Comments on: How to Network Your Organization http://www.digitaltonto.com/2013/how-to-network-your-organization/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Sun, 19 May 2013 22:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Greg http://www.digitaltonto.com/2013/how-to-network-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-18424 Greg Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:38:26 +0000 http://www.digitaltonto.com/?p=11912#comment-18424 Interesting. What size are they now?

- Greg

]]> By: Gunther Sonnenfeld http://www.digitaltonto.com/2013/how-to-network-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-18419 Gunther Sonnenfeld Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:33:47 +0000 http://www.digitaltonto.com/?p=11912#comment-18419 The Dunbar phenomenon is interesting when you think about thresholds in an accelerated network, or an accelerated society of networks. A great example is the creative agency Taxi — it realized it’s threshold was about 30 people, and then started creating iterations (Taxi 1, Taxi 2. Taxi 3 etc. etc.). A couple of things happened when it did this: 1. The network itself developed emergent practices (to include best practices) almost organically; 2. The work efficiency and quality of the work improved by leaps and bounds. Many have posited that intangibles tied to creativity also improved (freedom to think, modes of expression, etc.).

]]> By: Greg http://www.digitaltonto.com/2013/how-to-network-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-18004 Greg Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:58:38 +0000 http://www.digitaltonto.com/?p=11912#comment-18004 Yes, that’s exactly what companies like Orgnet do, provide network maps for organizations. Often, they find that quiet people who are overlooked are actually crucial to the enterprise.

One finding that I found interesting (although I don’t believe this came from Orgnet) is that smokers tend to be very influential. It’s a bit counterintuitive, but makes a lot of sense. Lots of information gets passed around when they go out to smoke!

- Greg

]]> By: Richard Rashty (@RichardRashty) http://www.digitaltonto.com/2013/how-to-network-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-18002 Richard Rashty (@RichardRashty) Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:12:16 +0000 http://www.digitaltonto.com/?p=11912#comment-18002 Good Points. I feel companies need to have “Relationship Charts” just as much as “Organizational Charts”. The org chart shows reporting structure, but the real value is in the Relationships which exist throughout the organization. This is where Social/Digital programs can really help shape and transform the company. Transcending the command/control industrial complex models, to offer a relationship-driven model.

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