Indeed, Itasca is a thoroughly twenty-first-century network. It has no by-laws, board of directors, executive director, CEO, or office space—no formal structure in any sense. It’s got a laughably bad website. Indeed, the group notes that it needs to exist only if there is work to be done—that is why it is called a “Project.” It’s made up almost entirely of volunteers. The volunteers are very senior leaders from nearly every part of the community—business, government, and nonprofit. The only full-time staff are two project managers seconded to Itasca by McKinsey. And because there is very
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