The Collaboration Economy: How to Meet Business, Social, and Environmental Needs and Gain Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)

Preface vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

Part One: Welcome to the Collaboration Economy 13

1. The Collaboration Economy: Prosperity and Social Dimensions Aligned 15

Part Two: Bringing the Collaboration Economy to Life and Scale 43

2. Renewing the Global Energy Sector 45
Eric Lowitt

3. Turning Packaging Materials into Capital 67
Kim Jeffery, Michael Washburn, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Bartle, and Eric Lowitt

4. Renewing the Global Food System 87
Jan Kees Vis, Hal Hamilton, and Eric Lowitt

5. Responsibility as Profitability: Toward Responsible Shipbreaking 107
Petter Heier and Eric Lowitt

6. Renewing Consumerism 125
Judith Merkies MEP, Roope Mokka, and Eric Lowitt

7. Connecting the Water Drops 143
Bea Perez and Eric Lowitt

Part Three: Putting It All Together to Move Forward 169

8. Becoming a Collaborative Leader 171

9. Winning in the Collaboration Economy 187

10. Where Do We Go from Here? 213

Endnotes 223

About the Author 233

Index 234