Tweet I’ve discussed this table before, but I’d like to put it all the links together to highlight what we need to do with our organizations and structures to deal with complexity. From the evolving social organization we developed this table to show the differences between three archetypal organizations. Simplicity. MORE >>

Sharing your discoveries adds to the value of the networked Commons; I think of it as a requirement of good network citizenship. We’re each teasing out the meaning of what we call  the Coherent Organization  with models. The Coherent Organization. These networks operate behind the firewall (e.g., The Models. MORE >>

Sloan Management Review has a great interview with Andy McAfee on What Sells CEOs on Social Networking. ” They understand the power of weak ties in enterprise social networks. Sure, there are fears of losing control, the fact that hierarchy and social networks are not comfortable bedfellows, and the inevitable paradigm drag. MORE >>

Previously I’ve discussed the benefits and uses of micro-blogging , badging and virtual worlds inside an organization. Once you have video sharing in place, what are some of the effective ways in which you can utilize it within your organization? It’s time to tackle video sharing. 1) Social Learning. Well well well. MORE >>

For the last decade I have examined and applied social network analysis in and across organizations, for example in large professional firms , technology purchase decision-making , high-performance personal networks , and other applications. However this is often difficult in large, complex organizations. MORE >>