Excellence Networks (5/86)

EXCELLENCE NETWORKS
by Frank Burns and Lisa Kimball


EXCELLENCE NETWORKS
===================

Our intention in this paper is to outline the basic understandings _many_
of us have accumulated about the role of networks in enhancing traditional
organizations.

The idea was to construct a new way of succinctly presenting these
ideas--in text and picture--and to link these conclusions to prevailing
popular notions about organizational productivity and excellence.

Though cryptic in this abbreviated, high-chunked form... the beauty of
crunching so much thinking into _just_ nine statements (and accompanying
ASCII graphics) is that now *all of us* can use this structure for many
purposes:

- an outline for a luncheon speech;
- an agenda for a workshop or seminar;
- an outline for an article;
- a table of contents for a book,...

Well,... you'll see what i mean.

----- Author's note: Frank Burns is the founder of Metasystems Design
Group (MDG) and Lisa Kimball is one of the MDG crew, suite 103, 2000 North 15th Street, Arlington, VA 22201.

Posted by Netweaver on May 01, 1986 | link