Over the past two decades, some of the most profitable and successful firms are those that have adopted a digital platform model—a strategy whereby the company allows two or more disparate groups to interact over a platform to co-create value; for example, website developers and users on Akamai, recruiters and employees on LinkedIn, and drivers and customers on Uber. In this two-day program, participants eager to develop or launch a digital platform approach will learn why and how their business strategies may need to be revised to be successful.
In a brutally competitive market sometimes a great product just isn’t enough. MIT Sloan’s David Robertson uses the corporate journey of LEGO® to provide a fascinating look beyond ‘incremental’ and ‘disruptive’ innovation, and offers a ‘third way’ to innovate, when a great product isn't enough