Stakeholder

A stakeholder is someone, in addition to the beneficiaries and aspirers, that may have a direct impact on whether an eDream will be successful.

Decision Maker

These are people that can say yes when everyone else says no and still get there way. There could be one decision maker or there could be millions if the eDream is to win a political campaign or sell a retail product.

Technical Advisor

These are people that the beneficiaries, aspirers or decision makers rely upon to help make decisions. It is someone whose knowledge (i.e., electronics, health care) is trusted and can influence decisions.

Investor

These are people that are investing money, time or other resources into making the eDream happen. Their investment may have been based on some kind of expectations set by the aspirer in regards to the enablement process and/or eDream outcome.

Influencer

These are people that have opinions that are valued by the beneficiaries, aspirers or decision makers. The opinions of the influencers can have an impact on the decisions of the beneficiaries, aspirers or decision makers.

Impacted

These are people that are not one of the stakeholders described above and typically do not have much influence over the beneficiaries, aspirers or decision makers. If the impacted are impacted in a significant negative way that makes decision makers uncomfortable, this could result in influencing decisions. Also, if a group of impacted get together to combine their voices, they can influence decision makers.