An operating model is a representation of how an organization delivers value to its stakeholders, both internal and external. When I think of an operating model, the key phrase that comes to mind is ‘value delivery’. If an operating model is built around the idea of delivering value to stakeholders, it means that we must establish what value is for an organization and its stakeholders and how to create and deliver the same.
“In our last blog post We Don't Need to Recreate Silicon Valley, we started exploring the fact that ideas, capital and talent, the key ingredients required for innovation in today’s world; can reside in geographically dispersed locations and still be effectively combined to generate business value.
“The world’s preeminent hub for technology, Silicon Valley is a byword for innovation. Today, it is home to the headquarters of many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations, including more than thirty businesses in the Fortune 1000 as well as thousands of promising startups”. This is how Gabrielle Athanasia described Silicon Valley in her blog post titled The Lessons of Silicon Valley: A World-Renowned Technology Hub.