to say that it is in the process of figuring out what that equilibrium should be and how to get there." Futurist Bryan Alexander suggested that systemness is related to how "public university systems pool resources and expand their collaborative planning." Adoption of the term by Nancy Zimpher Chancellor Zimpher explained her initial use of the term in the January 2012 Address: “The State University of New York has so many assets, but there is not one greater than our ‘systemness.' Beyond the individual strengths that each of our 64 campuses possess, there is a powerful and unmatched capacity to reach our most ambitious goals together and to realize our highest achievements. In 2012 and beyond, SUNY will tap into that power of ‘systemness’ to create a more affordable, productive, and accessible university, while doing its part to generate economic development, create jobs, and prepare the workforce of tomorrow for New York State." In January 2012, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York at Albany published an explanation of Zimpher's application of the term to the SUNY system: "Acting alone, each of our 64 campuses can and has made great achievements. But think of what can be accomplished when we leverage all of our individual strengths and act as one formidable force armed with an ambitious yet disciplined set of goals that promise to create not just a stronger public university system but also a better way of life for all of New York." The term was again used in an address by Zimpher at the SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology on May 30, 2012. It highlighted the value proposition made possible through the sixty-four SUNY campuses across the state, working together to produce better results than that of all of them working apart. In her final State of SUNY address, Zimpher noted, "“We do better together than we can on our own. I’m often asked, ‘How do you run 64 campuses?’ And I always respond, ‘I don’t do it; we do it.’” Principles of Systemness In August 2012, gathered leaders from across the SUNY spectrum – crossing divisional, regional, and sector lines – developed these guiding principles in conjunction with their coursework and exercises at the SUNY Summer Leadership Development Program. The work here was done together, and we hope this assists SUNY in its Systemness. Nelson Rockefeller's audacious vision of