May 28th, 2007 archives

May 28, 2007 by Patti

All communities are networks

Dave Snowden, picking up on a question posed on an email list about whether all networks were communities blogged a set of assertions about networks and complexity. His assertions are very similar to those that I outline in Net Work: If it’s a network, you can draw it. Every network has an underlying purpose and [...]

May 28, 2007 by Patti

Gartner recommends social network analysis for innovation

More evidence for organizational network analysis going mainstream (thanks toValdis for the link) Message #1 (of 4) from Gartner’s annual IT/Expo is: Social network interaction will become the engine for innovation. Master it. The four messages “constitute the cornerstone of IT change and opportunity.” What’s interesting is that there is not much IT required: Gartner [...]