“Unsociable Networks,” http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unsociable-networks. Speaking of interagency networking and bringing value to other networks, this article explores where such networking ought to be happening but isn’t: Silicon Valley. “Nobody is going to use a network, however convenient and local it is, if they don’t feel it’s relevant to their job.” The article features a good exploration of some of the reasons for this. Notably: “His study, of 105 people from 46 different hardware and software companies revealed that many of them feel that they work in too closely-specialised a field to benefit from casual ideas-swapping outside the workplace. Often, when they do share knowledge or test ideas, they do it online with other specialists, who are just as likely to live in California as Cambridge.”
Doesn’t this sound like a mission agency? We often share many of the same struggles, challenges and opportunities of tech startups. What can we learn from this?
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