Colabria: Social Media, Networks, Tools May 19, 2006

ORGANIZATION NAME: Colabria
EVENT NAME: Social Media, Networks, Tools
EVENT START DATE: 5/19/2006 8:00:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 5/19/2006 5:00:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), 22800 Cedar Point Road, Brookpark, Ohio 44142
EVENT REGION: US - Midwest
EVENT THEME: Business Focused
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Social Media, Networks, Tools
EVENT PURPOSE: Executives, KM Professionals, Community Consultants/Leaders, Collaboration Experts
EVENT SPEAKERS: Verna Allee, Valdis Krebs, Bill Ives
EVENT COST: $299.00
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://www.vnclusters.com/CLE.htm
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Sarah Jones
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 978-468-0267
CONTACT EMAIL: sarah@colabria.com
RSVP PHONE: 978-468-0267
RSVP EMAIL/LINK: sarah@colabria.com
RSVP DEADLINE: May 12, 2006
MUST ONE RSVP?: Yes!
INVITATION ONLY?: No
PROPER ATTIRE: Business Casual
REFRESHMENTS: Full Lunch
BUSINESS CARDS: YES - Bring Business Cards
EVENT NOTES: The Action/Research themes for Spring 2006 are value networks, social networks and network analysis. Over the last several years network archetypes and analysis have exploded onto the KM, collaboration, community, organizational and institutional scene. A relatively mature and established discipline, social networks and value network analysis are now being applied broadly with stunning results. A lot of new applications have emerged and new, innovative practices have been discovered. The non-commercial, open, low-cost and authentic Spring 2006 action/research conversations will cover this territory and equip you with the following benefits and advantages. -Develop leadership skills in value and social networks -Be able to define and elaborate value and social networks -Learn the synergy of value networks and social networks -Understand how to plan and apply value network analysis -Develop relationships with value network leaders and users -Become active in the global value networks and SNA community -Describe value network users organizations and their advantages -Transform yourself and organizations to the value networks perspective -Greatly expand your value network and analysis capability with Open GenIsis? Technology -Elaborate how value networks and SNA expands and improves current methods such as Lean, TQM, 6-Sigma, Hoshin, ISO-9000, OD/OL, System Dynamics, Baldridge, etc. Your clusters are 100% governed, sponsored and led by participants. "Now that I know the value networks methodology, I would not consider doing a six sigma, lean, or any other kind of project without first doing a VNA to provide the "systems" context for the initiative." ? Glenda Turner, Boeing, Supply Chain Integrator, Integrated Defense Systems Value propels organizations. Networks are how organizations are defined. Yet, well-meaning people continue to focus on information access, transactions, process, frameworks and productivity only. The same people freely admit 80%, 90% or even 100% (service/support networks) of their business and value is based on intangibles, yet they continue to only focus on transactions and tangibles! Value and knowledge span artificial and administrative organizational boundaries. It is time to reorient all knowledge-based activities to the concept of value and value networks. Your federated action/research network will examine value networks in depth. You will gain the models, analysis tools, methods and language needed to elaborate and optimize value networks. Social computing, social networks and network analysis are also a foundation of these emerging value webs and networks. They help define the pathways and topologies for effective value networks. These key techniques are also covered in-depth. Innovation is important only as far as it creates value. Many innovation and productivity initiatives create little/no true value. Only through deliberate network mapping and visualization can value be uncovered, expanded and led. It is value that drives innovation. It's not product features, productivity, transactions or efficiencies. All innovation depends on value and value networks. No one ever bought a product or recommended a company because the company was ?productive.? Customers expect and deserve broad value from their relationships. To win, keep and strengthen customers and business, value and value networks must be visualized and led. Value networks are omnipresent. They are instrumental in achieving breakthrough outcomes for all human activities, not just business. Many non-profits, government agencies, NGO and institutions are adopting value and social network archetypes to advance there missions and create spectacular outcomes. Sponsor Testimonials: http://www.vnclusters.com/Testimonials.htm Your next, low-cost Action/Research Network conversations and open collaborations will focus the knowledge leadership priorities of of social networks, media & analysis and value networks. Mastery of these key methods is essential to excellence and leadership in the 21st Century knowledge economy. The Silicon Valley Spring 2006 Action/Research Cluster will examine these clear priorities. Join your cluster community at UCSF Mission Bay Campus on April 7, 2006, for a deep dive of these pressing knowledge leadership themes. Your action/research network event sponsored in part by Cisco Systems. All are welcome. For the agenda and open registration, please visit the event Web. For information on future community collaborations and gatherings in your region, simply syndicate KM Blogs http://www.kmblogs.com. The goal of your local, low-cost, non-commercial Clusters is periodic, dialogic inquiry and close-in, open conversations with global thought leaders and top practitioners. Unlike expensive, mega-conferences, the modality is not PowerPoint presentations, it's authentic, open conversation.
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