ABOUT LNW

The Leadership for a Networked (LNW) Program was founded in 1987 by Dr. Jerry Mechling, of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The LNW Program taps into the diverse knowledge and talent of the Harvard community to offer uniquely compelling executive education programs, research efforts, teaching cases, and publications. Current efforts are focused on the “cross-boundary” challenge of transformations operating across traditional organizational boundaries, such as departments, jurisdictions, branches of government, sectors of the economy, and national borders. We believe that cross-boundary reforms represent the next wave of the enormous opportunities and challenges opened up by information technology and networked organizational models.  
 
To lead successfully in this new networked world requires elected officials, general managers, and technology managers to collectively make difficult decisions and choices about the level and pace of reform and change. And many of the most important changes are being driven by continuing growth in information technologies, networks, and digital data. By bringing together leading practitioners, academics, and executives across sectors to share ideas and learn about governance in this networked world, the LNW Program strives to deliver lasting public value through developing improved solutions to pressing 21st century challenges.