Social Network Analysis

Social Network Analysis – Survey Process CEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Who are the most critical experts that you would turn to when you have a significant challenge to move ahead an initiative?” _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Potentially 30 responses

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Social Network Analysis – Visualization Tools NetDraw free, downloadable http://www.analytictech.com/downloadnd.htm

NetDraw

free, downloadable

http://www.analytictech.com/downloadnd.htm

Social Network Analysis – Interpreting Data Analysis process – not networking process anonymous focus on “plutos” and “star clusters” colors and shapes external contacts?

Analysis process – not networking process

anonymous

focus on “plutos” and “star clusters”

colors and shapes

external contacts?

Social Network Analysis – Acting on the analysis Communicate agency learning agenda include stars in new clusters create cross-cluster initiatives conduct a second SNA apply for field projects?

Communicate agency learning agenda

include stars in new clusters

create cross-cluster initiatives

conduct a second SNA

apply for field projects?

Social Network Analysis – Resources The Hidden Power of Social Networks , Rob Cross and Andrew Parker, Harvard Business School Press, 2004. http://connectedness.blogspot.com/2005/05/annotated-bibliography-of-social.html