Comments on: Think ‘Network Structure’ not ‘Networking’ http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/ Designed in Brisbane by Tim Kastelle & John Steen Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-28508 Tim Wed, 25 May 2011 03:56:40 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-28508 Thanks Dwight. That's a really interesting point about people hoarding connections - I've seen that too, and I agree that it is a short-sighted strategy. Still, very common. Thanks Dwight. That’s a really interesting point about people hoarding connections – I’ve seen that too, and I agree that it is a short-sighted strategy. Still, very common.

]]> By: Dwight Towers http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-28506 Dwight Towers Wed, 25 May 2011 03:33:44 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-28506 You've nailed it. The crucial thing is (for me) that some people want/needto be the "crucial" node - classic monopoly approach. They don't seem to realise that it's horrifically short-term, ineffective, especially in this networked world wot we live in. The people I'm thinking of, they tend to be brittle and insecure, hoarding contacts because they don't have anything else to really offer... This quote is from a PhD I read about social movements... "By emphasising the network form McLeish argues that the flows of information and interaction between groups and individuals are more important that (sic) the points of convergence. The ‘nodes’ – the points at which multiple flows connect – may represent a key moment during a movement’s history but have a tendency to create ossified traditions, incapable of reacting to changing political opportunities. ‘Organisers thrown up by events, who find themselves serving or surfing these waves of history narcissistically imagine themselves their authors. Last year’s bright creative movement becomes a fossilized bureaucracy or an inert ritualistic subculture.'” page 279 further details here... http://dwighttowers.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/ritualised-resistance-esf-to-climate-camp/ You’ve nailed it. The crucial thing is (for me) that some people want/needto be the “crucial” node – classic monopoly approach. They don’t seem to realise that it’s horrifically short-term, ineffective, especially in this networked world wot we live in. The people I’m thinking of, they tend to be brittle and insecure, hoarding contacts because they don’t have anything else to really offer…

This quote is from a PhD I read about social movements…

“By emphasising the network form McLeish argues that the flows of information and interaction between groups and individuals are more important that (sic) the points of convergence. The ‘nodes’ – the points at which multiple flows connect – may represent a key moment during a movement’s history but have a tendency to create ossified traditions, incapable of reacting to changing political opportunities. ‘Organisers thrown up by events, who find themselves serving or surfing these waves of history narcissistically imagine themselves their authors. Last year’s bright creative movement becomes a fossilized bureaucracy or an inert ritualistic subculture.’”
page 279

further details here…
http://dwighttowers.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/ritualised-resistance-esf-to-climate-camp/

]]> By: Strategic? No. Interactive? Nope. Forum? ROFLMAO!! « http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-28504 Strategic? No. Interactive? Nope. Forum? ROFLMAO!! « Wed, 25 May 2011 03:29:11 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-28504 [...] reading Excellent Tim Kastelle blog post on network weaving, not network structure Footnotes Footnote 1 I don’t blame the very young (to me) people who put it together. They [...] [...] reading Excellent Tim Kastelle blog post on network weaving, not network structure Footnotes Footnote 1 I don’t blame the very young (to me) people who put it together. They [...]

]]> By: Get Out of the Echo Chamber to Improve Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-8166 Get Out of the Echo Chamber to Improve Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:50:46 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-8166 [...] communities. These are people that can provide exposure to new ideas. John and I have talked about the importance of bridging in network terms – and Zuckerman provides clear examples of bridges, and the benefits of connecting to [...] [...] communities. These are people that can provide exposure to new ideas. John and I have talked about the importance of bridging in network terms – and Zuckerman provides clear examples of bridges, and the benefits of connecting to [...]

]]> By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-6831 Tim Thu, 20 May 2010 10:21:36 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-6831 Good luck with the workshop Janelle, and good luck with the program as a whole - it sounds really worthwhile. I only know a little bit about capoeira, but from what I do know it sounds awfully interesting. Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the workshop Janelle, and good luck with the program as a whole – it sounds really worthwhile. I only know a little bit about capoeira, but from what I do know it sounds awfully interesting. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Connectualise http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-6829 Connectualise Thu, 20 May 2010 09:42:28 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-6829 Hi Tim! Fascinating stuff! I am hosting a workshop next week (Monday 24th) to explore community development opportunities using capoeira (an afro-brazilian art form). Reading your post has made me realise that identifying the 'structural hole' between community-minded capoeira players and recreationally-minded community development practitioners (and inviting them to the workshop) is only the first step; a critical aspect of the workshop will be to create an environment where participants can be connected not only to each other, but also to ideas that are meaningful and relevant to them. With the ideas from your post in mind, it is my hope that the workshop I deliver will give participants the power to creatively and organically structure a network that can support the delivery of capoeira-based leisure programs to marginalised communities. Thank you for sharing! Janelle Hi Tim!

Fascinating stuff! I am hosting a workshop next week (Monday 24th) to explore community development opportunities using capoeira (an afro-brazilian art form). Reading your post has made me realise that identifying the ‘structural hole’ between community-minded capoeira players and recreationally-minded community development practitioners (and inviting them to the workshop) is only the first step; a critical aspect of the workshop will be to create an environment where participants can be connected not only to each other, but also to ideas that are meaningful and relevant to them. With the ideas from your post in mind, it is my hope that the workshop I deliver will give participants the power to creatively and organically structure a network that can support the delivery of capoeira-based leisure programs to marginalised communities.

Thank you for sharing!

Janelle

]]> By: When Planting a Garden is a Radical Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-6599 When Planting a Garden is a Radical Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Mon, 10 May 2010 11:26:25 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-6599 [...] cities, they create value for themselves and others through sharing ideas. This is an example of building a network by connecting others, rather than trying to create scarcity by occupying the most valuable network position themselves. [...] [...] cities, they create value for themselves and others through sharing ideas. This is an example of building a network by connecting others, rather than trying to create scarcity by occupying the most valuable network position themselves. [...]

]]> By: How Personality Shapes Your Network « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-5313 How Personality Shapes Your Network « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:39:16 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-5313 [...] while ago Tim wrote an excellent post on the difference between networking and network structure. It’s one of my favorite posts and [...] [...] while ago Tim wrote an excellent post on the difference between networking and network structure. It’s one of my favorite posts and [...]

]]> By: Best of the Web - March 1, 2010 | Cognitive Policy Works http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/think-network-structure-not-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-4446 Best of the Web - March 1, 2010 | Cognitive Policy Works Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:12:39 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1263#comment-4446 [...] Think ‘Network Structure’ not Networking -A powerful shift in thinking about how to use social networks to leverage power. [...] [...] Think ‘Network Structure’ not Networking -A powerful shift in thinking about how to use social networks to leverage power. [...]

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