I was recently invited to participate in a published “panel” on the topic of heterarchies for the People and Strategy Journal, a quarterly publication of the Human Resource Planning Society. The lead article “An Argument for Heterarchy: creating more effective organizational structures” was written by Karen Stephenson, who has a gift for describing network concepts, [...]

A local colleague and Boston KM Forum friend, Maya Townsend, has just published a terrific article in Chief Learning Officer magazine: Leveraging Human Networks to Accelerate Learning. Maya interviewed me for the article, and I’m pleased to be quoted along side of Karen Stephenson, one of the pioneers of organizational network analysis.
I am particularly happy [...]

Today I am adding my voice to those who are rallying via blogs to protest the possible shutdown of the Boston Globe by its parent, the NY Times Co. If we were marching in front the NYT offices, carrying banners and placards, my would read: “Lead the revolution, don’t turn your back on it.”
Clay Shirky [...]