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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

But in the information age, the world has changed again – in particular for businesses that leverage information as core to their competitive position. Instead of using traditional tools to compete in an environment of clear customers, suppliers, partners, and competitors, we find ourselves in an era of “ Co-opetition.”

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If America Is a Land of Abundance, Why Are We So Divided?

Harvard Business Review

These common examples all embody the us/them architecture--but the divisive framework is so embedded in modern business models that it's difficult to discern. More and more companies embrace consumers as "co-creation" partners in their innovation efforts, instead of as buyers at the end of a value chain.