Inquiry and learning into social networks, organizational network analysis, and the relationships among people and systems in complex organizations and networks.
| 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. |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006 ONA Jumpstart Series Given all the interest in SNA lately, it seems like a good time to provide more education to people who'd like a bit more depth on the topic without investing in a training course. So, I've been working with colleagues Seth Earley, Bruce Hoppe, and Nat Welch to put together a free, 4-part teleseminar beginning March 16. This will run for four weeks. We'll cover the "what it is and why should you care" parts; the "how do you interpret the data from a survey;" some good case studies, including a talk by Kate Ehrlich, who is featured in the BusinessWeek article Bruce has already blogged about; and a "what's in the future." (2) comments
My colleague Kate Ehrlich alerted our network to upcoming articles in Business Week (online and print editions) about social network analysis: The Office Chart that Really Counts. It's a great article, with quotes from Kate and many of the folks who are working with Rob Cross at the Network Roundtable. (You may need to register, but the free registration option will get you to it.) It's been my privilege to work with some of these people. (On the right of this page, under "Recent Publications," see a link to a detailed case on the MGH project. The BusinessWeek writer, got a much better quote than I did.) (4) comments
Searching for some good ideas on mapping industry networks, Google popped a Jay Cross page at me from 2003 on Social Network Analysis. (A great time of discovery about SNA.) He reports on a talk by Mark Granovetter that he heard at the inaugural meeting of the Institute for Social Network Analysis of the Economy (ISNAE: is-nay): (4) comments
Mark Bonchek, founding voice of Gennova, has been using the concept of design for emergence in his work creating and managing senior business leader networks at Tapestry Networks. Since he used the phrase in a Gennova meeting recently, I've been finding myself applying it in my own thinking about networks. In particular, as I think about answers to the question, "how do I create a network?" or "what are the important things you need to think about in designing a network," I think, "design for emergence." (2) comments
A recent post by Ross Dawson gave a link to a great article by David Maister, called "Marketing is a Conversation." Of course my ears always perk up when I hear the word conversation in a business context. Work is conversation. Life is conversation and (of course) marketing is conversation. The article, co-authored by Lois Kelly summarize the importance of shifting the notion of communications in marketing toward genuine conversation, speaking and listening in a way that builds relatedness. The article includes some guidelines for creating and conducting effective conversations that hearken back to solid dinner-party conversation and story telling. (5) comments
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