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Governance in and for complexity
As the five cases illustrate, intermediary platforms are predominantly
but not exclusively local. Intermediary platforms provide considerable
insight into our understanding of the shifting landscapes of govern-
ance in complex and fluid multi-tiered systems such as the Canadian
federal system. As boundary-spanning entities, they employ mecha-
nisms and
Impact networks provide value in many ways: they coordinate work among different actors and across organizations and silos without being controlling or directive; they are resilient to disruption, given their decentralized structures; they respond to urgent opportunities at a moment’s notice; and they integrate diverse perspectives to create new po
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