7 guidelines for managing open networks

Ed Morrison, Advisor for the Purdue Center for Regional Development, says that many of the familiar approaches to management no longer apply, and goes on to provide 7 keys to guiding an open network. I have added my images and one other that support this excellent set of rules. Click on each image for a link to the supporting article.

Rule 1: Form a core team with distributed leadership roles

servant leadershipRule 2: To accelerate, go slowly at first [Probe-Sense-Respond]

trojan miceRule 3: Find opportunities by linking and leveraging assets

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Rule 4: Create coherence with visualizations and outcomes with success metrics

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Rule 5: Adopt simple rules to design and implement strategy

cynefin-networks-verna-alleeRule 6: Promote transparency, mutual accountability and success metrics

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Rule 7: Embrace action and experimentation

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