BEAD, Business Exchange on AIDS and Development, involved the collaboration of business people, academics and NGOs in addressing the impact of disease on businesses, especially HIV in Africa.   BEAD began in 1992 and closed in 2006, after members decided its work had been taken over by others.  Further information can be found on the BEAD website. www.beadwork.org.uk

BEAD is one of many experiments in learning by crossing boundaries not usually crossed.