Robert Paterson's Weblog

A Guide to Growing a Real Network - Rule #2 Purpose & Trust

It is clear now that the Network will replace the Bureaucracy as the core social design for how humans get things done. So what are the rules for growing a network? I know that all real networks do have rules. Solar systems and galaxie...

How real networks grow - Emergence not Moses! Rule #4

So, if networks are the future, how do we set them up? We are so used to using engineering that we can default into using engineering rules. Real networks ALL "Emerge". This sounds weird but we actually have a lot of experience in ho...

Can a conventional organization become a network? A Case Study

I have been posting a lot recently about how networks work. My new book is all about why and how the Network model will take down all those that organize traditionally. So what to do? You have a traditional organization. Can you change ...

What would an economy look like if it was based on a Network Model? Here is a Vision of PEI in 20125

Here is the front page of ann imaginary magazine in 2025 looking at PEI. It tells the story of how PEI transformed itself by adopting a Network Model. After the front page, I attach a pdf file. I think tnat this is entirely possible - w...

At the core of any real network is a "guild" a tightly coupled diverse mini system

Source: smartpei.typepad.com via Rob on Pinterest This is what the hub looks like. Each member of the guild supports the other. It is the opposite of a monoculture. And applies to human natural networks too.

Boingo - The Power of Strong Ties

What would it be like if your business had a sales, marketing and support force that was 1.3 million strong that you did not have to pay for? What if you could source this leverage with a tiny central force? Sounds impossible? Do you ha...

How to change your work culture - a lesson from nearly 100 years ago - Vimy Ridge

On this day, April 9th, 1917 the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge and changed how war was fought in WWI. Their story is not only important in purely historic terms (this was Canada's Waterloo - Gettysburg - Gallipoli) but how they...

Eggs - My Choice - Yours?

I never really thought about how animals were raised and what that might mean to me ethically and also for my health until recently. I have now made a vow that whenever I had the choice I would buy eggs and meat only from people that al...

My Summer Course Online at UPEI

This July I will be offering a course on how we might start to undertand the real new economy - not the buzz words but the underlying systems that are taking us to a more natural metaphor. I believe that the "New Economy" is not merely...

NPL - A National Public Library System? NPR for Libraries but a real Network this time - A Great Idea!

America desperately needs an institution dedicated solely to the public good, that serves all its citizens equitably, promotes genuine community and fosters a healthy, integrated sense of recreation and self-improvement. Our libraries h...