Organizations turn to multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) to meet challenges that they cannot handle alone. By tapping the resources of diverse stakeholders, MSPs develop the capability to address complex issues and problems, such as health care delivery, poverty, human rights, watershed management, education, sustainability, and innovation. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of MSPs, why they are needed, the challenges partners face in working together and how to design them effectively. Drawing on three comprehensive cases and countless shorter examples from around the world, the book offers both practical advice for organizations embarking on MSPs as well as a theoretical understanding of how partnerships function.

Presented at UW Tacoma's Publish & Flourish 2019.