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Revision as of 06:58, 24 September 2007
Definitions
"A network, defined minimally, is a system of interconnected elements or nodes, where each node represents an intersection of flows.
- Every social system can be described in terms of a network
- It is not only a way to describe a social system, but also a model to organize them
(source: Ulises Mejias)
Characteristics
From David Snowden at http://www.cognitive-edge.com/2007/05/is_a_network_a_community.php :
- If it's a network, you can draw it.
- Every network has an underlying purpose and every network creates value.
- We can create a language of networks that enables us to identify, create, and alter its properties, boundaries, and environment.
- We can approach working with networks by understanding them as complex systems.
- Everyone in a network can influence the relationships in it and its outcomes.
- Norms, especially reciprocity and trust, are required for networks to be successful.
- Success networks are generative and reflective.
- All networks are alike (have the same fundmental discernible properties) and all networks are unique (in how they express those properties)
Metrics
See Network Metrics
Documentation
- Network Typology
- Network Topology
- Network Sociality
- Customer-build network infrastructures
- Network Advocacy Model
- Network Graphs
- Mesh Networks
Examples