Robert Kim Wilson on Purpose-Driven Ecosystems

Jeff interviews Robert “Kim" Wilson, author of “They Will Be Giants: 21st Century Entrepreneurs and the Purpose-Driven Business Ecosystem.” Kim is an executive high-achiever and business innovator with a proven track record working with large, global enterprises as well as start-up entrepreneurs. Kim’s business solution of Ecosystems is an agile, adaptable approach thru which any business leadership team can improve value creation and innovation.

Jeff and Kim discuss the distinction between a network and a purpose-driven business ecosystem as well as Kim’s seven principles for creating and flourishing a business ecosystem.

Some topics covered by Jeff and Kim include:

• The definition of a purpose-driven ecosystem and how it differs from a professional network (1:23) 
• Exercise as a metaphor for purpose-driven activity (11:30)
• A detailed description of principles and practices that will help your ecosystem create real value (12:00)
• A short summary of each principle for listeners to jot down as a note (25:00)
• Advice Kim has as a first step for those who want to improve their professional network and build a purpose-driven ecosystem (27:49)
• Why is this personally important to Kim (31:20)

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