Download or read book The Collaboration Economy written by Eric Lowitt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How six industries are collaborating with competitors, society,and the public sector for competitive advantage No longer can we consume the equivalent of 1.3 Earths resourcesand expect to remain prosperous in perpetuity. We need a neweconomic paradigm, one that yields growth in a way that strengthensthe global systems we rely on daily for survival, such as theglobal water, food, and energy systems. The CollaborationEconomy—a model where the private, public, and civil sectorscollaborate for prosperity that can last in perpetuity—isemerging. But what does this economic model look like? How does itwork? How can companies survive and thrive in the CollaborationEconomy? The Collaboration Economy provides easy to use frameworksand tools to enable leaders of industry, of government, and ofsociety to lead the effort to align growth with sustainabledevelopment. Offers a plan for how the private, public, and civil sectorscan successfully collaborate to steward resources, fortify globalwater, food, and energy systems, and spark a new era of prosperityat the same time Contains case study profiles of the leaders of theCollaboration Economy, including Unilever, GE, Coca-Cola, NestleWaters North America, Grieg Green, and the European Parliament Written by Eric Lowitt, a globally recognized and sought afterconsultant, thought leader, and speaker in the fields ofcompetitive strategy, growth, and sustainability, who has beennamed one of the Global Top 100 Thought Leaders on TrustworthyBusiness Behavior by Trust Across America