point them to the commercial “barter” sector, the 75 year old WIR Bank in Switzerland, and a few exchange alternatives that have been emerging spontaneously from the grassroots. Of course, what these trade exchanges offer is not “barter” at all, but credit clearing . Significant as it is, the commercial trade exchange business is not well known because it does not yet involve consumers or employees Via Thomas Greco : People often ask me how the credit clearing process that I advocate might be established and where existing successful models are to be found.

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Can virtual spaces or databases serve as nodes or "roles" in value networks? as a role in a value network map. From the Help Library in the ValueNetworks.com application comes the following: Why can’t a Role be a computer or a database? Only people make those decisions, determining what activities and transactions are important, and assigning the tasks either Network expert Pati Anklam (author of Net Work) asked for the current thinking about adding a virtual space (a social networking site, a document repository) etc. This question comes up frequently.

I have had the privilege of working with and learning from its inventor, Verna Allee , and have internalized the mapping of value exchanges into my consulting practice. The units of analysis in a VNA are (1) a role, for example, technical writer, software developer, or end user and (2) exchanges. Connections among roles represent exchanges of value that are either tangible deliverables (proposals, contracts, Value Network Analysis (VNA) is one of the sense-making tools that I emphasize in my book, Net Work . Whether shared or created with the client or not, it's

In addition to Animations and Detailed Visuals , indicator reports are generated for the Standard Value Network (Role view) and the Collaborative Value Network (Participant view). The example and some text below are drawn from a Standard Value Network (Role-based) Report, using the example of scheduling procedures in a health care organization. quot; Indicators and Metrics to Monitor and Predict Performance One of the most powerful benefits of value network modeling is the ability to monitor, predict and influence performance. Metrics are made simple with

Allen Butcher starts his essays on Communal Economics and on Time-based Economics , by stressing that sharing is NOT exchanging : Communal economics involves forms of time-based, plenty-paradigm economies while barter and monetary systems are forms of exchange economies. 8220;Time dollars” and “service credits” are also exchanged hour-for-hour as forms of “labor exchange,” while in communal economies A. Barter systems and local currencies have been used to increase local self-reliance, as well as to help monetary economies out

quot;Work is routinely conducted among employees, business partners and customers without a clear understanding of the positions that people play in the social network or a quantification of the value exchanges that occur," said Carol Rozwell, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner [pictured]. "CIOs, Untapped sources of insight Value Network Analysis examines the transactions and relationships among roles that create economic value. New Report from Carol Rozwell cites value network analysis as a key business discipline A new Gartner report on Pattern-Based Strategy points to network analysis as a key business discipline. "Work

liked the story as it demonstrates the role of a CoP facilitator (or weaver as she call it) in connecting people and stimulating private exchanges within the CoP, not only public- for all- meetings or discussions. After lunch, I introduced them and they exchanged contact information. Naava Frank posted a comment on lurkers and I asked her if I could repost it. (thanks!). thanks!).

In this first of a two-part interview, Shirley explains what the newly-created role of community manager means at BusinessWeek and how she engages with the magazine’s influential-yet-niche readership. In this first of a two-part interview, Shirley explains what the newly-created role of online community manager means at BusinessWeek and how she engages with the magazine’s influential-yet-niche readership. Image by cambodia4kidsorg via Flickr Guest post by Ben LaMothe

Indeed, they “played a starring role in the online campaign strategy that helped sweep Barack Obama” Facebook allows people to exchange videos, photos and other material, whereas Twitter is part-blog, part e-mail [I disagree with this. The Economist on social networking - world of connections What joy.