A group of collaborators, including rivals, as well as entities from public and private sectors - what if this group could collaborate their way to a competative advantage?Eric Lowitt, author of the best selling book, The Future of Value, outlines a new economic paradigm - one that yeilds growth in a way that strengthens the gloabal systems we rely on daily for survival - food, water, and enegy.Lowitt is a premiere strategy and sustainability advisor to CEOs and corporations worldwide.  He is the author of The Collaboration Economy and The Future of Value and writes regular columns for The Guardian and HBR.org.  Lowitt is the founder of Nexus Global Advisors, a leading strategy, collaboration, and sustainability advisory firm.  For more information visit www.EricLowitt.com.