Chapter 3EXAMINE THE OPPORTUNITIES

In this, the final “investigation” chapter, the opportunities identified in Chapter 2 are examined to uncover more information about opportunities and to establish the plan for generating ideas about these opportunities. Among all the opportunities identified, those that represent high opportunity for the ecosystem members (Hi-Op needs), are synergistic with one or more other member (S-Needs), those that are in conflict (C-Needs), and the constraints that have the most impact on each ecosystem member as well as across the ecosystem (High-Impact Constraints) are the ones to explore further.

Four Dimensions of New Value Creation

There are four dimensions along which innovation or new value creation takes place—the ...

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