1. Network Leadership in an
Increasingly Uncertain World
Professor Robin Teigland
Chalmers University of Technology
November 2020
www.robinteigland.com | www.slideshare.net/eteigland | robin.teigland@chalmers.se | @RobinTeigland
7. “We always overestimate the change
that will occur in the next two years and
underestimate the change that will
occur in the next ten.”
- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead, 1996
8. Hidden influence of social networks
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks.html
Happy people
In between people
Unhappy people
9. What is a network?
A set of actors connected by ties
•Ties/Links
−Knowledge, trust, team, sit by,
dislike, etc.
−Alliance, customer, investment,
etc.
Tie
•Actors/Nodes
−Individuals
−Teams
−Organizations, etc.
Actor
10. Myths about networks
• I already know what is going on in my network.
• How people fit into networks is a matter of
personality (which can’t be changed).
• Everyone should be connected to everyone else.
Adapted from Cross et al. 2002
11. ”No one knows everything,
everyone knows something,
all knowledge resides in humanity.”networks
Adapted from Lévy 1997
Six degrees of separation
- Milgram, 1967
Image: Krebs
12. Uncovering networks in an organization
Formal organization Informal organization
Teigland et al. 2005
13. What do you notice about the informal network?
Cross, Introduction to organizational network analysis
15. Myths and reality checks
• I already know what is going on in my network.
• Those who think they know their network the best are usually the ones who
know the least.
• How people fit into networks is a matter of
personality (which can’t be changed).
• Less than 40% is due to personal genes.
• Everyone should be connected to everyone else.
• Networks can be strategically developed.
Adapted from Cross et al. 2002, Christakis & Fowler 2010
39. Looking into the future?
• Forecast
–How we think the future will be
• Vision
–How we want the future to be
• Scenarios
–What the future can be
–“Alternative memories” from the future
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40. A scenario matrix for 2030
Global
Power
Struggle
New
World
Order
High Technology Convergence
Low Technology Convergence
Uncertainty 1
Uncertainty2
41. Four scenarios for 2030
Global
Power
Struggle
Scenario 1
Race to the bottom
in an Alibaba World
- AI for Efficiency
New
World
Order
High Technology Convergence
Low Technology Convergence
Scenario 3
Circular Villages
- AI for Sustainability
Scenario 4
Global Nomad Communities
- AI for Singularity
Scenario 2
MegaCities in
the ”Wild West”
- AI for Security
63. To be a hotspot for entrepreneurial activity,
a flagship in ocean innovation, and
a showcase in circular economy
64. Recycling
Ocean Waste with
Graphene & 3D Printing
Recovering Ocean
Litter with Repurposed
Fishing Vessels
Manufacturing combined
with Blockchain
PENICHE OCEAN WATCH
A Blue Circular Economy Based on Ocean Litter
Sustainable Ocean
Entrepreneurship
Mapping Ocean Litter
with AI & Drones55
TONNE
S
LITTER
72. Documentary on Portuguese National TV
https://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p37509/e4
My TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_teigland_circular_economy_and_serendipity
73. Network leadership
1. Build relationships across diverse networks, avoid echo chambers
2. Practice scenario thinking and look for signals from the periphery
3. Ask “What if?”, challenge basic assumptions, and experiment
4. Ensure access to resources, not ownership, through your networks
Boundary
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