Surmountable Chasms: Networks and Social Innovation for Resilient Systems

Michele‐Lee Moore, Frances Westley · 2011 · Ecology and Society

Summary. Networks facilitate social innovation by enabling cross-scale interactions that help communities escape rigid social structures and address complex problems. The paper argues that successful networks require institutional entrepreneurs with specific skills: pattern generation, relationship building, brokering knowledge and resources, and network recharging. These capabilities allow networks to increase resilience and improve human capacity to respond to systemic challenges.

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  title   = {Surmountable Chasms: Networks and Social Innovation for Resilient Systems},
  author  = {Michele‐Lee Moore and Frances Westley},
  journal = {Ecology and Society},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.5751/es-03812-160105},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5751/es-03812-160105}
}

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DOI

10.5751/es-03812-160105

Countries

Canada

Regions

North America

Categories

innovation-networks, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28