It seems to be true that in the 21^st century many industrial verticals relying on economies of scale business models, hunting operating efficiency by shaving margins off any and all process steps, may have to give way for economies of speed. Whereby the chains most adept in capturing new opportunities will eventually win out. Even though scale economy gives cost advantages, the ability to serve customers as customer needs themselves evolve, is rising as an equally important component to competitive advantage.

For your organization either speeding up internal trial-and-error practices, excubating innovative long-tail solutions, transforming selected operations, and similar strategic initiatives, rely on Shearwater to be an integral part of Zero to One changes.

In the shorter term, roll-ups, mergers and acquisitions, greenfield expansions, and restructures are topics predicted to dominate the agenda, as geopolitical events, global decoupling, politicization and polarization of supply and demand locations increase. For queries that matter to your organization, do not hesitate to use Shearwater as a sounding board.