L2 - Networks

• Network


  group of people interacting daily
• Density


  based on th number of connections. higher number = denser
• Hierarchy

  investing on social relations by establishing relations with diverse groups. emphasizes the hierarchy in positions
• Complexity


  link between actors serve a multiciplity of interests
• Interdependence


  networks are used to facilitate change and reform
• Embeddedness

  relations are rooted
• Strategic thinking


  capaacity for thinking conceptually, imaginatively, systematically, opportunistically
• Conceptual


  use of analogy to translate context
• Systematic


  finding patterns and connecting situations
• Imaginative


  creative and visual
• Opportunistic


  searching and grasping valuable information
• SWOT analysis / matrix

  strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats

  structured planning method
• Strengths

  advantage over others
• Weaknesses

  disadvantage relative to others
• Opportunities 


  elements in the environment that may be exploited for advantage
• Threats


  elements in the environment that can cause trouble
• With the SWOT analysis, objective's attainability must be considered
• SWOT analysis is part of the planning for social change process
• Human resources

  staff, volunteers, population
• Physical resources


  location, equipment, building
• Financial

  grants, income, funding agencies
• Activities and processes

  programs ran and systems employed
• Past experiences

  building blocks for learning and success and reputation
• Opportunities and threats

  1: Future trends

  2: Local, national, international economy

  3: Funding sources (foundations, donors, legislatures)

  4: Demographics (changes in age, race, gender, culture)

  5: Physical environment

  6: Legislations (federal requirements)

  7: Local, national, international events
• PEST analysis

  political, economic, sociocultural, technological // framework of macroenvironmental factors used in the environmental scanning component of strategic management
• Political


  legal law and practices, the effect of government in desicion making
• Economic

  financial resources and value of money
• Social


  demographics, population, distribution
• Technological 


  current advancements in technology
• Intuition


  feeling of order lying behind the appearance which helps in discocery of elemental laws (Albert Einstein)
• Intuitive thinking

  done to quickly arrive at a judgement with the use of heuristics
• Heuristics

  mental shortcut or thinking maneuvers
• Strategic analysis


  done when there is more time to figure things out
• Mental attributes


  two systems of thinking pertaining to mental processes
• Functional attributes


  properties pertaining to how they function or operate
• Intuition is valuable in information society because there is so much data

  John Naisbitt
• Intuition and concepts constitute the elements of all our knowledge


  Immanuel Kant
• The power of intuitive understanding will protect from harm

  Lao Tzu
• Strengths and Weaknesses


  Human resources, financial sources, past experiences, activities and processes, physical resources