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“The Quantum Theory of Trust"
Who are the “Hubs, Gatekeepers and Pulsetakers” in your network?
We all know the mantra. The network IS the organization – of
the present and the future. These human networks, loosely connected
by an intangible web of trust and knowledge, hold the true
power of today’s formal and informal organizations. But
if you can’t see them, how can you understand them, let
alone tap that wellspring of potential. In these days of virtually
non-existent competitive advantage can any of us afford not
to understand how to make our human networks visible?
Maverick social network theorist and anthropologist Professor Karen Stephenson has spent over 10 years working to understand the ties that bind and unwind human networks in our organizations. She calls her theory the “Quantum theory of trust” and it is at the forefront of a growing influential movement known as Social Network analysis.
From helping furniture designer Steelcase to create better office environments through the analysis of communication flows, to working with the Defence Department to identify the structure of terrorist networks the underlying principles are fundamentally the same. These networks all have certain people who play key networking roles. Those roles are defined by knowledge and bound together by trust.
Please click through to the links below to find
out how to tap the network wells of knowledge and trust lying
dormant
within your organization and learn how to identify your Hubs,
Gatekeepers and Pulsetakers.
Quantum Theory of Trust: Find
out how to tap the network wells of knowledge and trust lying
dormant
within your organization
and learn
how to identify your Hubs, Gatekeepers and Pulsetakers. Download
the article.
More Articles: Interested
in the idea of Social Network Analysis? Find more articles
by
Karen
Stephenson at Netform.com
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