Companies Become Self-Organizing Systems
If communism taught us anything, it was the superiority of markets and incentives over command and control. Whether you compare
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Genetics Meets Innovation
A decade ago, Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad introduced the idea of competitive advantage through “failing faster” than the
Read moreGenetic Algorithms Attack Insoluble Business Problems
A business world governed by natural selection and complexity theory can’t be effectively analyzed using the mechanical analytics designed for
Read moreCompanies Learn and Adapt to Their Competitive Environments
Just as biological organisms progress from having simple nervous systems that act by reflex into organisms with sophisticated central nervous
Read moreBusinesses Get a “Sense and Respond” Nervous System
Beyond business strategy, the view of companies as living organisms has big implications for other key business decisions. One of
Read moreHarnessing Co-opetition for Sustained Competitiveness
In the natural world, organisms cooperate as well as compete in order to maximize their chances of survival. Traditionally, the
Read moreStrategy in the Era of Business Eco-Systems
Business ecology is the overarching framework that describes leading edge strategic planning in the 21st century. Michael Porter’s “five forces
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