BeyondCore · 2026-02-19 · 55 min
From Ecosystem Strategy to Execution: What Really Makes Business Ecosystems Work Business ecosystems are everywhere in strategy decks - but far fewer survive contact with reality. In this episode of BeyondCore, we go beyond theory and talk honestly about what it takes to implement, govern, and scale business ecosystems inside real organizations. Together with the authors of the book “Business Ecosystems - Strategizing, Entrepreneurship, and Structural Change”, we unpack why ecosystem initiatives fail, how to execute them pragmatically, and what leaders systematically underestimate." Business Ecosystems - Strategizing in a Connected World. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why ecosystem strategies don’t fail because of bad ideas, but because of weak execution How to define a system-level value proposition that actually attracts partners What a Minimum Viable Ecosystem (MVE) is - and why it’s more important than a perfect vision How to choose the right role in an ecosystem (orchestrator vs.
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