TY - JOUR T1 - Anticipating Alternative Futures for the Platform Economy JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2017 A1 - Mikko Dufva A1 - Raija Koivisto A1 - Leena Ilmola-Sheppard A1 - Seija Junno KW - foresight KW - morphological analysis KW - platform economy KW - platforms KW - portfolio modelling KW - resilience KW - scenarios KW - strategy AB - Despite the considerable hype around platforms, our understanding of what the platform economy means and what drivers will define future development trajectories is limited. Companies and policy makers have a great need to investigate what potential opportunities will arise from the platform economy. A shared perception of uncertainties and a strong vision are prerequisites for the development of the platform economy. In this article, we describe a systematic way to develop a resilient vision for a new platform ecosystem, both from the viewpoint of national policy makers and corporate strategy makers in the heavy engineering industry. The process uses morphological analysis for scenario development and robust portfolio modelling for creating resilient strategies. The results include a list of key uncertainties, three general scenarios (sustainable development by Europe; polarization driven by China and the United States; US-driven fast, unreliable growth) as well as steel-industry specific scenarios based on these uncertainties, elements of a resilient vision, and strategies for coping with the uncertainties described by the scenarios. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 7 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1102 IS - 9 U1 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Mikko Dufva is a Research Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland working in the field of foresight. He has completed projects and research related to the futures of work, the platform economy, synthetic biology, forestry, mining, and the use of renewable energy. He holds a Doctor of Science degree in Technology, and his dissertation was about knowledge creation in foresight from a systems perspective. He has broad methodological expertise ranging from systems thinking, decision analysis, and optimization to interactive planning, scenario analysis, and participatory methods. U2 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Raija Koivisto is a Principal Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She has over 30 years’ experience in research and consultancy in risk management, safety, security, and foresight-related areas. Her main interest is to try to understand and manage phenomena and their impacts on people, organizations, and society by using risk management and foresight methods. Her current research focuses on the platform economy, ethics, pandemic risks in transport hubs, and resilience of infrastructures. U3 - International Institute for Advanced Systems Analysis Leena Ilmola-Sheppard is a Senior Research Scholar in the International Institute for Advanced Systems Analysis (IIASA). Her research theme is uncertainty and resilience of social systems. She is developing new modelling methods for foresight and tools for pragmatic decision making. Her current projects include developing management systems for resilience. U4 - SSAB Seija Junno is a Director of Business Model Development at SSAB. She was the leader of the SmartSteel project. She has over 30 years of experience in R&D, especially in activating new business development and business models, driving user experience and service business mindset into R&D and communicating, and making results understandable. She has also been involved in developing the innovation system around metal and steel industry as part of the Finnish Metals and Engineering Competence Cluster Ltd (FIMECC) network program. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Platforms and Ecosystems (September 2017) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2017 A1 - Chris McPhee A1 - Ozgur Dedehayir A1 - Marko Seppänen KW - digital transformation KW - ecosystems KW - innovation KW - orchestrators KW - platform economy KW - platforms KW - stakeholders KW - startups KW - strategy KW - technology KW - value creation PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 7 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1101 IS - 9 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He has nearly 20 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. U2 - Queensland University of Technology Ozgur Dedehayir is the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. Dr. Dedehayir received his PhD in Technology Strategy from the Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Finland. His research focuses on the creation and the dynamics of change in innovation ecosystems. He has published in various journals in the technology and innovation management field, including Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Technovation. U3 - Tampere University of Technology Marko Seppänen, PhD, is a Full Professor in the field of Industrial Management at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Prof. Seppänen is an expert in managing value creation in business ecosystems, business concept development, and innovation management. In his latest research, he has examined, for example, platform-based competition in business ecosystems and innovation management in business networks. His research has appeared in high-quality peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, the Journal of Systems and Software, and the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. ER -