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New Thinking on the Game of Business. Ch. 1: War and Peace & Ch. 2: Coopetition. Ch. 1: War and Peace. * Conventional Wisdom in Strategy: Traditional mindset claimed there had to be a winner and a loser Live and Let Die! A Change in Mindset: Win-Lose Win-Win Sounds great, but how?.
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New Thinking on the Game of Business Ch. 1: War and Peace & Ch. 2: Coopetition
Ch. 1: War and Peace * Conventional Wisdom in Strategy: Traditional mindset claimed there had to be a winner and a loser Live and Let Die! • A Change in Mindset: Win-Lose Win-Win Sounds great, but how?
Ch. 2: Coopetition • A term coined by the authors of this text to describe simultaneous war and peace • Competition and cooperation combined to form coopetition • Example?
Game Theory • One-sided View Interaction View • A tool used to focus strategic priorities • Helps form correct decisions • Further discussed in later chapters
Complementor • Def…”a complement to one product or service is any other product or service that makes the first one more attractive.” • Ex. Mustard and hotdogs; GM and GMAC • Change in mindset: Fight for the pie! Make the pie bigger!
Value Net: A New Picture of Game of Business • Customers • Complementors • Suppliers • Competitors • Company
Symmetries of the Value Net • Customers and Suppliers play symmetric roles (in value creation) • Competitors and complementors play mirror-image roles: value enhancer or value reducer
What I learned • Competition or Cooperation Competition and Cooperation • Value Net: There is a duality in every relationship • Look for Complementary Opportunities as well as Competitive Threats • Ex) Stores locating next to one another
Two Questions • Compare Competition, Cooperation, and Coopetition • Describe the Value Net.