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MENTAL MODEL · M3732

Business Ecosystem

Business Ecosystem
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A dynamic community composed of core enterprises, customers, suppliers, competitors, and complementors, which co-evolve through collaboration and competition.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Competitive boundary expander. It makes you think about 'how to make the entire ecosystem thrive' rather than just 'how to make yourself stronger'. For example, Google's Android ecosystem attracts phone manufacturers by open-sourcing its code, forming a counterbalance to iOS. The key is to become the 'ecosystem core' and design rules that benefit all parties.

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Anchor fast decisions

An ecosystem refers to the integrated whole formed by biological communities and their abiotic environment through material cycles and energy flows. It emphasizes the interconnections among components rather than isolated individuals.

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