Reflecting on a form of cross-boundary leadership across landscapes of practice from social learning theorists Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner.
“Organizational structures focused on delivery are often maladapted for innovation, which requires new connections across silos. Innovation also requires enough freedom from institutional inertia to leverage these connections and think outside the box. Accustomed to taking risks and working across boundaries, systems conveners often find themselves in a position to straddle this tension between autonomy and organizational accountability.”