Build an ecosystem

ACCELERATE YOUR TRANSFORMATION & CREATE SYSTEMIC IMPACT

The challenge

‘WICKED PROBLEMS’ ARE AFFECTING YOUR BOTTOM LINE

Whether it’s climate change, biodiversity loss, political instability, poverty, demographic shifts, or social injustice – the resulting changes in people’s needs and stakeholder expectations mean that businesses can no longer ignore external shifts they once saw as outside their scope.

NO SINGLE COMPANY HAS THE SCALE, BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THESE ISSUES ON THEIR OWN.

Our solution

EMBRACE ECOSYSTEMS TO BOOST SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS: Ecosystems are networks of diverse and complementary actors that pool knowledge and resources to advance solutions to commercial, social and environmental challenges.

SUCCESSFUL ECOSYSTEMS RESULT IN GREATER IMPACT AND GREATER SCALE, AT LESS COST.

The world’s leading companies are building ecosystems with The DO Group:

ECOSYSTEMS GENERATE DIFFERENT
BUT INTERCONNECTED BENEFITS:

Ecosystems create value
for your organization by:

  • Improved reputation & stakeholder relations
  • Talent attraction & retention
  • Supply chain resilience
  • Preempting regulation & litigation
  • Innovation & differentiation
  • New markets & customer segments
  • Organizational learning & employee upskilling
  • Cost savings (e.g. energy and waste efficiency)

BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS ACCELERATES
YOUR TRANSFORMATION THROUGH:

1. EXPERT
DELIVERY

Organizations often do not have the knowledge and experience to build strong partnerships and rally diverse partners behind a shared vision. The DO Group applies pressure-tested methodologies to ecosystem building.

2. TRUSTED
FACILITATION

Organizations are often not used to collaborating trustfully across the private, public and third sectors and find it difficult to reconcile diverse cultures and priorities. As an experienced and impartial facilitator, The DO Group aligns outcome and process needs, bridges cultural differences and furthers mutual understanding.

3. NETWORKED
ORGANIZATION

Partners do not have the resources to engage and manage complex networks of actors, resulting in limited participation and disrupted information flows. The DO Group has the global network and the capacity to identify and connect relevant actors and build long-lived communities around central platforms.

DOWNLOAD THE ECOSYSTEMS INTRO DECK TO LEARN MORE

The DO Group was attractive in that it offered the opportunity to bring international teams together in a structured way, with the core purpose of innovating. That’s something that I find unique. I haven’t seen many other programs that can do that.

Ulrich Schmitz

Managing Director, Axel Springer Digital Venture

Ready to build ecosystems to accelerate your transformation and create systemic impact? Get in touch.

STORIES & RESOURCES

As a purposeful organization, establishing a truly networked ecosystem can only come about with a shared vision, values and unifying principles. Marwa Farouq, Vice President People, Organization and Culture at Teach For All, explains how collectively dismantling the organizational hierarchy has had immense impact across their global network.
After leading several successful transformations in Italy, Corrado Passera founded illimity with the aim of identifying and supporting innovative businesses that would be otherwise left without financing. With a wealth of insight on authentic and responsible transformation, Corrado provides insight on what it takes to deliver as a Purposeful Organization.

MEET THE LEADERSHIP TEAM​

Get in touch with David or Rouven to learn more.

DAVID LUBELL

Senior Director The DO Group, Movements & Ecosystems

Rouven Steinfeld

The DO Group Managing Partner & Co-Founder

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