Effective Partnership in Digital Strategy

<p><strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever wondered how the other guys are getting things done but are too afraid to ask because they’re the competition? Today’s guest is here to explain the reasons why you are only hurting yourself when you don’t take time to build effective partnerships in digital strategy.  Today Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Paul Nelson, Chief Technical Strategist at Northrop Grumman to discuss the value of partnerships and collaboration in digital strategy.  Paul shares the mutually beneficial experiences he has had when collaborating with the competition, ideas for creating effective partnerships, and the importance of finding the common denominators that will allow you to get the tools you need to create the projects your company is working toward. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p><strong>The power of partnering with competitors</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Collaboration and resource sharing can be equally beneficial to all involved companies.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Partnerships will help increase understanding of current simulation tools and data management. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Inviting collaboration does not have to mean that you are trying to steal secrets from the competition. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Effective partners take time to listen, incorporate, and then respond.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to create effective partnerships</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Identify the work that each company does and ways it could be improved upon. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t be afraid of sharing secrets at the expense of gaining meaningful knowledge. </span></li> <li style=