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Creating Value and Growth: The Power of the Interaction Field Model

a blue book titled the interaction field by erich joachimsthaler

Create Value and Growth Like the Most Successful Businesses

Most businesses today focus on competition and disruption instead of collaboration, participation, and engagement. They focus on transactions instead of interactions. They seek to optimize or extract value rather than share it. They build assets and thrive on enormous scale, huge distribution networks, and brand recognition. But then along comes a rival that doesn’t care much about your brand and your other assets, and it either rushes past you or mows you down.

In The Interaction Field, Vivaldi CEO and professor Erich Joachimsthaler explains that the only way to thrive in this environment is through the Interaction Field model. Companies who embrace this model generate, facilitate, and benefit from data exchanges among multiple people and groups–from customers and stakeholders, but also from those you wouldn’t expect to be in the mix, like suppliers, software developers, regulators, and even competitors. And everyone in the field works together to solve big, industry-wide, or complex and unpredictable societal problems.

The future is going to be about creating value for everyone. Businesses that solve immediate challenges of people today and also the major social and economic challenges of the future are the ones that will survive and grow.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the interaction field concept?

The interaction field is a business model where organizations create ecosystems that enable interactions among participants.  

Who developed the interaction field framework?

The framework was developed by Vivaldi founder Erich Joachimsthaler.

Why are interaction fields important for modern businesses?

Interaction fields allow companies to generate value through collaboration and ecosystem participation.

How do interaction fields differ from traditional business models?

Traditional models focus on linear value chains, while interaction fields enable dynamic ecosystems.  

How does Vivaldi help companies build interaction fields?

Vivaldi designs ecosystem strategies that enable meaningful interactions among participants.