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Thinking Without Structure: Why Networks Are Changing Our Lives and How To Adapt
Thinking Without Structure: Why Networks Are Changing Our Lives and How To Adapt
Thinking Without Structure: Why Networks Are Changing Our Lives and How To Adapt
Thinking
10/30/15
Benjamin Cave
Trainer
@cave_ben
Aim
To enable participants to apply network thinking
to their work
Learning Objectives
Define 5 principles of network thinking
Apply network thinking to professional
challenges
List support structures for a network
Exercise
Think of an example of knowledge
organised in a tree structure
What is the benefit of the tree
structure?
Benefits of trees
Orderly
Hierarchical
Simple
Unified
Structured
Intuitive
Hierarchies
Business
Family
Military
Governmental
Discussion
How can
equal
things be
expresse
d in
trees?
Structures
A football team
A business
A friendship
group
Giles
Deleuze
Felix
Guattari
Rhizomes
Unlike trees or their roots, the rhizome
connects any point to any other point
Principles of
Networks
Networks are not linear.
Networks have no origin point.
Networks cannot be controlled from the
top.
Networks
and Jobs
40% found job through social
network referrals
63% of recruiters take
referrals as #1 indicator of
candidate quality
35% change jobs at least
every 5 years
Principles of Network
Thinking
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Interaction Institute f
Emergence
Network thinkers understand the limits of
prediction and reduce reliance on
projections
To do this they increase the diversity of
data and information they have available to
them
Example: A business adjusts the focus of an
event to match the latest developments in
the field
Adaptability
Network thinkers prioritise flexibility over
rigid delivery
To do this they focus on the outcome not the
process
Example: A business brings in a colleague to
support delivery of a project in another
language
Redundancy
Network thinkers reduce reliance on any
one part of their network
To do this they identify and cultivate
alternative relationships and switching
with agility when needed
Example: A business keeps a list of skills
in their network in case they cannot meet
a need internally
Contribution
Network thinkers look at the best person
for a job not whether that person has a
track record
To do this they constantly keep track of the
skills in their network and apply new
knowledge to each situation
Example: A business uses a trainer to
promote their work in a specialist area
How
can
they
apply
contribution to decide who
should run it?
Diversity
Network thinkers embrace different
perspectives
To do this they work on new projects and
bring in new partners to support delivery
Example: A business partners with a
freelance developer to deliver a project in
a new technical area.
Exercise
Thank You
10/30/15
Benjamin Cave
Trainer
@cave_ben