So why do we need a Blueprint for thinking through the Business Ecosystem needs of future business? ​

• A blueprint is needed to thrive and find solutions in the face of complexity and uncertainty. ​
• Ecosystem thinking and design should be central to this blueprint, as it offers the potential for transformative power and new impact, value, and growth. ​
• The integration of business ecosystems needs the interconnected parts, with each layer contributing to the whole. ​
• The three main layers are Strategic, Operational and Crosscutting in design and building blocks
• The need is to move towards a more comprehensive understanding of the values of synergies, interdependencies, and exponential value created when these layers are interconnected.

We need to appreciate the real business ecosystems we need, they are radically different than most of how we presently undertake Business.

What we first need to do is appreciate this significant difference of what are Business Ecosystems BEFORE we jump into chasing different growth, impact or business opportunity. It needs to recognize the most likely outcome is likely to be a new collaborative Business Model and ask “are we ready for that?”