Social Web meets the Relationship Economy Stop Yelling & Start Weaving Deborah Schultz www.deborahschultz.com Technology changes, humans don’t http://www.flickr.com/photos/theparadigmshifter/470341923/

Social Web meets the Relationship Economy

We are inherently social animals

Way way past Life was simple Our universe was small Our communication was face to face

Life was simple

Our universe was small

Our communication was face to face

Recent Past phone, email, more email, god even more email

Our connections are far flung & diverse http://www.flickr.com/photos/gustavog/9708628/in/set-222111/

Our connections are far flung & diverse

They happen everywhere, and at anytime and they cross boundaries

and they cross boundaries

In fact, the medium is [often] the relationship complex, light and diverse

complex, light and diverse

[God, I hope so!] But are these relationships “real”? http://flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/179553810/

[God, I hope so!]

http://flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/179553810/

We live - again - in a relationship economy Transactions are the by-products of healthy relationships . The global economy is shifting from a mass media, consumer mass-marketing model to one that is far more emergent and decentralized . Sometimes, transactions don't matter . -Jerry Michalski

Transactions are the by-products of healthy relationships . The global economy is shifting from a mass media, consumer mass-marketing model to one that is far more emergent and decentralized .

Sometimes, transactions don't matter .

-Jerry Michalski

Relationships are hard and messy and subtle They come to your aid when you least expect em in weird and wonderful ways

They come to your aid when you least expect em in weird and wonderful ways

You never know which of your online contacts will impact you when and how

Think of it as relationship bricolage “ Bricolage is what tinkers do-collecting odd bits of stuff they think may be potentially useful, then using whatever bits seem to work in the context of some later repair job. Simple. And yet profound. Because the bits the bricoleur ends up using were not designed for the use they end up being put to ”. -Chris Locke

“ Bricolage is what tinkers do-collecting odd bits of stuff they think may be potentially useful, then using whatever bits seem to work in the context of some later repair job. Simple. And yet profound. Because the bits the bricoleur ends up using were not designed for the use they end up being put to ”.

-Chris Locke

Present The world is your oyster http://www.flickr.com/photos/gustavog/9708628/in/set-222111/

The world is your oyster

Sadly most organizations are silo and transaction driven http://www.flickr.com/photos/wyoming_1/169390155/

We are organic and social

We Weave between networks within networks over and around OK - n95 or iphone? Discuss Where is the best place to get a drink around here? woot - we launched! Marc - when you guys launching your new API? Deb, it’s Marc thx for the email- sent it to the dev team Anyone know a great fish place in San Diego? Anyone know a great fish place in San Diego?

between networks

within networks

over and around

When you weave, cool shit happens http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/179553810/

www.visualcomplexity.com [Gratuitous image slide - nice, huh]

www.visualcomplexity.com

Skills of the Weaver: Listener Connector Critic Partial geek Detective Catalyst Diplomat Juggler Approachable Intuitive Inquisitive driven by relationships networkweaving.com/blog/2007/04/companion-planting.html http://flickr.com/photos/tomscott/2707790/

Listener

Connector

Critic

Partial geek

Detective

Catalyst

Diplomat

Juggler

Approachable

Intuitive

Inquisitive

driven by relationships

Thanks, btw So get out there and relate - it’s in your nature!