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Spring 2006
Social Media, Networks & Tools:
Leading 21st Century Knowledge
Friday,
May 19,
2006
8:00am - 5:00pm
Photo Gallery
Benefits
The Action/Research themes for
Spring 2006 are value networks, social networks, appreciative inquiry,
network weaving and network analysis.
Over the last several years network archetypes and analysis have
exploded onto the KM, collaboration, community, organizational and
institutional scene. A relatively mature and established discipline,
social networks and value network analysis are now being applied broadly
with stunning results. A lot of new applications have emerged and new,
innovative practices have been discovered. The non-commercial, open,
low-cost and authentic Spring 2006 action/research conversations will
cover this territory and equip you with the following benefits and
advantages.
-Develop leadership
skills in value and social networks
-Be able to define and elaborate value and social networks
-Learn the synergy of value networks and social networks
-Understand how to plan and apply value network analysis
-Develop relationships with value network leaders and users
-Become active in the global value networks and SNA community
-Describe value network users organizations and their advantages
-Transform yourself and organizations to the value networks
perspective
-Greatly expand your value network and analysis capability with
Open GenIsis™ Technology
-Elaborate how value networks and SNA expands and improves
current methods such as Lean, TQM, 6-Sigma, Hoshin, ISO-9000,
OD/OL, System Dynamics, Baldridge, etc.
Your clusters are 100%
governed, sponsored and led by participants.
"Now that I know the value networks methodology, I would not consider
doing a six sigma, lean, or any other kind of project without first
doing a VNA to provide the "systems" context for the initiative." –
Glenda Turner, Boeing, Supply Chain Integrator, Integrated
Defense Systems
Value propels organizations. Networks are how organizations are defined.
Yet, well-meaning people continue to focus on information access,
transactions, process, frameworks and productivity only. The same people
freely admit 80%, 90% or even 100% (service/support networks) of their
business and value is based on intangibles, yet they continue to only
focus on transactions and tangibles!
Value and knowledge span artificial and administrative organizational
boundaries. It is time to reorient all knowledge-based activities to the
concept of value and value networks. Your federated action/research
network will examine value networks in depth. You will gain the models,
analysis tools, methods and language needed to elaborate and optimize
value networks.
Social computing, social networks and network analysis are also a
foundation of these emerging value webs and networks. They help define
the pathways and topologies for effective value networks. These key
techniques are also covered in-depth.
Innovation is important only as far as it creates value. Many innovation
and productivity initiatives create little/no true value. Only through
deliberate network mapping and visualization can value be uncovered,
expanded and led. It is value that drives innovation. It's not product
features, productivity, transactions or efficiencies. All innovation
depends on value and value networks.
No one ever bought a product or recommended a company because the
company was ‘productive.’ Customers expect and deserve broad value from
their relationships. To win, keep and strengthen customers and business,
value and value networks must be visualized and led.
Value networks are omnipresent. They are instrumental in achieving
breakthrough outcomes for all human activities, not just business. Many
non-profits, government agencies, NGO and institutions are adopting
value and social network archetypes to advance there missions and create
spectacular outcomes.
Sponsor Testimonials:
http://www.vnclusters.com/Testimonials.htm
Your next, low-cost Action/Research Network conversations and open
collaborations will focus the knowledge leadership priorities of of
social networks, media & analysis and value networks.
Mastery of these key methods is essential to excellence and leadership
in the 21st Century knowledge economy.
For information on future community collaborations and gatherings in
your region, simply syndicate KM Blogs
http://www.kmblogs.com.
The goal of your local, low-cost, non-commercial Clusters is periodic,
dialogic inquiry and close-in, open conversations with global thought
leaders and top practitioners. Unlike expensive mega-conferences, the modality is not PowerPoint presentations, it's
authentic, open conversation.
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