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Dynamic Capabilities

Animated whiteboard explainer: Dynamic Capabilities

Teece, Pisano & Shuen, 1997 0:39 Whiteboard video

Overview

What if your company's greatest asset wasn't its products, but its ability to adapt? Dynamic Capabilities is the business framework that explains how organizations sustain competitive advantage through continuous learning, innovation, and strategic flexibility.

Key Components

Used when markets shift rapidly, it helps companies not just respond to change, but shape it. The model is visualized as three core capabilities: sensing opportunities, seizing them through resources and actions, and transforming the organization to sustain success.

How to Apply

To apply it, start by assessing your current capabilities, identify gaps, and invest in the skills and structures that enable evolution. In a world of constant change, dynamic capabilities are the engine of long-term growth.

Key Insight