IDG Contributor Network: Platform ecosystems: a new strategy for generating profit

Platforms shift value from products and services to interactions. Ecosystems promote scale through interactions, not volume. Historical growth drivers focused on consumer goods will transition to business models where platform-enabled connected interactions are at the center of the ecosystem. The orchestration of interactions enhances an ecosystem’s value as organizationally siloed processes transform into a shared ecosystem — a community of trust.A new definition for scaleEmerging