Transforming Public-Private Ecosystems: Understanding and Enabling Innovation in Complex Systems

Public-private collaborations are essential for the functioning and provisioning of most essential ecosystems, such as security, healthcare, education, and the environment. Transforming these ecosystems requires understanding a wide range of interests and accommodating change strategies accordingly. This book provides an integrated perspective for understanding and enabling change.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Public-private collaborations play a pivotal role in the functioning and provisioning of numerous essential ecosystems. These ecosystems encompass vital domains such as security, healthcare, education, and the environment, each facing unique governance challenges, diverse constituencies, numerous advocacy organizations, disparate outcome metrics, and persistent media attention. A diverse array of public and private players, including stakeholders from government, industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, and the general public, actively participate in the operation, sustenance, and investment of these ecosystems.

To effect fundamental change, it is crucial to comprehend a wide range of interests and tailor change strategies accordingly. The challenges associated with transforming these ecosystems can be likened to complex social or cultural problems characterized by incomplete or contradictory knowledge, a multitude of people and opinions, substantial economic burdens, and interconnections with other issues. Transforming Public-Private Ecosystems addresses these challenges specifically for four critical ecosystems: national security, healthcare delivery, higher education, and energy and climate. By providing an integrated perspective, the book aims to enhance understanding and facilitate transformative change within these vital domains.

Weight: 612g
Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780192866530