Comments on: Broad communities as fertile ground for new communities http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/02/19/broad-communities-as-fertile-ground-for-new-communities/ sharing ideas thoughts and feedback Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:04:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Barry Camson http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/02/19/broad-communities-as-fertile-ground-for-new-communities/#comment-32812 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:22:44 +0000 http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/02/19/broad-communities-as-fertile-ground-for-new-communities/#comment-32812 From the perspective of the individual, the categorization of broad vs. specific community makes sense. It is the strategic decision I make as to how to fulfill a given need I have. But, if we take a number of steps back - do a quick Organizational Network Analysis - on all of the overlapping communities and connections, I wonder if that categorization loses its grasp of a chaotic reality. When members of my specific community belong to related broader communities and when members of broader communities belong to specific communities and they all overlap, then what can capture what actually exists. Barry Camson www.barrycamson.com From the perspective of the individual, the categorization of broad vs. specific community makes sense. It is the strategic decision I make as to how to fulfill a given need I have. But, if we take a number of steps back - do a quick Organizational Network Analysis - on all of the overlapping communities and connections, I wonder if that categorization loses its grasp of a chaotic reality. When members of my specific community belong to related broader communities and when members of broader communities belong to specific communities and they all overlap, then what can capture what actually exists.

Barry Camson
www.barrycamson.com

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