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Working wikily: changing practices for networks and partnerships
Networks and partnerships
Source: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/cornell-info204/2007/01/29/social-network-of-the-new-testament-jesus-had-lots-of-friends/
Networks are nothing
new
Networks are socialThe basis of all networks
is a social network. A social network is a structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networks
Photo of UK flickr meet up http://www.flickr.com/photos/irashid007/2855672715/
Professional networksA professional
network is a social network that focuses on professional interactions
(photo by Jay Cross)
Networks are unique and differ in their purpose and organising principle
Learning &
knowledge exchange
Advocacy
Research
Service delivery
Innovation
Alliances, partnerships or networks?
Types of collaboration(bron Fowler: striking a balance)
Source:http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/xhtml-friends-network
Social media have expanded the scope
and nature of networks and partnerships
“Merging knowledge about networking and collaboration with social media will allow us to do old things in new ways..”
Networking on a wider scale
Open = easy boundary crossing between networks
New entry points for new members
Expertise leadership- sharing
Self-organising, new leadership models
“Working Wikily” (coined by the Monitor Institute)
Refers to the new ways that people are applying network theory and networked technology to do the work they’ve always done in a more collaborative form and also to begin working in new ways altogether.
Stay grounded
New possibilities, New practices- New questions
• What is the quality of crowdsourced solutions?
• How to deal with low bandwidth situations?
• How to deal Information overload?
• How to safeguard need for privacy/intimacy versus transparency?
• How to lead?