Governance in and for complexity

“All governance involves power: more powerful actors receive more favourable outcomes than less powerful ones; equality and fairness are rare” (Morrison et al, 2019; p.2).

“All governance involves power: more powerful actors receive more favourable outcomes than less powerful ones; equality and fairness are rare” (Morrison et al, 2019; p.2).

Building biodegradability into the design — including processes for monitoring and identifying when ecosystems have evolved, and so when different kinds of intermediation and shifts in intermediary types and/or functions may be needed. Boards of intermediaries need to encourage not only growth and innovation, but also address purposeful decline an

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“When a transition progresses it is likely that less intermediation will be required and many actors performing such roles become redundant. This expectation is likely to create battles within and between intermediaries, taking attention away from their intermediation activities, with potential consequences on the speed of the transition” (Kivimaa ... See more