The Relationship Economy creates change. Numerous “changes” are occurring all around us, some large and some small, as well as those under unfolding currents of change. Much, if not all, of the changes are being perpetuated by technological advances, both in the technology itself and in the adaptation of users to it.

The changes are affecting all industries and have the potential to accelerate further changes in personal and professional environments. These changes are global in nature, technology is a global force that is not isolated to any country or region.

The shift is forcing a different view of strategy, one that requires alternative thinking to the shift paradigms of the past.

The great will have a different kind of greatness and the small will become central nodes of greatness. The new economy will move into the space in between, where adaptation and innovation are faster than the very big and very small.

Change occurs when multiple factors converge and create a new system or dynamic that serves customers better than the old system. Systemic changes can occur gradually or suddenly when the driving factors converge together, change happens.

Changes are taking place in the following user and market-focused social media categories:

Advertising they are looking for new methods and models to reach the target audience.

Marketing: Brands seek and adopt new marketing channels.

Technology: Technological improvements are accelerating faster than the average user can keep up.

Communications: New media and increased communications.
Industry Specific Initiatives: Many brands and entire industries are turning to social media to improve customer loyalty and brand awareness.

Media: Many media companies are only now recognizing the influence of social media on traditional media methods.

Financial: New methods and models are being developed to generate economy from the personal brand, the services and the products offered.

Telecommunications: Mobile social networking applications are proliferating on the covers of mobile phones globally.

Your world: More adults are jumping in and learning the value attributes of social media, the learning curve is steep.

You: Directly and indirectly you are being influenced by these dynamics.

All of these dynamics taken together point to the potential for significant disruption for those who are unprepared or unaware. The impact of this dynamic will create strategic changes for all business models and outlets. The old strategies are no longer relevant, the new strategies are dynamic and emerge moment by moment. However, there is a macro panorama of strategic issues that serve as a basis for thinking, or rethinking, business and personal advances.

The Economy of Relationships fosters the space in between. Supplies technology to nurture Medium Wonders. Being able to understand these dynamics is critical to effective strategic thinking. These dynamics change on a weekly basis, and in the past, changing business dynamics happened two to three times a year at the most. The dynamic cuts across all dimensions of life as we know it and new dimensions and a new reality are forming before our eyes.

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