Partnering to innovate
The increasing dynamics of digital markets mean that it is impossible to innovate in a vacuum, which is why enterprises are increasingly turning to partners to co-innovate. However, the partner landscape is getting crowded, and it is vital that enterprises find the partner ecosystem that will provide new and achievable growth opportunities.
The speed of change in the digital marketplace means that enterprises that don’t disrupt their business models will be disrupted by someone else and find it hard to survive. An innovation partner brings a new creative perspective without taking away from the enterprise’s primary products and services.
A strong co-innovation ecosystem brings a new idea to fruition. APIs in the cloud, for example, allow enterprises to create service networks, accelerating innovation and connecting businesses in ways that were not possible before. In financial services, for example, open banking ecosystems are emerging. The use of open APIs enables third-party developers to build applications and services around financial institutions.