ecosystem and make a long-term commitment to building...

The Ecosystem Mindset takes a hard look at the emerging Ecosystem Economy, and what it means for companies once siloed by sector. It explores how and why we got here, beginning with the foundations of the sector-centered economy and bringing us up to today--the earliest chapter in the ecosystem economy's history. Readers will see that the truly successful companies are not the ones that have brought old-school best practices to bear on the new economy,...

"The birth of the Nyphron Empire has brought war to Melengar. To save her kingdom, Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian to perform a dangerous mission behind enemy lines"--Provided by publisher.

"From Governor and White House cabinet member Michael Leavitt: how to find collaborative solutions to the greatest challengesYour business challenges extend far beyond you and your firm, to the competitors within your industry and the regulators outside it. Finding solutions to larger issues requires cooperation between diverse stakeholders, and in this rapidly changing world, only those able to adapt and network successfully will produce fast, competitive...

A powerful new kind of competitive advantage is now possible thanks to technological and social disruptions occurring. These disruptions revolutionize how companies can partner to create new growth: define your right-of-way (the underutilized resources you already own that you can share with others), partner to do what you can't do alone, experiment to learn, and scale the new business at low risk. This book shows you how to leverage new forces like...

Returning from exile, the feared black magician, Lorkin, must broker an alliance between his people and the Traitors in this final installment of the trilogy following The Ambassador's Mission and The Rogue.

A game-changing guide that will help you leverage every critical relationship in your organization for greater success; this book shows you how to identify and remove barriers to relationships; whether they are caused by culture; infrastructure; or self-awareness gaps. --

In presenting the concepts and the logical structure of the reasoning offered by game theory and their applications, the book explains the rational process of decision making in the framework of firm management and market competition. The book will expose both general teachings and a comprehensive analysis applied to specific case studies of various sectors of the economy.