Cultivating Flows: How Ideas Become Thriving Organizations
Jean M. Russell and Herman E. Wagter
Contents
Part One: How Social Flows Work and Why They Matter Introduction Perceiving Flows The Case for Social Flows Use Case: Gain-sharing What We Offer in This Book Key Concepts in this Chapter
Chapter 1: Use Case: Lean and Green
Chapter 2: Behind the Curtain—How Social Flows Work Networks Social Technology Cultivating Social Flows Key Concepts in this Chapter
Part Two: Reframing and Navigating for Social Flows Chapter 3: Reframing Breaking How It is Seen and Creating a New Way to See It Triggers to Reframe Coherence for Reframing Lessons from Experience Reframing: Conclusion
Chapter 4: Navigating Why Relationships Matter Looking Ahead Design Choices Use Case: ENE in Care Brabant Coherence for Navigating Navigating: Conclusion
Part Three: Operationalize Introduction to Part Three Form and Flow Drive Operationalization The Triggers to Operationalize Formalizing Organizations Scaling Up or Out The Facets of Operationalizing
Chapter 5: Forms for Social Flows Forms to Help People to Cooperate Embedding in Your Environment Evolving a Form Forms for Social Flow: Conclusion
Chapter 6: Flows and Coherence Social Protocols Use Case: Physical and Virtual Crafting Social Processes Making Decisions Coherence for Flows Use Case: the AMS-IX Flows and Coherence: Conclusion
Chapter 7: Supporting Technology Amplifying and Enabling Social Flows Use Case: Collaboration before Alignment Mixing Board for Supporting Technologies Supporting Technology: Conclusion
Part Four: Cultivate—Ongoing Iteration Chapter 8: Evaluation and Iteration The Ongoing Cultivation of Flows Tools for Hacking Flows Sample Flow Hacks from Practitioners Coherence through Evaluation and Iteration Evaluation and Iteration: Conclusion
Conclusion Afterword: Invitation to Engage in Cultivating Social Flows
