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Network Theory Links

  • Power Relationships & Networks
    This paper demonstrates how power dissipates when people in a hub-and-spoke network start to talk to each other.
  • Interesting Interactive Network Map
    Use this orgnet.com map to explore how a network exists even if those in the network are not aware of it.
  • Is Gladwell's 'Influentials Theory' Wrong?
    An interesting article from Fast Company debunking Malcomb Gladwell's 'Tipping Point' theory that 'influentials' are the engines of change.
  • Malcom Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point'
    An important book with implications for those who build and sustain networks, both online and F2F.
  • Online and Face-to-Face Networking
    The US Senator Barak Obama's campaign is using various networking strategies as described in the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine. From the article - "Over the past year, the Obama campaign has quietly worked to integrate the online technologies ... — with the kind of neighbor-to-neighbor movement-building that Obama learned as a young organizer on the streets of Chicago."
  • Social Network Blog
    A social network blog about the creation of robust & vibrant economic and community networks... using network mapping, weaving and leadership development.
  • Social Network Theory - Wikipedia

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Online Community Video Tutorial

This series of short videos lays out the first steps you need to take if you plan to launch or improve the online community you organize.

Part 1 - Getting Started

Part 2 - Who is your community?

Part 3 - The Tool Trap

Part 4 - Organizational Issues

Part 5 - Setting objectves and Outcomes