public private partnerships

Business Partnering Ecosystems – Podcast Part 1

February 13, 2015 by Troy Gautier ·

International business development to grow revenues and capabilities can be done in three ways:

Build it yourself – organic growth
Buy it – mergers & acquisitions
Partner – strategic alliances and value networks

My firm, Alliances Progress, was invited to be interviewed on the subject of collaborative frameworks and how they work to grow businesses internationally through strategic alliances and business ecosystems. Here is the link to that interview:

http://atlantabusinessradio.businessradiox.com/2015/02/12/alliances-progress/

Filed Under: International Solutions, Member Firms, Strategic Alliances · Tagged: alliances, business development, ecosystems, partnerships, public private partnerships, strategic alliances

Ecosystems are the royal path to Sustainability

April 9, 2014 by Troy Gautier ·

Ecosystems in nature are communities of living organisms, interacting with each other within a given environment. These collaborative biological networks tend to evolve into symbiotic relationships enabling each organism to develop a sustainable place within the ecosystem.

MDG Success Event 23 Sept 2013

September 22, 2013 by Troy Gautier ·

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Success Event this Monday will review and renew the progress being made towards the eight international development goals agreed to by all 189 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations.

Is the apprenticeship model still relevant?

September 16, 2013 by Troy Gautier ·

Apprenticeship is a model of training passed down from one generation to the next. The explicit goal is to pass along a specific competency, a basic set of skills, in a structured manner. Most of the training is on-the-job working/learning within the framework of a formal agreement.

Is the apprenticeship model still relevant? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Zeitgeist · Tagged: apprenticeships, consulting, international, internships, public private partnerships, tradecraft

Smart Cities and Ecosystems

June 2, 2013 by Troy Gautier ·

What if cities could talk? What would they say about the way energy is managed? Water? Parking? Traffic? Public transportation? What would the city tell us about its health care systems? Educational institutions? Municipal government?

What would the city tell us about its infrastructure? Buildings? Roads? Bridges? Electrical Grids? Sewage systems? Pollution? Public safety? Parks? Connectivity and communications?

What about soft indicators such as human urban dweller well-being? Quality of life? Tolerance? Diversity? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

What is an Accountable Care Organization? (ACO)

January 30, 2013 by Troy Gautier ·

What is an Accountable Care Organization? (ACO)

Accountable Care Organizations (better known by their acronym ACO) are among the latest & greatest attempts to gain control of spiraling, out-of-control health care costs. The Affordable Heath Care Act (better known as “Obama Care”) is convoluted and needs some serious tweaking. But the overall political purpose of the legislation is to provide affordable health care to the general population (expanded coverage) and at a lower cost: more productivity, quality, efficiency and streamlined patient-care processes.

The good news is that the ACO framework for Medicare and Medicaid is the most sensible and potentially the most effective way to achieve the very ambitious double goal of the Act:

Better care and increased quality of health services
Lower costs and streamlined processes of patient care [Read more…]

Filed Under: Member Firms, Strategic Alliances, Zeitgeist · Tagged: accountable care organization, ACO, alliances, consulting, partnerships, public private partnerships