Comments on: Development Cooperation 2.0 (IV): Working groups: Networking Cooperation — towards the networked Cooperation http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-towards-the-networked-cooperation/ Information Society, Digital Divide, ICT4D Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:51:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ismael Peña-López http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-towards-the-networked-cooperation/#comment-59320 Ismael Peña-López Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:31:05 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-%e2%80%94-towards-the-networked-cooperation/#comment-59320 Just for the record: follow the second comment/pingback to get the references of the authors Oriol speaks about in his comment. Oriol, great reflections of yours, BTW, thank you! Just for the record: follow the second comment/pingback to get the references of the authors Oriol speaks about in his comment.

Oriol, great reflections of yours, BTW, thank you!

]]> By: Social networks and disruptive innovation : I & K Social Net http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-towards-the-networked-cooperation/#comment-59220 Social networks and disruptive innovation : I & K Social Net Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:45:32 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-%e2%80%94-towards-the-networked-cooperation/#comment-59220 [...] read today a post from Ismael Peña i his blog ICTLogy where he makes a summary of the conclusions of a working group on Netweoking [...] [...] read today a post from Ismael Peña i his blog ICTLogy where he makes a summary of the conclusions of a working group on Netweoking [...]

]]> By: Oriol Miralbell http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-towards-the-networked-cooperation/#comment-59218 Oriol Miralbell Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:25:41 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20080130-development-cooperation-20-iv-working-groups-networking-cooperation-%e2%80%94-towards-the-networked-cooperation/#comment-59218 Hi ismael, Your conclusions are very good. Networks are a very common way to evolution for humans. Networks constitute the way we shape our thoughts in our brain, and social networks are the structure in which we organize culture and knowledge sharing. There in social networks knowledge grows if there's Social Capital. Like human capital or physical capital, social capital, that is based on the relations of the members in a network, is essential for creating knowledge. Cohesion inside the network must co-exist with bridging, that's relation outside the network, with other networks. The Internet makes this kind of Social capital more feasible because members in a network can be spread over the planet and thus belong to other networks. The reasons why people join a network are based on benefit. We shouldn't forget that social capital is a concept based on an economical view. People are ready to strengthen their links if they see a possible benefit in two possible senses: first, to gain status or comfort (earn money, make business,etc.) and second, to keep the present status or comfort (Nan Lin, 2001). Finally, the idea that Social Networks help to bring "disruptive creation" was introduced in 1995 by Clayton M. Christensen who first introduced the disruptive technologies. He classified them in two types: the lower end: for new market niches not considered before, and the lower end: for non existing markets. The web 2.0 was a disruptive technology or a disruptive innovation for lower end. Most of the ITC creations we are discovering in these years are lower end disruptive innovations and that's why we always get impressed and have to change and learn so quickly. Social Networks make this transition easier by getting the support of the members and learning collectively. Humans are network animals. that's it! Hi ismael,
Your conclusions are very good. Networks are a very common way to evolution for humans. Networks constitute the way we shape our thoughts in our brain, and social networks are the structure in which we organize culture and knowledge sharing.
There in social networks knowledge grows if there’s Social Capital. Like human capital or physical capital, social capital, that is based on the relations of the members in a network, is essential for creating knowledge.
Cohesion inside the network must co-exist with bridging, that’s relation outside the network, with other networks.
The Internet makes this kind of Social capital more feasible because members in a network can be spread over the planet and thus belong to other networks.
The reasons why people join a network are based on benefit. We shouldn’t forget that social capital is a concept based on an economical view. People are ready to strengthen their links if they see a possible benefit in two possible senses: first, to gain status or comfort (earn money, make business,etc.) and second, to keep the present status or comfort (Nan Lin, 2001).
Finally, the idea that Social Networks help to bring “disruptive creation” was introduced in 1995 by Clayton M. Christensen who first introduced the disruptive technologies. He classified them in two types: the lower end: for new market niches not considered before, and the lower end: for non existing markets. The web 2.0 was a disruptive technology or a disruptive innovation for lower end. Most of the ITC creations we are discovering in these years are lower end disruptive innovations and that’s why we always get impressed and have to change and learn so quickly. Social Networks make this transition easier by getting the support of the members and learning collectively.
Humans are network animals.
that’s it!

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