It’s all about networks. Understanding networks that is. This is the shift our organizations, institutions, and society must make in order to thrive in an always-on, interconnected world.
This is a quote from Harold
Jarche’s blogpost It’s all about networks in 2012.
What people like Harold Jarche
are doing through their work is noticing what’s happening, taking
seriously what it is they are noticing, thinking critically and sharing
publicly. This capacity to share
learning and enrich both their thinking and others is of great value.
Ubuntu
This capacity and willingness to
share is connected to Ubuntu, from African culture, and roughly speaking translates as – my
humanity is your humanity or I in you and you in me. To have Ubuntu is to have a generosity of
spirit that understands our interconnectedness and acts for the
benefit of all.
NODES model of conversational learning and social collaboration
I’ve developed the NODES learning
model to help me make sense of how learning in networks happens.
The model does not give
preference to any particular method of learning per se. What’s critical to learning in a networked
world is participation; connecting ourselves and our individual ideas with our network.
Network
In the model I am using the word network
in two senses. Firstly, network as a
noun within which we participate as nodes, i.e. a central or connecting point at which lines or pathways intersect or
branch. Secondly, network as a verb in
which the focus is on the work of
connecting and operating within a network.
So, participation is the key and the network as I see it
is about:
- making connections between ideas and action. To think critically, reflect and join the dots
- collaborating with others through free-flowing conversations and information sharing
- generating energy from making connections to people, ideas and information
- using feedback from actions to drive individual and social reflection and new ideas
Follow the link to a SlideShare presentation summary of the NODES model and its influencing ideas
NODES – beta version
This model is emergent and has evolved through my own
learning interests. It is still a beta version despite several interactions
already. It has been deepened through a
number of informal conversations with friends and colleagues, for which
thanks. It has been enriched by the
generosity of spirit shown by those who have shared their ideas, many of whom I
have never met. This process continues
and your comments and feedback are welcomed and encouraged.
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