ISO/TS 44007:2025
(Main)Collaborative business relationship management — Guidance for ecosystem collaborations
Collaborative business relationship management — Guidance for ecosystem collaborations
This document gives guidance for ecosystem participants on implementing the 12 principles of collaborative business relationships outlined in ISO/TR 44000 to enhance their collaborative capabilities. This document is applicable to all ecosystem configurations, orchestrators and members regardless of function, location, operating environment, industry sector, cultural context, social capital or organizational objectives.
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Application of principles of ecosystem collaborative business relationships . 2
4.1 Relationship management .2
4.2 Visions and values .3
4.3 Business objectives . .3
4.4 Collaborative leadership .4
4.5 Governance and processes .4
4.6 Collaborative competence and behaviour .5
4.7 Trust and commitment to mutual benefit .6
4.8 Value creation .7
4.9 Information and knowledge sharing .7
4.10 Risk management .8
4.11 Relationship measurement and optimization .8
4.12 Exit strategy.9
Annex A (informative) Collaborative competencies and behaviours .10
Annex B (informative) Ecosystem maturity matrix .12
Bibliography .15
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely
with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent
rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a)
patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are cautioned that
this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database available at
www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 286, Collaborative business relationship
management.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
Ecosystems are becoming a predominant business model in which businesses, governmental bodies
and other organizations interoperate and collaborate. Notable strategy advisories project that between
USD 60 trillion to USD 100 trillion of economic value can be generated from ecosystems, constituting a third
of the global economy.
One reason behind the rise of ecosystems is that they are exponential value generators. While both
bilateral alliances and ecosystems have the capacity to continuously generate new output, ecosystems,
being multilateral, facilitate ongoing value creation by enabling connections among a diverse range of
organizations. Other sources of value include reduced costs, increased market share, enhanced competitive
advantage and resiliency through business disruptions.
However, a different approach and different mindset is required to manage these multidimensional,
multilateral business relationships. While collaborative management processes remain relevant, it is
necessary to rethink how to apply them.
For example, in the case of a multi-party ecosystem of nine partners, a nine-way governance model that
adopts traditional collaborative working practices would be neither efficient nor agile and cannot scale.
Instead, a set of adaptive and simple (or “light-weight”) principles that enable creative interactions, guide
behaviour and are scalable can be codified to support an ecosystem’s ongoing value creation and value
distribution. Principles are more adaptable to harnessing the network effect of the creative capability within
an ecosystem community of diverse organizations.
By adopting common frameworks, ecosystem members can reduce the time and complexity of figuring
out the collaborative processes. Through adoption of these principles, individual members can assess and
address their capability to collaborate effectively and ensure that the right processes, leadership and mindset
are in place to enable success. Adhering to ecosystem collaboration principles enables ecosystem members
to focus more on value-creating activities, thus increasing productivity and accelerating innovation.
There are various configurations of ecosystems, and they differ in scale. The application of collaboration
principles adapts according to the ecosystem’s scale and configuration. For example, in a small ecosystem of
half a dozen partners, members can manage the added complexity of having six different voices and interests.
This is possible, but far from easy, and will break down as more partners are added. As an ecosystem grows,
a more self-sustaining and principles-driven approach is necessary for effective ecosystem governance and
development. Collaboration principles do not replace having sound practices and policies, but they do enable
lighter-weight and more programmatic approaches.
Large-scale ecosystems can be comprised of dozens or even thousands of partner members. In these
configurations, there is typically a single orchestrator or a small number of partners who form the
orchestration core. Other ecosystem partners have much less influence and participate through self-
alignment to the rules and guidance set by the orchestrators.
Partner ecosystems also have a life cycle, over which time members can join and leave and experience stages
similar to that of other collaborative business relationships: strategic, engagement and management.
This document is based on the 12 principles of collaborative business relationships given in ISO/TR 44000:
— relationship management (see 4.1);
— visions and values (see 4.2);
— business objectives (see 4.3);
— collaborative leadership (see 4.4);
— governance and processes (see 4.5);
— collaborative competence and behaviour (see 4.6);
— trust and commitment to mutual benefit (see 4.7);
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— value creation (see 4.8);
— information and knowledge sharing (see 4.9);
— risk management (see 4.10);
— relationship measurement and optimization (see 4.11);
— exit strategy (see 4.12).
ISO/TR 44000 describes each principle, explains why it is important to the organization and provides
examples of the benefits gained from applying it.
To maximize their benefit, they should be addressed collectively, and not in isolation or in any particular
sequence.
The requirements for achieving a collaborative ecosystem are contained in ISO 44001 which generally
addresses collaborations of all sizes, types and configurations.
This document provides insight into how collaborative working principles can be applied to manage
multilateral ecosystems for organizations of all sizes and their stakeholders. It endeavours to address
the unique challenges in implementing collaborative relationships in multi-partner configurations. It is a
standalone document but can also be used with reference to ISO/TR 44000 or ISO 44001.
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Technical Specification ISO/TS 44007:2025(en)
Collaborative business relationship management — Guidance
for ecosystem collaborations
1 Scope
This document gives guidance for ecosystem participants on implementing the 12 principles of collaborative
business relationships outlined in ISO/TR 44000 to enhance their collaborative capabilities.
This document is applicable to all ecosystem configurations, orchestrators and members regardless of
function, location, operating environment, industry sector, cultural context, social capital or organizational
objectives.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
ecosystem
collaborative community of autonomous, diverse organizations with varying degrees of multilateral
complementary relationships that contribute to a joint value proposition
3.2
collaboration
act of working together jointly with autonomous, diverse organizations, in a formalized or informal way, to
contribute to a joint value proposition
3.3
collaborative leadership
management style that embraces collaborative behaviours such as leading through influence, consensus
building and seeking mutual gain
Note 1 to entry: See Annex A.
3.4
orchestrator
entity that facilitates and coordinates interactive value co-creation within an ecosystem (3.1) and may be the
initiator of the ecosystem
3.5
member
individual organization that participates in the ecosystem community
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Application of principles of ecosystem collaborative business relationships . 2
4.1 Relationship management .2
4.2 Visions and values .3
4.3 Business objectives . .3
4.4 Collaborative leadership .4
4.5 Governance and processes .4
4.6 Collaborative competence and behaviour .5
4.7 Trust and commitment to mutual benefit .6
4.8 Value creation .7
4.9 Information and knowledge sharing .7
4.10 Risk management .8
4.11 Relationship measurement and optimization .8
4.12 Exit strategy.9
Annex A (informative) Collaborative competencies and behaviours .10
Annex B (informative) Ecosystem maturity matrix .12
Bibliography .15
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ISO/DTS 44007:2025(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely
with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent
rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a)
patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are cautioned that
this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database available at
www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 286, Collaborative business relationship
management.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
Ecosystems are becoming a predominant business model in which businesses, governmental bodies
and other organizations interoperate and collaborate. Notable strategy advisories project that between
USD 60 trillion to USD 100 trillion of economic value can be generated from ecosystems, constituting a third
of the global economy.
One reason behind the rise of ecosystems is that they are exponential value generators. While both
bilateral alliances and ecosystems have the capacity to continuously generate new output, ecosystems,
being multilateral, facilitate ongoing value creation by enabling connections among a diverse range of
organizations. Other sources of value include reduced costs, increased market share, enhanced competitive
advantage and resiliency through business disruptions.
However, a different approach and different mindset is required to manage these multidimensional,
multilateral business relationships. While collaborative management processes remain relevant, it is
necessary to rethink how to apply them.
For example, in the case of a multi-party ecosystem of nine partners, a nine-way governance model that
adopts traditional collaborative working practices would be neither efficient nor agile and cannot scale.
Instead, a set of adaptive and simple (or “light-weight”) principles that enable creative interactions, guide
behaviour and are scalable can be codified to support an ecosystem’s ongoing value creation and value
distribution. Principles are more adaptable to harnessing the network effect of the creative capability within
an ecosystem community of diverse organizations.
By adopting common frameworks, ecosystem members can reduce the time and complexity of figuring
out the collaborative processes. Through adoption of these principles, individual members can assess and
address their capability to collaborate effectively and ensure that the right processes, leadership and mindset
are in place to enable success. Adhering to ecosystem collaboration principles enables ecosystem members
to focus more on value-creating activities, thus increasing productivity and accelerating innovation.
There are various configurations of ecosystems, and they differ in scale. The application of collaboration
principles adapts according to the ecosystem’s scale and configuration. For example, in a small ecosystem of
half a dozen partners, members can manage the added complexity of having six different voices and interests.
This is possible, but far from easy, and will break down as more partners are added. As an ecosystem grows,
a more self-sustaining and principles-driven approach is necessary for effective ecosystem governance and
development. Collaboration principles do not replace having sound practices and policies, but they do enable
lighter-weight and more programmatic approaches.
Large-scale ecosystems can be comprised of dozens or even thousands of partner members. In these
configurations, there is typically a single orchestrator or a small number of partners who form the
orchestration core. Other ecosystem partners have much less influence and participate through self-
alignment to the rules and guidance set by the orchestrators.
Partner ecosystems also have a life cycle, over which time members can join and leave and experience stages
similar to that of other collaborative business relationships: strategic, engagement and management.
This document is based on the 12 principles of collaborative business relationships given in ISO/TR 44000:
— relationship management (see 4.1);
— visions and values (see 4.2);
— business objectives (see 4.3);
— collaborative leadership (see 4.4);
— governance and processes (see 4.5);
— collaborative competence and behaviour (see 4.6);
— trust and commitment to mutual benefit (see 4.7);
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— value creation (see 4.8);
— information and knowledge sharing (see 4.9);
— risk management (see 4.10);
— relationship measurement and optimization (see 4.11);
— exit strategy (see 4.12).
ISO/TR 44000 describes each principle, explains why it is important to the organization and provides
examples of the benefits gained from applying it.
To maximize their benefit, they should be addressed collectively, and not in isolation or in any particular
sequence.
The requirements for achieving a collaborative ecosystem are contained in ISO 44001 which generally
addresses collaborations of all sizes, types and configurations.
This document provides insight into how collaborative working principles can be applied to manage
multilateral ecosystems for organizations of all sizes and their stakeholders. It endeavours to address
the unique challenges in implementing collaborative relationships in multi-partner configurations. It is a
standalone document but can also be used with reference to ISO/TR 44000 or ISO 44001.
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Collaborative business relationship management — Guidance
for ecosystem collaborations
1 Scope
This document gives guidance for ecosystem participants on implementing the 12 principles of collaborative
business relationships outlined in ISO/TR 44000 to enhance their collaborative capabilities.
This document is applicable to all ecosystem configurations, orchestrators and members regardl
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ISO/DTS 44007
ISO/TC 286/SC N
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ISO/TC 286/SC /WG 6
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Date: 2025-04-28
Collaborative Business Relationship Management business
relationship management — – GuidelineGuidance for Ecosystem
Collaborationsecosystem collaborations
Relation d'affaires collaborative — Recommandations pour le ecosystem collaboratif
ISO/DTS 44007:2025(en)
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Contents
Foreword . iv
Introduction . Error! Bookmark not defined.
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Application of principles of ecosystem collaborative business relationships . 3
4.1 Relationship management . 3
4.2 Visions and values . 4
4.3 Business objectives . 5
4.4 Collaborative leadership . 6
4.5 Governance and processes . 6
4.6 Collaborative competence and behaviour . 8
4.7 Trust and commitment to mutual benefit . 8
4.8 Value creation . 9
4.9 Information and knowledge sharing . 10
4.10 Risk management . 10
4.11 Relationship measurement and optimization . 11
4.12 Exit strategy . 12
Annex A (informative) Collaborative competencies and behaviours . 13
Annex B (informative) Ecosystem maturity matrix . 15
Bibliography . 18
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ISO/DTS 44007:2025(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO
collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documentsdocument should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance
with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawnISO draws attention to the possibility that some of the elementsimplementation of this
document may beinvolve the subjectuse of (a) patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence,
validity or applicability of any claimed patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this
document, ISO had not received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this
document. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information,
which may be obtained from the patent database available at www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held
responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the
development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations
received (see ).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation onof the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the World
Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see the following URL:
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
The committee responsible for thisThis document iswas prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 286,
Collaborative business relationship management.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
Clause 4.
Original introduction text reorganized as shown in track
Ecosystems are becoming a predominant business model in which businesses, governmental bodies, and changes.
other organizations interoperate and collaborate. Notable strategy advisories project that between
$USD 60 trillion to $USD 100 trillion of economic value maycan be generated from ecosystems,
constituting a third of the global economy.
One reason behind the rise of ecosystems is that they are exponential value generators. While both
bilateral alliances and ecosystems have the capacity to continuously generate new output, ecosystems,
being multilateral, facilitate ongoing value creation by enabling connections among a diverse range of
organizations. Other sources of value include reduced costs, increased market share, enhanced
competitive advantage, and resiliency through business disruptions.
However, a different approach and different mindset is required to manage these multidimensional,
multilateral business relationships. While collaborative management processes remain relevant, we
needit is necessary to rethink how weto apply them.
For example, in the case of a multi-party ecosystem of nine partners, a nine-way governance model that
adopts traditional collaborative working practices would be neither efficient nor agile and cannot scale.
Instead, a set of adaptive and simple (or “light-weight”) principles that enable creative interactions, guide
behaviour, and are scalable can be codified to support an ecosystem’s ongoing value creation and value
distribution. Principles are more adaptable to harnessing the network effect of the creative capability
within an ecosystem community of diverse organizations.
By adopting common frameworks, ecosystem members can reduce the time and complexity of figuring
out the collaborative processes. Through adoption of these principles, individual members can assess and
address their capability to collaborate effectively and ensure that the right processes, leadership, and
mindset are in place to enable success. Adhering to ecosystem collaboration principles enables ecosystem
members to focus more on value-creating activities, thus increasing productivity and accelerating
innovation.
There are various configurations of ecosystems, and they differ in scale. The application of collaboration
principles must adaptadapts according to the ecosystem’s scale and configuration. For example, in a small
ecosystem of half a dozen partners, members may be able tocan manage the added complexity of having
six different voices and interests. This is possible, but far from easy, and will break down as more partners
are added. As an ecosystem grows, a more self-sustaining and principles-driven approach is necessary for
effective ecosystem governance and development. Collaboration principles do not replace having sound
practices and policies, but they do enable lighter-weight and more programmatic approaches.
Large-scale ecosystems can be comprised of dozens or even thousands of partner members. In these
configurations, there is typically a single orchestrator or a small number of partners who form the
orchestration core. Other ecosystem partners have much less influence and participate through self-
alignment to the rules and guidance set by the orchestrators.
Partner ecosystems also have a lifecyclelife cycle, over which time members maycan join and leave and
experience stages similar to that of other collaborative business relationships: strategic, engagement, and
management.
This document is based on the 12 principles of collaborative business relationships given in
ISO/TR 44000. :
— 1 Rrelationship management (see 4.1);
— 2 Vvisions and values (see 4.2);
— 3 Bbusiness objectives (see 4.3);
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— 4 Ccollaborative leadership (see 4.4);
— 5 Ggovernance and processes (see 4.5);
— 6 Ccollaborative competence and behaviorbehaviour (see 4.6);
— 7 Ttrust and commitment to mutual benefit (see 4.7);
— 8 Vvalue creation (see 4.8);
— 9 Iinformation and knowledge sharing (see 4.9);
— 10 Rrisk management (see 4.10);
— 11 Rrelationship measurement and optimization (see 4.11);
— 12 Eexit strategy (see 4.12).
ISO/TR 44000 describes each Pprinciple, explains why it is important to the organization and provides
examples of the benefits gained from applying each principleit.
To maximisemaximize their benefit, they should be addressed collectively, and not in isolation or in any
particular sequence.
The requirements for achieving a certifiable collaborative ecosystem are contained in ISO 44001
Collaborative business relationship management systems – Requirements and frameworks which generally
addresses collaborations of all sizes, types, and configurations.
This guide document aims to provideprovides insight into how collaborative working principles can be
applied to manage multilateral ecosystems for organizations of all sizes and their stakeholders. As such,
this document on ecosystem collaboration It endeavours to address the unique challenges in
implementing collaborative relationships in multi-partner configurations. It is a standalone document but
can also be used in with reference with to ISO/TR 44000 Principles for successful collaborative business
relationship management or ISO 44001 Collaborative business relationship management systems —
Requirements and framework.
Principles
The core precepts for effective management of collaborative business relationships are outlined in ISO/TR
44000 ‘Principles for successful collaborative business relationship management’. These principles are the
organizing structure in developing the guidance for implementation of collaborative partner ecosystems.
The principles are:
1 Relationship management
2 Visions and values
3 Business objectives
4 Collaborative leadership
5 Governance and processes
6 Collaborative competence and behavior
7 Trust and commitment to mutual benefit
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8 Value creation
9 Information and knowledge sharing
10 Risk management
11 Relationship measurement and optimization
12 Exit strategy.
ISO/TR 44000 describes each Principle, explains why it is important to the organization and provides
examples of the benefits gained from applying each principle.
Requirements
The requirements for achieving a certifiable collaborative ecosystem are contained in ISO 44001
Collaborative business relationship management systems – Requirements and frameworks which generally
addresses collaborations of all sizes, types, and configurations.
As such, this document on ecosystem collaboration endeavours to address the unique challenges in
implementing collaborative relationships in multi-partner configurations.
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Collaborative Business Relationship Managementbusiness
relationship management –— GuidelinesGuidance for Ecosystem
Collaborationsfor ecosystem collaborations
1 Scope
This document providesgives guidance for ecosystem participants to implementon implementing the
twelve12 principles of collaborative business relationships outlined in ISO/TR 44000 to enhance their
collaborative capabilities.
This standarddocument is applicable to all ecosystem configurations, orchestrators, and members
regardless of function, location, operating environment, industry sector, cultural context, social capita
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