Interactive Demo

The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE

The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE is a free, interactive learning demo from the Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course on Lykke. It helps you build intuition for Competitive Advantage, Resource-Based View, Barriers to Entry, Porter's Five Forces. Play with it directly in your browser — it features 3 sliders, 2 buttons and a live visual canvas. This demo lives in the “Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks” section of the course.

Preview of the The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE interactive demo
Preview of The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE — play the live version below.
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How to use this demo

  1. Drag the “Innovation Speed 50%” slider to change the inputs and watch the result update live.
  2. Use the “Operational Effectiveness”, “Strategic Positioning” buttons to trigger actions or reset the demo.
  3. Experiment freely — there's nothing to break, and every change is reversible.

What you'll explore

Frequently asked questions

What does the The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE demo do?

Strategic Positioning Operational Effectiveness Strategic Positioning Innovation Speed 50% Imitability (Ease of Copying) High The Pioneer is investing in efficiency, but the Follower is quickly copying every move. The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.

What Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology concept does The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE teach?

Exploration of the relationship between business strategy and technology, focusing on frameworks used to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. It focuses on Competitive Advantage, Resource-Based View, Barriers to Entry, Porter's Five Forces from the “Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks” section.

What can I control in The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE?

The “Innovation Speed 50%” slider change the key inputs; the “Operational Effectiveness”, “Strategic Positioning” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

How does The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE fit into the Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course?

This course provides a comprehensive overview of how information systems and technology drive competitive advantage in the modern business landscape. It combines theoretical frameworks like Moore's Law, Porter's Five Fo… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks” section. Open the full Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/information-systems-a-managers-guide-d4d02494-f9b2-41bc-8c5d-ced2729b5ee1 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

What will I understand better after using The Red Queen Race: Strategy vs. OE?

You'll build intuition for Competitive Advantage, Resource-Based View, Barriers to Entry, Porter's Five Forces — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology alone.

From the Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course

This interactive demo is part of the Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks section. Explore the full Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course wiki on Lykke — with notes, flashcards, quizzes and more interactive demos.

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