enterprise 2.0

This year IDF had a interesting presentation by Eleanor Wynn and Abram Detofsky on how Intel is using Social Computing to promote Innovation @ Intel. The following are some highlights from the presentation. More to come later.

People often mistake Social Media (content) for Social Networks (connections). - Eleanor Wynn (Paraphrased)

A robust social network (connections) is required for innovation emergence - Eleanor Wynn and Abram Detofsky

Measuring Robustness of a network

The following are some measures used to measure the robustness of a network

Density

Percentage of Connections

Cohesion

Average number of Hops

In this network graph, Andre is a 4 hops away from Jane Source: The Network Thinker

Degree Centrality

Number of ties a person has with others in the network. Read more.

Betweenness Centrality

People who sit on short paths between many sub-groups. Read more.

Roles in a Network

Participants in network may play one or more of following roles:

Hub

Central figure in a subnet or clique.

Maven

Edge figure who is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. Read more.

Broker

Link between two or more cliques

Sources:

https://intel.wingateweb.com/us09/scheduler/catalog/catalog.jsp

http://www.orgnet.com/sna.html

http://www.thenetworkthinker.com/