# Vice Dean Adam Brandenburger's book, "Co-opetition," is mentioned

1 Faculty News January 16, 2014 ![Guardian logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030939.jpg?itok=g7FgVwid)>

Excerpt from [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/jan/16/competition-commissioning-local-health-services) -- "In their book Co-opetition, [Adam Brandenburger](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-brandenburger) and Barry Nalebuff offer the analogy of a judo match – competitors use their own strengths and their opponents' weaknesses as they face each other. The fate of one person is interdependent with the other; the move one person makes influences the moves made by the other. Providers will fare better if they work together rather than working in isolation."

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