Platforms

Abstract

A foundational enabler and design pattern of OI2 are platforms. Platforms and their associated ecosystems are hugely powerful, and their emergence is driven by continued rapid evolution of computing and communications, which enable the digitization of many things including products, services, business models, user experience, etc. The growth of an ecosystem around a platform moves the locus of innovation from the platform owner to a network of other organizations and indeed individuals and allow operation on a scale that can be massive and far beyond the scope of what any one organization could achieve on its own.