Slides for Ross Dawson's keynote at Connected Enterprise 2012

1. Building
Massively Successful
Networked Organisations
 Futurist
 Strategy advisor
 Author
@rossdawson

3. Networks
Work
Connections
Analysis
Leadership
Action

4. Networks

5. Who does this man know?

6. The most connected actors

7. Networks and life

8. The structure is the same

9. Layers of the living networks
Brain Internet Applications Organizations Industries

11. Work

12. Distributed work

13. Modularisation
Flickr credit: ulybug

14. We are social

15. “The world is becoming too fast,
too complex and too networked
for any company to have all the
answers inside.”
Prof. Yochai Benkler, Harvard University
and author, The Wealth of Networks

16. Markets for talent
Flickr credit: blprnt_van

17. Connections

18. The networked organisation

19. Network roles
Boundary spanner
Information broker
Central Connector
Peripheral Specialist
Source: Patti Anklam

20. The importance of boundary spanners

21. Networks for innovation

22. Networks in client relationships

23. Analysing purchasing decisions
Successful Unsuccessful

24. Analysis

25. Network methodologies
Surveys Digital trails

26. Types of networks
Bounded Unbounded

27. Network dimensions
Demographics Expertise
 Tenure  Knowledge of capabilities
 Location  Input into decision-making
 Confidence in capabilities
Communication
 Trust
 Frequency of communication
 Value of communication Value
 Importance in achieving work
 Time saved
 Want to communicate more
 Revenue generated
 Energising
 Personal benefits

28. Network over-dependency
Number who say
they would be more Likely bottlenecks.
effective if they People that are
could interact more already heavily
with this person sought out yet
others need more of
their time.
Numbers who communicate to this person at least once a month.

29. Leadership
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30. Successful organisations of the future
 Networked
 Scalable
 Flexible
 Talented
 Responsive
 Open
 Integrated
 Innovative
 Extended

31. The inside is the outside

34. Governance for transformation
Benefits Risks/ Concerns Risks of NOT
taking action
Productivity and Productivity loss Reduced
efficiency competitiveness
Staff satisfaction and Loss of control Harder to attract
engagement talented staff
Access to information Information reliability Fragmentation of
and processes information
Flexibility in work Systems security Unauthorized use of
technology

35. Action

36. Unique priorities
Flickr credit: Nina Matthews Photography

37. Integrating social and business processes
Flickr credit: INTVGene

38. Culture and organisational change

39. Connecting expertise
 Awareness of capabilities
 Understanding of those capabilities
 Confidence in those capabilities
 Personal trust
 Action!

40. Networks
Work
Connections
Analysis
Leadership
Action