A quick pointer to a highly recommended post (and article) from John Hagel (and John Seely Brown) about how changes on the edges impact the core. John Hagel writes:

Instinctively, I have been drawn to various edges because of the opportunity and challenge they represent. Over time, I have focused more sharply and explicitly on the importance of the edge as a source of value creation and strategic advantage.

On a different and slightly facetious note when people – including myself – talk about edges it always reminds me of the term “cutting edge”. This is the sort of phrase that got rolled out during the dot com bubble – as in “We’re on the cutting edge of ………….. (insert industry name). Except companies like boo.com who weren’t so much on the cutting edge, but more on the Bleeding Edge…