Concepts

A full list of the Case Library’s concept sequences, carefully designed by Commoncog’s case team.

Pick a concept sequence that interests you, and aim to read at least 10 of those cases to calibrate your understanding of the concept.

As you read, compare and contrast: what are some surprising similarities between cases? What are some surprising dissimilarities?

All Concepts

Process Improvement

12 cases

Process improvement is harder than it looks because of a 'worse before better' dynamic. This is what that looks like.

Turnarounds

6 cases

Cases of companies going through turnarounds — either successfully or no.

Incentive Design

13 cases

How entities — companies, firms, protocols — design effective incentives to accomplish effective goals.

Managing Employee Culture

7 cases

Cases of companies building or managing effective employee culture, for the purpose of effective organisational behaviour.

Counter-Positioning

11 cases

A collection of cases on counter-positioning as a competitive advantage.

Idea Maze

29 cases

What it's like in the search for product market fit, at the very earliest stages of a product.

Cornered Resource

11 cases

A collection of cases on cornered resource as a competitive advantage.

Asian Conglomerates

19 cases

A collection of cases about Asian tycoons and their conglomerates.

Power

16 cases

What power looks like in dealmaking and in business.