Today’s Faster Than 20 blog post on networks and power gives you an idea of the kinds of concept papers I plan on introducing at the next pilot:
For bootcampers, I would expand on this a little bit with some discussion of frameworks for analyzing power and a pointer to other references. Hopefully, this piece gives you some context for the power workout we do.
As always, feedback appreciated. Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow afternoon!
Rebecca and 
Brooking are discussing.
Brooking 4:50 pm on January 13, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Awesome timing Eugene & thought-provoking for sure. Also seems like a great prompt for a power conversation and perhaps this will come up a bit in our networks discussion tomorrow!
-Brooking
Rebecca 1:47 am on January 14, 2014 Permalink | Log in to Reply
This is really great Eugene. Very sage while useful. I think what Brooking and I will be focusing on tomorrow has a lot to do with you’re concluding sentence. “Starting with these questions [around power] will help you better understand the true meaning behind the many ingredients of successful networks — the importance of relationship-building, of sharing, of diversity, of distributing control, of openness, and so forth. It will give you a broader perspective on the structures — both implicit and explicit — that make your network perform.”
We are looking to spend the session building more shared understanding around those ingredients, why they’re so important. In some ways your power post offers a blanket answer to the Why, but we’re eager to sift through people’s different experiences and see what wisdom we all have on the characteristics of high-performing networks!
Curtis Ogden has a great piece on this as well. He frames it as network thinking, but I think it addresses ingredients and characteristics more than just thinking: http://interactioninstitute.org/blog/2011/12/14/network-thinking/#more-7092