Networks
Creating a Safe Place
Strategic conversations answer the two key questions of strategy. Where are we going? How will we get there? These conversations require a psychologically safe space.
Read MoreStrategic Doing Under the Hood
This graphic takes you under the hood of how an agile strategy process works within open networks, teams, and collaborations, including the development of ecosystems. Here are the key points:
Read MoreInsights from Ecuador: Moving to Network Thinking
Networks — collaborations, open innovation, clusters, ecosystems — drive an economy forward. Yet, many of today’s leaders are lagging behind. It’s understandable. They developed their skills in an Industrial Age,…
Read MoreClosing triangles: A key to stronger networks
“How do we strengthen networks?” “Close triangles.” “That’s it?” “That’s a start.” That conversation took place between Valdis Krebs and me in 2003. Valdis is an expert in social network analysis. At…
Read MoreRecombinant Innovation: It’s all about the networks
Recombinant innovation links and leverages assets to define new solutions. A classic example: the iPhone, a combination of existing technologies. Apple’s genius came in designing and guiding complex supplier networks…
Read MoreAn inside look at transformational change
Examples of changes we can’t see abound: plants sprouting or cells dividing, for example. We know it’s happening, but it’s not until the change has multiplied many times over that…
Read MoreUnderstanding networks using social network analysis
Social network analysis can help us understand networks and their growth. Scott Dempwolf explains more in our new podcast episode.
Read MoreRedefining Community Development in the Age of Networks
The traditional approach to developing prosperous communities assumes that communities are mechanical systems. When they fail, when there is a breakdown, we must have a problem that needs to be…
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