Resource Mobilization

Primary link:
Blended Value
Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Blended Value

Core Practices:

  • Retain market wealth-creation at the source.
  • Turn social challenges into wealth-creation opportunities.
  • Make resources more scalable and renewable.
Secondary link:
Efficiency
Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Greater Efficiency

Synergies:

  • Mobilize resources that directly support knowledge development.
  • Use valuation techniques to account for the hidden costs of resources.

Tensions:

  • Those not wanting to support development costs are not suited for innovation.
Tertiary link:
Depth of Impact
Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Deeper Impact

Synergies:

  • Use stakeholders as resources.
  • Seek resources that facilitate or enhance stakeholder engagement.
  • Become part of the mainstream market.

Tensions:

  • Stay away from resources that hinder stakeholder engagement.
  • One-size-fits-all resource requirements hinder access to poorer clients.
Quaternary link:
Adaptability
Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Greater Adaptability

Synergies:

  • Take into consideration the inherently restricted nature of particular resources.
  • Increase your focus on client needs instead of funder needs.

Tensions:

  • Be aware that increased requirements for financial returns might have a counter-effect on building a more flexible culture.