27/08/2026
Blue Ocean. Red Ocean. Same Water.
We love business theories.
Blue Ocean:
“Find an uncontested market.”
Red Ocean:
“Fight your competitors in an existing market.”
Sounds strategic.
But sometimes I wonder…
Did we really need to turn the ocean into a color-coded battlefield? 😏
Because at the end of the day, it’s still an ocean.
And perhaps not every competitor needs to be treated as someone we have to defeat.
Sometimes, the better strategy is to ask:
Can we collaborate?
Can we complement each other?
Can we create something neither of us could create alone?
Can we grow the market instead of fighting over the same piece of it?
Maybe your competitor has what you don't have.
Maybe you have what they don't.
And maybe the customer would benefit from both.
So perhaps the real opportunity isn't always about making the ocean blue instead of red.
Maybe it's about realizing that we're all swimming in the same ocean and there is plenty of water when we stop trying to drown each other.
Competition can push us to improve.
But collaboration can sometimes create an entirely bigger opportunity.
Just a different perspective on the ocean.
What do you think, Blue Ocean, Red Ocean, or a Collaborative Ocean?