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Ecosystem Synergy
Ecosystem Synergy
Ecosystem Synergy
Ecosystem audits that find where the links between a sector’s actors break down, and where fixing them unlocks value.
Ecosystem audits that find where the links between a sector’s actors break down, and where fixing them unlocks value.
OUR PURPOSE
Most initiatives fall short not on any single part, but on how the parts connect
Strategy, funding and delivery can each hold up on their own while the whole underperforms. We find the few broken connections that hold everything else back.
OUR APPROACH
We read a sector by its links, not just its parts
An Ecosystem Audit tests how well the parts of a sector hold together
OUR APPROACH
We read a sector by its links, not just its parts
An Ecosystem Audit tests how well the parts of a sector hold together
An Ecosystem Audit tests how well the parts of a sector hold together
Nodes
Nodes
Nodes
Checking whether each actor has the budget, the mandate and the reason to do its part
Checking whether each actor has the budget, the mandate and the reason to do its part
Links
Links
Links
Testing whether actors who should connect do, and whether they pull together or against each other
Testing whether actors who should connect do, and whether they pull together or against each other
Loops
Loops
Loops
Tracing the circuits that reinforce a problem or, once fixed, the solution
Tracing the circuits that reinforce a problem or, once fixed, the solution
Tracing the circuits that reinforce a problem or, once fixed, the solution
Ten dimensions
Ten dimensions
Ten dimensions
Ten questions every sector must answer, from governance and finance to resilience
Ten questions every sector must answer, from governance and finance to resilience
Ten questions every sector must answer, from governance and finance to resilience
PUBLICATIONS
Research that shapes the field
Our foresight paper, Ecosystem Audit: Individually strong. Collectively underperforming, sets out how we read a sector by its links rather than its parts, and how we find the broken connections that hold everything else back.
It explains the method, the ten dimensions an audit tests and a worked example from Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector.
OUR EXPERTS
Led by practitioners who connect actors and capital around shared goals
Led by practitioners who connect actors and capital around shared goals
LEAD EXPERT
Rania Barakat-Batmani
Rania Barakat-Batmani
Associate Partner
Associate Partner
Cross-sector leader with more than 23 years of experience across the private, public and non-profit sectors, mobilising actors and capital around common goals
Cross-sector leader with more than 23 years of experience across the private, public and non-profit sectors, mobilising actors and capital around common goals
Supported by a multidisciplinary team across strategy, impact, and delivery
Supported by a multidisciplinary team across strategy, impact, and delivery
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Urban economics and regional development; urban innovation; public policy for cities and regions; urban sustainability; climate resilience and green infrastructure
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Islamic social finance strategy; structuring, mobilisation, and deployment of Islamic social capital; innovative and blended Islamic finance solutions; FinTech enablement
ACCEPTING PROJECTS
Sustainable Infrastructure
Green and sustainability strategy; climate finance; net-Zero decarbonisation roadmap; renewable energy strategy; ESG enablement; climate impact assessment; water management strategy
ACCEPTING PROJECTS
Healthcare Innovation
New product development; go-to-market strategy; health volunteerism strategy and initiatives; hospital operations improvement; market expansion
ACCEPTING PROJECTS
People & Teams
Capacity building; mentoring; executive coaching; acceleration and incubation programmes; complex facilitation; human capital plan; change management
KEEP EXPLORING
Related Practices
Spatial Intelligence
Urban economics and regional development; urban innovation; public policy for cities and regions; urban sustainability; climate resilience and green infrastructure
Islamic Social Finance
Islamic social finance strategy; structuring, mobilisation, and deployment of Islamic social capital; innovative and blended Islamic finance solutions; FinTech enablement
Sustainable Infrastructure
Green and sustainability strategy; climate finance; net-Zero decarbonisation roadmap; renewable energy strategy; ESG enablement; climate impact assessment; water management strategy
ACCEPTING PROJECTS
Healthcare Innovation
New product development; go-to-market strategy; health volunteerism strategy and initiatives; hospital operations improvement; market expansion
ACCEPTING PROJECTS
People & Teams
Capacity building; mentoring; executive coaching; acceleration and incubation programmes; complex facilitation; human capital plan; change management
KEEP EXPLORING
Related Practices
Spatial Intelligence
Urban economics, regional development and climate-resilient policy for cities and regions.
Islamic Social Finance
Structuring and deploying Islamic social capital through blended and FinTech-enabled solutions.
Sustainable Infrastructure
Climate finance, net-zero roadmaps, renewable energy and ESG strategy.
Healthcare Innovation
New products, go-to-market strategy and hospital operations improvement.
People & Teams
Capacity building, executive coaching and change management that help people and organisations grow.
Socio-Economic Development
Social policy, impact strategy and impact investment that turn intentions into measurable social change.
Individually strong. Collectively stronger.
We help sectors find and fix the connections that hold them back.
Individually strong. Collectively stronger.
We help sectors find and fix the connections that hold them back.