Via Beth Kanter, a relatively inexpensive mapping tool – KeyHubs – for analyzing communities. In addition to highlighting the tool, Angus Parker at Wiser Earth Blog, provides a “Network Basics” paragraph to get you up to speed on network terminology (node, edge, cluster, core, periphery, hub, etc.).
When people ’see’ a networked community they tend to believe in it more. Therefore, your objectives for creating the map does not have to be very grand…You may identify silos, key bridges and between disparate isolated groups…This could be a chance to develop alternative ‘people’ channels for sharing key information and making your network more efficient – i.e. provide more ways for information to flow between the two clusters and more resilient and lessen the dependence on one key relationship so that if these people leave your two clusters they can still communicate with each other.
In my mind, this is one way to show the effectiveness of a community-based learning solution. (JC)
Using the Network Lense: Mapping Your Community | Wiser Earth Blog | Angus Parker | 28 May 2009
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@Janet: I wrote a more detailed post here on more complex approaches to social network mapping if your readers are interested.
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Thanks Angus.