#5 The Death of Competition, Hello Co-opetition & Ecosystems, Ecosystems, Ecosystems!

John Torgersson is the CEO of Pulsen Integration, an IT Consulting organization that focuses on ”All Things Integration” . Ecology and the business world have a lot more in common than you think! Hear John’s take on Costa Rica being more resilient than Hawaii, and why businesses need to start thinking along the same lines. Although he didn’t coin the term, John explains ‘the Death of Competition’ and if organizations want to be successful in the future, they must embrace ‘Co-opetition’. All of this circles back to the importance of business ecosystems. What does a Desert, Coral Reef and Car Company all have Common 00:43 Introductions –  00:54 Integration 1:34 Biology & Business Ecosystems 3:20 Difference between a Network & Ecosystem? 4:58 The Starbucks-Gas Station Ecosystem 5:20 Corning Inc Pottery & Glass – Textbook Ecosystem Success 6:05 How Can a Small Player Be Successful in an Ecosystem 7:30 The Death of Competition 10:00 What Can Differences Between Hawaii & Costa Rica Teach Us in Business? 11:00 In 2020, it’s all about CO-OPETITON 14:10 The Winners & Losers 18:00 Johns Most Successful Project Ever 19:35 Biggest Screwup Ever, Shutting Down VCC’s Entire Test Env. 20:55 Johns Greatest Mentor – Mats Nygård 23:11 Song of the Week (Find Me Out – Good Luck Assembly) 24 :30