Network weaving
Yesterday I had the pleasure of assisting international level social network experts June Holley and Valdis Krebs in a workshop on networking weaving to a diverse and eager group of 40 people. This is the role of connecting people in networks in new ways. People loved its freshness and depth.
One of the themes was about how the laws of growth in networks are the opposite of those in heirarchies. Growth in networks can be nurutured not controlled since there in networks, there is no center, no up, and no down. It was quite shocking to the institutionally weaned. When we get this as a community, amazing things will occur.
August 23rd, 2005 13:06
Hello Jack, you also made another comment during yesterday’s workshop that resonated for me, and I hope I paraphrase you accurately here… Institutions can’t direct networks but they should learn from them… This is more important, imho.
All the Best,
Steve FitzGerald
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