New Working Paper: Social Change with a Network Mindset

Monitor Institute Releases Working Wikily 2.0

Networks and Social Change

We love and have been following the Working Wikily blog for some time now, but authors Diana Scearce, Gabriel Kasper, and Heather McLeod Grant have outdone themselves on this one. We agree that a networked mindset is evolving – and it changes assumptions about how the world works. And without shared assumptions, it can be very easy to get stuck in the trees when working with colleagues or partners, and just plain miss the forest.

Easier Said than Understood?

It’s easy to talk about social networks – we’ve always had them. It’s also easy to experiment with new tools that make those networks visible. But it’s worth stopping to consider the profound changes that working in a networked way – across organizational, institutional, cultural and other boundaries – imply for how we advance social change, economic prosperity, and community resilience in a new age.

We’ve got many examples bookmarked here. And we find inspiration (everywhere, but for today) here.

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One Comment

  1. Posted August 26, 2009 at 10:38 am | Permalink

    Thanks for the kind words, Kristin. Myself and the team here at the Monitor Institute are hopeful that you’ll find the insights valuable going forward. Please don’t hesitate to email us or leave a comment at Working Wikily when you come across examples of wiki working being practiced or have observations about how to do it well. We’re very interested in exploring the benefits of adopting these new ideas. Meanwhile, all the best in your work with communities!

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