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Understanding Ecosystems

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What are Ecosystems?

“Ever-changing networks of people, resources, organizations, & other assets united by a common characteristics, and the activity and relationships between them” doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. We’ll break down exactly what ecosystems are, where they appear, and summarize why they matter

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The Ecosystem Structure

Ecosystems are complex adaptive networks made up of assets and the relationships between them. That’s awesome - but what does it mean? We break down the fundamental structure of an ecosystem to help you understand how this structure creates many of the characteristics common to ecosystems

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Why do Ecosystems Matter?

Ecosystems are everywhere - from our personal networks to the industries we work within, we operate within dozens of ecosystems every day. But why do these ecosystems matter? What do we gain by understanding them as ecosystems? We break it down.

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What is Ecosystem Mapping?

Ecosystems exist all around us - but how do you know who is doing what, or what is going on within them? That’s where the process of ecosystem mapping comes in - we break down what an ecosystem map is, why they are hard to build, and how having one can transform an ecosystem

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