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.
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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.
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