Changing Shape of Government

Government is changing shape from tightly structured hierarchy to loosely affiliated networks.[xlviii] As government becomes flatter, and public agencies look for new ways to leverage their assets and abilities, they will continue to turn to the private sector who should be shoring up and building new relationships. The increasing "marketization", (when public agencies make themselves over in the image of their private counterparts) of public agencies is another area of opportunity. Savvy A/E/Cs could find ways to consult, model, or publish "how-to's", on service innovation to be utilized in the public sector.