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Guidebook

Platform Thinking

10X value by unleashing network effects.

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Multiplier Summary

Use platform thinking to activate network effects and create exponential results.

Platform thinking is an exponential shift in understanding about how value is created in the Digital Age. It’s the Digital Age equivalent of electricity in a steam-powered world.

To make the shift to platform thinking, focus on enabling others to co-create value, not just delivering value for them to consume.

As you explore platform thinking, consider how you could network different types of resources—things, people, ideas and connections—to deliver 10X return on investments you’ve already made.

10x effect

10X value by unleashing network effects

Big idea

Focus on enabling others to co-create value, not just delivering value for them to consume.

How it works

Create network effects by finding new ways to network resources: things, people, ideas and connections.

Shift thinking from...

Value is transactional

Created by you and received by customers

Shift thinking to...

Value is collaborative

Created and received by all participants

10x results

Reveal new sources of value

Share the cost and risk of innovation

Activate exponential growth through network orchestration

Optimize relationships with platforms orchestrated by others

Chapters

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Digital Fluency

Upgrade to the Thinking, Data, Business Models, Tools and Skills of the Digital Era. 
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Thinking For A Digital Era

Transform your mindsets for the digital era.
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Thinking Styles

Discover the power of diverse thinking.
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Rethinking Remote

We have to shift our thinking for digital collaboration, not just our locations.
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Narrative

Transform audiences into co-creators by creating a powerful story based on Shared Purpose
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Platforms

Use platform thinking to activate network effects and create exponential results
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Principles

Develop principles for empowered decision-making across networked organizations
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