Well-respected, influential individuals can provide access to resources, lend legitimacy and prestige, and attract public attention to cross-sector collaborations.
Welcome Dayton worked across sectors to promote immigrant inclusion, with stakeholders applying their sector-specific expertise to draft the organization's plan.
Buffalo Bayou Park, the result of a cross-sector collaboration years in the making, officially opened to the public this month after suffering years of neglect.
Ariella Cohen, Editor-in-Chief of Next City, shares her thoughts on urban innovation, from DUMBO's "study in luxury urbanism" to Boston's collaborative model.