A human network approach to managing operations In complex, dynamically changing, and highly competitive environments, business agility is the single largest risk and opportunity facing global organizations. But agility is increasingly difficult to achieve and maintain. Clearly the road to agility is not a superhighway. MORE >>

Amazing 1957 visual map Could not resist showing this amazing map from Disney dated 1957. Solid proof that he was not only a great cartoonist but a cartographer as well. He has captured the entire Disney ecosystem using similar conventions as value network mapping. Memes are amazing. See Also Early Visual Maps Mind-Mapping.Org. MORE >>

Verna Allee Podcast Joseph Dager interviews Verna Allee on the topic of Collaboration and Value Networks. They discuss value networks and the free digital book she has published with Oliver Schwabe. The podcast can be downloaded for free at the Business901 iTunes Store. It provides step-by-step tips for conducting a Value Network Analysis. MORE >>

Reveal hidden patterns of interaction and predict process performance The idea that processes are networks seems counterintuitive. After all, processes are linear aren’t they? Not necessarily. It often can be visualized with a flowchart as a sequence of activities.” This is a process for scheduling procedures in a healthcare clinic. MORE >>

Both useful but very different We recently posted a comparison chart of how process modeling, social network analysis (SNA), and value network analysis (VNA) are different. People also ask how is System Dynamics Modeling different from Value Network Analysis? The below example is not VNA. Leave the complex visuals in the hands of the analysts. MORE >>