More than 1800 people registered for the Platform Renaissance event hosted by Marina Planas, Daniel Trabucchi, and Tommaso Buganza, organized jointly with Symplatform, Osservatori Digital Innovation, Politecnico di Milano. You can already find out all the takeaways and recordings of each session in our community!
👉 Daniel Trabucchi & Tommaso Buganza presented the findings of the research on how S&P500 companies approached Platform Thinking. While 92% of companies from the S&P 500 have developed one or more platform initiatives, a deep analysis reveals that only 30% of them are developing real platforms. Daniel & Tommaso also presented 'Platform Thinking Compass,' giving examples of the real companies' cases.
👉 Explore more about 3Cs trends in platforms: Cost consciousness, Consortium, Circular Platforms, presented by Peter C. Evans, PhD, interviewed by Elisabetta Puglielli.
👉 Platform Renaissance, A Decade of Platform Thinking panel discussion with platform strategy experts - Prof. Annabelle Gawer, Geoff Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne, covered topics such as generative AI, fake news, platform governance, B2B platforms, and incumbent firms adopting a platform approach. Thanks to Anna Noakes Schulze for excellent moderation!
👉 Milja van 't Noordende, who moderated Lessons Learned from Innovating through Platforms, with Thierry Fabing, Oliver Birk, Carlotta Dainese, Gabriele Rosani, highlighted key advice from the panel for established companies looking into innovating through platforms:
Educate yourself about platform thinking.
Practice the “muscle” of this new way of thinking through experiments.
Once convinced of your platform model, do not compromise due to pressure from the traditional side of the company. Find ways to convince and align for success.
Start small and stay flexible.
We invite you to read the full list of the curated takeaways, watch the recordings, and explore the full Report in our TheNTWK community.
