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Time-Networks Continued
In my previous article, titled “Time-Networks”, I introduced a new framework for analyzing social networks: time-network analysis. This article extends the concept, providing additional tools for understanding the time-network of an organization. Before diving into the new material, here is a summary…
Time-Networks
How do you measure a year? Simply as “five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand-six-hundred minutes”?1 From the perspective of a clock, sure, a year is just a collection of identical minutes. But we are not clocks. Time, as experienced, is less like a linear arrow and more…
Social Terrain
Each person experiences different social terrain. Some walk on rolling hills, with plenty of paths to take, while others are traversing mountain ridges and deep gullies, following single-track trails. Unlike physical terrain, social terrain is intersubjective and actively shaped: it is carved…
Polyafficity
Polyafficity [pɒlɪ əˈfɪsəti] noun A way of experiencing the world that is characterized by a multiplicity of group-affiliations. // The university had a culture of polyafficity among its students; it was the norm to be a member of at least two different…
Reciprocity in Everyday Life
Oftentimes when I make a large meal, I put some of it in a reusable container and give it to a neighbor. It is a form of food storage, because my generosity is usually reciprocated in the form of free food at…
Reciprocity Rings
In Adam Grant’s book Give and Take: Why helping others drives our success, he describes a workshop called a “Reciprocity Ring”, a one-time face-to-face or virtual meeting where each person has the opportunity to bring a request to the table and get…
Social Network Analysis
How well do you know the informal social network in your organization? Studies have found that those who have the most accurate mental model of the social network are likely to be highly influential, because knowing the reality of how people are…
Creativity and Connection
What is creativity? And what makes a creative team? Is it the creativity of individual parts of the brain or individual team members? Maybe it’s none of those things. Perhaps, creativity is about creating new things, and that requires the coordination of…
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