FOUR Collaboration and Orchestration

 

The “interdependence” of organizations is different than anything we ever meant before by this term.1

—Peter F. Drucker

 

I flew across the country to see the future in the form of the Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF)—a two-year-old research group that was redefining the way Americans did medical research. I had a hunch that this little-known nonprofit had invented a model of collaboration that exemplified Peter Drucker’s most important ideas. I was convinced that the foundation offered valuable, trail-blazing lessons that could help other nonprofits tackle social problems more effectively, and show businesses how to thrive and boost their profits. And after seeing the future, I would have a chance to share ...

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