This week’s podcast is on the well-known Five Forces framework by Michael Porter. I go through some of its limitations and where I think it works best.
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Michael Porter’s five forces:
- Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of buyers
- Threat of Substitutes
- Barriers to entry / threat of potential entrants
- Degree of existing competitive rivalry
- Role of complements?
My 4 problems with this are:
- It doesn’t work for dynamic and non-classical strategy terrains.
- It doesn’t work for platforms and ecosystems.
- It doesn’t work with SMILE marathon dimensions, particularly innovation.
- The addition of complements doesn’t really cover the emergence of a connected, digital world.
I also cited the 4 terrains from BCG:
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From the Concept Library, concepts for this article are:
- 5 Forces
- Innovation
- 4 Terrains and Strategies (BCG): Predictable vs. Malleable
- SMILE Marathon
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