Ecosystem builders have a unique opportunity to reverse the growing wealth gap in our country. Current economic development approaches largely exclude significant portions of our population. As professional change agents, system thinkers, and resource providers, ecosystem builders are well positioned to see the hidden structural barriers that perpetuate disconnection, segregation, and isolation—and to remove them. However, we need diverse perspectives, voices at the table and leading the way to effectively remove barriers for all entrepreneurs. Our leadership must include ecosystem builders from all walks of life, all parts of communities, and all kinds of regions, both nationally and globally. Only together can we develop and distribute the insights and effective practices needed to support more entrepreneurs with diverse perspectives and to help more ecosystem builders lead inclusive change efforts in their own organizations and communities. With an inclusive ecosystem building field, we can model the change we want to see in the world, disrupt the status quo, and help build a new economic system that allows us all to realize our full potential.
Intentional, Diverse, and Inclusive Board and Leadership Representation Among ESHIP National Resource Providers
Diversity and Inclusion Workshop and Speakers Bureau
Diverse Ecosystem Builder Accelerator