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Red Balloons and XBC

Cross-boundary collaboration makes finding 10 red balloons placed around the continental United States possible.

Imagine being asked to find 10 red balloons across the U.S. using only a team of public employees and without reaching outside the walls of government. The task would be nearly impossible. That is unless you use cross-boundary collaboration, say our Management Insights authors William Eggers and John O'Leary. READ MORE

Elizabeth Daigneau is GOVERNING's managing editor.