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

Asian Conglomerates

16 cases

A collection of cases about Asian tycoons and their conglomerates.

Incentive Design

12 cases

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

Family Business Succession

3 cases

Stories of succession in a family business.

Power

15 cases

What power looks like in dealmaking and in business.

Capital Allocation

12 cases

What good and bad capital allocation looks like.

The Capital Cycle

9 cases

Cases of companies navigating the capital cycle: whether successfully, or not.

Idea Maze

27 cases

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

Counter-Positioning

9 cases

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

Cornered Resource

10 cases

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