Google recently and explicitly restructured its organization to be ambidextrous. Implicit in Google's reorganization is application of the Ambidexterity Principle, "Think Win-Win Strategies and Solutions." The above presentation visually summarizes how Google uses the Ambidexterity Principle.

1. Fiber
To
provide
superfast
Internet
Nest
To
provide
smart
products
for
home
(Internet
of
Things)
Calico
To
fight
age-­‐related
diseases
Google
X
To
work
on
big
break-­‐
throughs
Google
Ventures
To
fund
bold
new
ventures
…
Google
Capital
To
invest
in
long-­‐term
tech
trends
Google
“To
organize
the
world's
informa@on
and
make
it
universally
accessible
and
useful.”
Search;
Android;
You-­‐
Tube;
Apps;
Maps;
Ads
Job
To
Get
Done
(Market/Goal):
Create
a
cleaner
and
more
accountable
organiza@on
while
achieving
sustainable
compe@@ve
advantage
(Collec@on
of
companies;
Ambidextrous
Organiza@on)
-­‐
A
“Galaxy”
of
Google’s
Ambidextrous
Program
World-­‐class
Coaching
on
Business
Model
Moviemaking
&
Econgineering
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Less
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Growth
Strategist.
Dr.
Rod
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&
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&
@rodKuhnKing

2. TRANSITION
(Chasm)
Business
Model
Experimenta3on:
Discovery
and
Valida@on
Business
Model
Execu3on:
Improvement
and
Scaling
Job
To
Get
Done
Alphabet’s
Ambidextrous
Strategy
PorRolio
How
oogle
Applies
the
Ambidexterity
Principle
and
Loop
in
its
New
Ambidextrous
Business
Model
World-­‐class
Coaching
on
Business
Model
Storytelling
&
Econgineering
for
Less
Than
$10/Month:
hVp://businessmodels.ning.com
Ambidextrous
Growth
Strategist.
Dr.
Rod
King.
rodkuhnhking@gmail.com
&
hGp://businessmodels.ning.com
&
@rodKuhnKing
Changing
Environment
(Uncertainty)
Stable
Environment
(Certainty)
Sustaining
Innova@on
Disrup@ve
Innova@on
DisrupXve
InnovaXon
Strategy
Red
Ocean
Strategy
Stuck-­‐in-­‐
the-­‐Middle
Strategy
Blue
Ocean
Strategy
IMPROVEMENT
(Validated/Core)
PROJECTS
(EXPLOITATION
CULTURE)
Differen-­‐
XaXon
Strategy
MEDIUM/LONG-­‐
TERM
PROFIT:
Moonshot
Projects
q Self-­‐driving
cars
q Delivery
drones
q Virtual
Reality
q WiFi
Hub
q Cancer-­‐
detec@ng
pill
q Nest
SHORT-­‐TERM
PROFIT:
Internet
Projects
q Google
Search
q Google
Photos
q Google
Now
q Chrome
q Google
Maps
q YouTube
q Android
OS
INNOVATION
(Startup/Moonshot)
PROJECTS
(EXPLORATION
CULTURE)
Ambidextrous
Program

3. TRANSITION
(Chasm)
Business
Model
Experimenta3on:
Discovery
and
Valida@on
Business
Model
Execu3on:
Improvement
and
Scaling
Job
To
Get
Done
Alphabet’s
Ambidextrous
Strategy
PaleVe
How
oogle
Applies
the
Ambidexterity
Principle
and
Loop
in
its
New
Ambidextrous
Business
Model
World-­‐class
Coaching
on
Business
Model
Storytelling
&
Econgineering
for
Less
Than
$10/Month:
hVp://businessmodels.ning.com
Ambidextrous
Growth
Strategist.
Dr.
Rod
King.
rodkuhnhking@gmail.com
&
hGp://businessmodels.ning.com
&
@rodKuhnKing
Changing
Environment
(Uncertainty)
Stable
Environment
(Certainty)
Sustaining
Innova@on
Disrup@ve
Innova@on
AdapXve
Strategy
Visionary
Strategy
Renewal
Strategy
INNOVATION
(Startup/Moonshot)
PROJECTS
(EXPLORATION
CULTURE)
Shaping
Strategy
IMPROVEMENT
(Validated/Core)
PROJECTS
(EXPLOITATION
CULTURE)
Classic
Strategy
MEDIUM/LONG-­‐
TERM
PROFIT:
Moonshot
Projects
q Self-­‐driving
cars
q Delivery
drones
q Virtual
Reality
q WiFi
Hub
q Cancer-­‐
detec@ng
pill
q Nest
SHORT-­‐TERM
PROFIT:
Internet
Projects
q Google
Search
q Google
Photos
q Google
Now
q Chrome
q Google
Maps
q YouTube
q Android
OS
Ambidextrous
Program

4. Explore
TRANSITION
(Chasm)
Ramp
up
Reconfigure
Pretotype
Prototype
Exploit
IMPROVEMENT
(Validated/Core)
PROJECTS
(EXPLOITATION
CULTURE)
Business
Model
Experimenta3on:
Discovery
and
Valida@on
Business
Model
Execu3on:
Improvement
and
Scaling
Job
To
Get
Done
World-­‐class
Coaching
on
Business
Model
Storytelling
&
Econgineering
for
Less
Than
$10/Month:
hVp://businessmodels.ning.com
Ambidextrous
Growth
Strategist.
Dr.
Rod
King.
rodkuhnhking@gmail.com
&
hGp://businessmodels.ning.com
&
@rodKuhnKing
Changing
Environment
(Uncertainty)
Stable
Environment
(Certainty)
Sustaining
Innova@on
Disrup@ve
Innova@on
Ambidextrous
Program
MEDIUM/LONG-­‐
TERM
PROFIT:
Moonshot
Projects
q Self-­‐driving
cars
q Delivery
drones
q Virtual
Reality
q WiFi
Hub
q Cancer-­‐
detec@ng
pill
q Nest
SHORT-­‐TERM
PROFIT:
Internet
Projects
q Google
Search
q Google
Photos
q Google
Now
q Chrome
q Google
Maps
q YouTube
q Android
OS
INNOVATION
(Startup/Moonshot)
PROJECTS
(EXPLORATION
CULTURE)
Alphabet’s
Ambidextrous
Project
AcXviXes
How
oogle
Applies
the
Ambidexterity
Principle
and
Loop
in
its
New
Ambidextrous
Business
Model