New Book Launch: 1+1=3 The New Math of Business Strategy

Sorry for the delay in blog postings, but I've been heads-down working hard the last few months to get the book finished and off to print. Today, I can finally announce that it's here! 1+1=3 The New Math of Business Strategy represents more than 10 years of research and personal experience in building and running collaborative business models. It's the first book of its kind to present leaders with a step-by-step framework for success at competitive collaboration. I hope you enjoy the book!

Trends in Collaboration–Government as a Catalyst

I’m frequently asked by the media what the future trends are for collaboration. We’ve been watching one trend in particular take hold in Europe and believe it has potential to swim across the ocean and make a big splash on the U.S. shoreline: government agencies serving as a catalyst for collaboration.

As European governmental agencies recognize the benefits of collaboration, a growing number are beginning to take the “fire-starter role,” the organizer. We’ve observed this across several industries. One great example is the European Union’s formation of the Integrated Medicines Initiative (IMI).

Competitive Advantage at Risk in Collaboration

I was speaking at a conference this week and posed the following question to a group of CEOs and directors: “What keeps us from collaborating; what causes us to hesitate?” Immediately, a CEO down front responded, “How do we keep from becoming a sea of sameness?” The heart of his question is “how do we protect our competitive advantage—that which makes us unique?” This is a great question and one that frequently surfaces when collaboration is the topic of discussion.

Pre-Competitive Collaboration to Build the Health Innovation Highway

We’ve spoken before about the many hotspots of pre-competitive collaboration springing up across all industries. This is extremely prevalent in the healthcare industry, where companies are struggling with reduced revenues due to the economy, and the dour forecast of even lower revenues and increased internal costs resulting from new government regulation

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