leveraging networks teigland aug 2011 gem64
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My presentation today for GEM 64 at IFL.TRANSCRIPT
August 2011August 2011www.hhs.sewww.hhs.se
"...when the rate of change "...when the rate of change outside an organization is outside an organization is greater than the rate of greater than the rate of
change inside, the end is change inside, the end is near...." near...."
Jack Welch…Jack Welch…
Did You Know: Shift HappensDid You Know: Shift Happenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=cL9Wu2kWwSYv=cL9Wu2kWwSY
How are these trends impacting How are these trends impacting you and your organization?you and your organization?
GrowthGrowth
TimeTime
Information Information and knowledgeand knowledge
Human Human absorptive absorptive capacitycapacity
Human capacity cannot keep up…Human capacity cannot keep up…
Adapted from Cohen & Levinthal 1989Adapted from Cohen & Levinthal 1989
””No one knows everything, No one knows everything,
everyone knows something, everyone knows something, all knowledge resides in all knowledge resides in
humanity.”humanity.”networksnetworks
Adapted from Lévy 1997
Six degrees Six degrees of separationof separation
- Milgram, - Milgram, 19671967
What is a network?What is a network?
A set of actors connected by tiesA set of actors connected by ties
•Ties/LinksTies/Links−Knowledge, trust, Knowledge, trust, team, sit by, dislike, team, sit by, dislike, etc.etc.−Alliance, customer, Alliance, customer, investment, etc.investment, etc.
TieTie
•Actors/NodesActors/Nodes−IndividualsIndividuals−Teams, Teams, organizations, etc.organizations, etc.
ActorActor
Social network analysis has a long Social network analysis has a long history history
and is based on matrix algebraand is based on matrix algebra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
Uncovering informal networksUncovering informal networks
Formal organization Informal organization
Teigland et al. 2005
What do you notice about the informal What do you notice about the informal network? network?
Cross, Introduction to organizational network analysisCross, Introduction to organizational network analysis
Why do networks matter?
An actor’s position in a social network, i.e., social capital, determines in part the actor’s opportunities and constraints.
Casper & Murray 2002Casper & Murray 2002
German biotech scientist
s
Betweenness•Control over what flows in the network•How often are you on the shortest path between two individuals?
Closeness•Access to what flows in the network•How quickly can you reach all others in the network?
Network position is related to ….. Network position is related to …..
BA
Two individuals/organizations Two individuals/organizations with the same number of contacts…with the same number of contacts…
……but with very different access to but with very different access to resourcesresources
BA
A
Poor Poor creativity and creativity and
innovative innovative performanceperformance
Highcreativity and
innovative performance
Teigland 2003
B
What are they doing?What are they doing?
Adapted from FredCavazza.net
“u r always on….”
Is knowledge trading good or bad for a Is knowledge trading good or bad for a firm?firm?
We pass over the We pass over the nondisclosure nondisclosure
agreements of different agreements of different companies and trade companies and trade company secrets all company secrets all
the time. the time.
My company has blocked my computer from accessing
most social media sites. But I feel cut off from my network so now I just connect through
my phone.
Management Management cannotcannot mandate mandate social relationships social relationships
Photo: ac360.blogs.cnn.com
…..you “hire” his or her network.
When you hire someone,… When you hire someone,…
Raise awareness of how to use social Raise awareness of how to use social mediamedia
Empower employees to make right Empower employees to make right decisionsdecisions
Trust your employees and enable social media use
Discuss social media use and guidelines Use wikis to enable employees to create
company guidelinesProvide examples of good use and poor useCheck out others’ guidelines
http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php
When trusted, employees feel When trusted, employees feel empowered to do the right thing!empowered to do the right thing!
IBMIBM’’s blogging policy & guidance, s blogging policy & guidance, created by the employeescreated by the employees
Policies based on IBM’sBusiness Conduct
Guidelines
Apply internally and externally
Available on ibm.com“blogging guidelines”
Adapted from Poole 2008
Communicate competitive landscapeCommunicate competitive landscape
What is our strategy?1. Who are our customerscustomers?
2. What products do we sell?3. How do we create value?4. Who are our competitors?
https://www.securestate.com/PublishingImages/Competition-(BIG).gifhttps://www.securestate.com/PublishingImages/Competition-(BIG).gif
Transparency, transparency, transparencyTransparency, transparency, transparency
http://twitter.com/#!/zappos
Core Value #6: "Build Open and Honest
Relationships with Communication
Develop three forms of networkingDevelop three forms of networking
OperationalOperational PersonalPersonal StrategicStrategic
Purpose Getting work done efficiently
Enhancing personal and professional development
Developing and achieving future priorities
Members Mostly internal contacts and focused on current demands
Mostly external contacts and focused on current and future interests
Both internal and external contacts and focused on future
Network attributes
Depth through building strong working relationships
Breadth through reaching out to contacts who can refer you to others
Leverage through creating inside-outside links
Ibarra & Hunter, HBR Jan 2007Ibarra & Hunter, HBR Jan 2007
Analyze your networksAnalyze your networks
http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/network
Avoid creating insular networksAvoid creating insular networks
http://www.enronexplorer.com/focus/19185#http://www.enronexplorer.com/focus/19185#
””No one knows everything, No one knows everything,
everyone knows something, everyone knows something, all knowledge resides in all knowledge resides in
humanity.”humanity.”networksnetworks
Adapted from Lévy 1997
Six degrees Six degrees of separationof separation
- Milgram, - Milgram, 19671967
The wisdom of the crowdThe wisdom of the crowd
ClosedClosedExpensiveExpensiveComplexComplexAccurateAccurate
OpenOpenInexpensiveInexpensive
SimpleSimpleClose enoughClose enough
Hinton 2007
AccurateAccurate
History tends to repeat itself….History tends to repeat itself….Innovation, financial crisis, industrial revolution, Innovation, financial crisis, industrial revolution,
… …
Steam Steam engineengine
Internal Internal combustion combustion
engineengine
MicroelectroniMicroelectronicscs
Late 18Late 18thth C C Late 19Late 19thth C C Late 20Late 20thth C C
Schön 2008
Third industrial revolution?
A new workforce is appearing…A new workforce is appearing…
Prensky 2001, Beck and Wade 2004, Mahaley 2008 Prensky 2001, Beck and Wade 2004, Mahaley 2008
““Digital ImmigrantsDigital Immigrants””““Digital NativesDigital Natives””
Company loyaltyCompany loyaltyWork ≠ PersonalWork ≠ Personal
Learning=Behind the deskLearning=Behind the desk
Company loyaltyCompany loyaltyWork ≠ PersonalWork ≠ Personal
Learning=Behind the deskLearning=Behind the desk
Professional loyaltyProfessional loyaltyWork = PersonalWork = Personal
Learning=Fun and gamesLearning=Fun and games
Professional loyaltyProfessional loyaltyWork = PersonalWork = Personal
Learning=Fun and gamesLearning=Fun and games
Breaking free from Breaking free from ““industrial chainsindustrial chains””??
Work and private life are separateWork and private life are separateWork should be seriousWork should be seriousRoles and responsibilities are appointedRoles and responsibilities are appointedLearning occurs behind the deskLearning occurs behind the deskValue is created by firmValue is created by firm’’s employeess employeesFirms are primary source of value Firms are primary source of value
creationcreationCompetition is a zero-sum gameCompetition is a zero-sum gameEtc…..Etc…..
Building skills in virtual environmentsBuilding skills in virtual environments
My CVMy CV•Leading a virtual team of 30 Leading a virtual team of 30
individuals from across the globeindividuals from across the globe•Creating and successfully Creating and successfully executing strategies under executing strategies under
pressurepressure•Managing cross-cultural conflict Managing cross-cultural conflict
without face-to-face without face-to-face communicationcommunication
Teigland 2010
Tenno, http://www.slideshare.net/helgetenno/post-digital-marketing-2009
Drivers of changeDrivers of changeIn
crease
dIn
tera
ctivity
DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
Our economy changesOur economy changes
Pine Jr. & Gilmore 1998, 1999; DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
Business models
So, what happens to them?
Johnson, Christensen, and Kagermann 2008, DiGangi 2010
They evolve...
DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
Closed model
Organizations internalize resources for value creation; restrict access to
knowledge and protect intellectual property. DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
Open model
Organizations leverage both internal and external resources for value
creation; strategically interact with environment. DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
Access to 24x7 global workforceAccess to 24x7 global workforce
Average wage Average wage approx. USD 1.40 / approx. USD 1.40 /
hourhourhttp://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~drand/~drand/
““Distributed groups of individuals Distributed groups of individuals focused on solving general problem focused on solving general problem
and/or developing new solution and/or developing new solution supported by computer-mediated supported by computer-mediated
communication.communication.”” Dahlander & Wallin, 2006 p. 1246Dahlander & Wallin, 2006 p. 1246
User-driven Innovation
DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
““Distributed groups of individuals Distributed groups of individuals focused on solving general problem focused on solving general problem
and/or developing new solution and/or developing new solution supported by computer-mediated supported by computer-mediated
communication.communication.”” Dahlander & Wallin, 2006 p. 1246Dahlander & Wallin, 2006 p. 1246
User-driven Innovation
A shift from being A shift from being problem solvers to solution finders problem solvers to solution finders
Co-created model
Organizations encourage flow of knowledge between internal and external resources; focus on common good where
both parties benefit DiGangi 2010DiGangi 2010
70 empl70 empl230+230+
PartnerPartnerss
41,000+41,000+CommunityCommunitymembersmembers
5,000+5,000+Customers in Customers in 130 countries130 countries
• Content management software, #1 in media Content management software, #1 in media industryindustry
• Customers: UN, Vogue, Hitachi, 3M, MIT, FT, Customers: UN, Vogue, Hitachi, 3M, MIT, FT, WSJWSJ
• 75 employees in 9 countries (US, Europe & 75 employees in 9 countries (US, Europe & Asia)Asia)
eZ PhilosophyeZ Philosophy
Connecting people who share a passion for something they do
so that they can collaborate, share ideas,
learn, and create knowledge
eZ provides eZ provides platforms for interaction platforms for interaction throughout its ecosystemthroughout its ecosystem
eZ Software development team
Driven by both parties sharing their experiences and co-creating value of
network
Private-collective Community
But how to balance needs of community with needs of firm in value co-creation
model?
DiGangi et al 2010DiGangi et al 2010
Some things do not changeSome things do not change
Innovation Exchange
Exchange Trust
Trust RelationshipsRelationships Interaction
"E-connection is processed in the brain like an in-person connection."
http://slideshare.net/missrogue
Just when you thought you got it…..Just when you thought you got it…..
OO ’’Driscoll 2009Driscoll 2009
How many usually think of virtual worlds…How many usually think of virtual worlds…
Teigland 2010
But what else can they be?But what else can they be?
•Ability to manipulate/create contentAbility to manipulate/create content•Virtual economy and currencyVirtual economy and currency
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quh2OiPHkm8
Moving out of Moving out of ““Gartner hype cycleGartner hype cycle”” trough trough
Virtual worlds today
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1447613http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1447613
>1 bln users
Facilitating the virtual workforce Facilitating the virtual workforce through virtual worldsthrough virtual worlds
Welch et al 2010Welch et al 2010
TomorrowTomorrow’’s education & training?s education & training?
Learning virtual Learning virtual teaming skills teaming skills
through experiencethrough experience
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XPmp0qGyghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XPmp0qGyg
Accelerating innovation to meet global Accelerating innovation to meet global needsneeds
Teigland et al. 2010Teigland et al. 2010
Integrating users in Integrating users in development development
processprocess
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMNWBU1Yb8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMNWBU1Yb8
““Clearly if social activity migrates to Clearly if social activity migrates to synthetic worlds, economic activity will go synthetic worlds, economic activity will go
there as well.there as well.”” Castranova, 2006Castranova, 2006
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodenberger/5085364909/in/pool-popartlab/#/photos/rodenberger/5085364909/in/pool-http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodenberger/5085364909/in/pool-popartlab/#/photos/rodenberger/5085364909/in/pool-1240578@N23/1240578@N23/
•US US $3 bln in virtual good sales 3 bln in virtual good sales in 2009 to grow to US in 2009 to grow to US $12 bln in 12 bln in 20122012
•US $222,000 raised at American Cancer Society Relay in Second Life
•Swedish government granted Swedish government granted bbank license to Mind Bank in 2009
•US US $3 bln in virtual good sales 3 bln in virtual good sales in 2009 to grow to US in 2009 to grow to US $12 bln in 12 bln in 20122012
•US $222,000 raised at American Cancer Society Relay in Second Life
•Swedish government granted Swedish government granted bbank license to Mind Bank in 2009
USD 635,000 for an asteroid!USD 635,000 for an asteroid!
http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/11/13/meet-the-man-who-just-made-a-cool-half-million-from-the-sale-of-virtual-property/
USD 500,000 profit in 5 yearsUSD 500,000 profit in 5 years-Jon -Jon ““NeverdieNeverdie”” Jacobs Jacobs
The rise of Avapreneurs The rise of Avapreneurs (avatar+entrepreneur)?(avatar+entrepreneur)?
Global marketsGlobal marketsMicropaymentsMicropayments
Microemployees Microemployees
Teigland 2010Teigland 2010
Increasing pace of VW development!Increasing pace of VW development!
VWs on VWs on stickstick
Browser-Browser-based VWsbased VWs
SeamlessnessSeamlessness
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2009/05/hypergrid-101-why-its-good-for-business/http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2009/05/hypergrid-101-why-its-good-for-business/http://mediagrid.org/groups/technology/OFF.TWG/http://mediagrid.org/groups/technology/OFF.TWG/
"Create Once, "Create Once, Experience Experience
EverywhereEverywhere”” Expanding Expanding usesuses
For smart For smart phones and phones and tablet PCstablet PCs
“As soon as the Facebook generation wakes up and
embraces virtual reality, we are going to see a giant
wave of virtual world millionaires”
-Jon -Jon ““NeverdieNeverdie”” JacobsJacobs
Which professions and industriesWhich professions and industrieswill will notnot be revolutionized? be revolutionized?
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From the mobility of goods From the mobility of goods to the mobility of financial capital to … to the mobility of financial capital to …
...the ...the ““mobilitymobility”” of labor? of labor?Teigland 2010Teigland 2010
Leadership moving forward……Leadership moving forward……
HierarchyHierarchyLinear, static, process-Linear, static, process-
based organizationbased organization
HierarchyHierarchyLinear, static, process-Linear, static, process-
based organizationbased organization
HeterarchyHeterarchyDynamic, integrated Dynamic, integrated
collaboration networks collaboration networks
HeterarchyHeterarchyDynamic, integrated Dynamic, integrated
collaboration networks collaboration networks
Teigland 2010
What should you think about?What should you think about?
How to let go?How to let go?
How to leverage the power of How to leverage the power of networks to create value inside and networks to create value inside and outside the boundaries of the firm?outside the boundaries of the firm?
How to create a sustainable How to create a sustainable ecosystem?ecosystem?
How do you stay in How do you stay in command command
…………while letting go of while letting go of
control?control?
Open LeadershipOpen Leadership
Having confidence and humility to give up need
to be in control, while inspiring commitment
from people to accomplish goals
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