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March 17, 2026 • by Mark J. Greeven in Leadership • 13 min read • 
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Ecosystems promise a new way to compete, yet most squander the opportunity by bolting them onto old strategic logic. Mark Greeven makes the case for putting ecosystem thinking at the heart of...
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