Economics, strategy, and value creation in the age of AI
blogI study how technology reshapes the economics of value creation—particularly how AI is forcing organizations to rethink what they do and how they do it.
As an economist, I see business through the lens of incentives, competitive dynamics, and resource allocation. When new technology changes the fundamental cost structure of production or distribution, everything shifts—where competitive advantage comes from, what processes actually matter, and how organizations create value for their stakeholders.
We're experiencing this firsthand in business education, an industry facing its own disruption as technology erodes our monopoly on knowledge dissemination. But every industry is or soon will be similarly impacted.
I teach strategy and value creation in Webster University's MBA program, exploring how companies build competitive advantage differently. I write about the intersection of business strategy, economics, and technological change, and I'm interested in conversations with leaders and organizations thinking through these transformations.
The questions that drive me: What does value creation look like when AI democratizes capabilities that used to be scarce? How do organizations adapt when the economics of their industry fundamentally change? How should strategy shift when marginal costs approach zero? And what will be the social impact of this next technological revolution?
Interested in working together or just want to discuss ideas?
syhinson@gmail.com