Selling the Idea of a Megacommunity
Mark Gerencser is an Executive Vice President with Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading strategy and technology consulting firm. His specialties are cyber security and Megacommunities. Gerencser is the co-author of “Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together.”
In this segment, Mark Gerencser talks about the difficulty that sometimes is present in influencing stakeholders to create a Megacommunity.
Gerencser points out that disasters have typically spawned the formation of spontaneous Megacommunities. But he goes on to say that it’s better to think about and create a Megacommunity in advance so that the impact can be mitigated.
