Networks, Complexity, and Relatedness

Networks, Complexity, and Relatedness
Inquiry and learning into social networks, organizational network analysis, and the relationships among people and systems in complex organizations and networks.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Network Weaving

Valdis Krebs, June Holley, and Jack Ricchiuto have begun to blog their work in economic community development at Network Weaving. Early posts from January 2006 tell how they met and began working together, joined by common interests in networks and using network concepts and mapping practices to create and sustain economic communities.

The ACEnet story, which I consider one of the great inspiring stories of networks, was originally written by Valdis and June in 2002. It's been updated to include some models that Jack has developed including the Introduction Pyramid. This is as fine a model as I've seen about that shows how the level of commitment in an introduction impacts the outcome. At the bottom of the pyramid is telling A "you should talk to B," and at the top is working with A and B to start a collaboration and coaching them through the starting phases of it. The greater the commitment, the more trust is built, the more the talent of each party is truly engaged and yes, the more work is required. Net work. Like I said.

I really look forward to more of the rich stories that Valdis, June, and Jack will be telling as they engage in committed introductions and coaching network weavers.

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Hi Patti -

Jack, June and Valdis will debut their collaboration at the Ohio Network Cluster. See:

http://www.vnclusters.com/CLE.htm

Cordially,

John

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John Maloney : 11:46 AM

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