One would have seen social activists always talking about how there is an acute disproportionation of wealth among the population and how the rich own the majority of people’s wealth proportion and how they get richer by the day. We can see the shadow of this concept in our social networks too, as the people […]
Demystifying Trends Using Social Network Analysis
In this new era of the internet, no one is untouched by social media and its alluring trends. The spread of these trends in almost every profile in the span of a day or two makes one wonder how it is possible. One might have seen a tweet spreading like a wildfire all across Twitter […]
Why you should map and analyse the informal networks in your organisation?
You have possibly heard about Organisational Network Analysis and even the concept of social capital but might not be aware of the exact benefits of doing a network analysis of your team or organisation. Especially in today’s hybrid model of work, where lots of employees are working from home, how Organisational Network Analysis(ONA) can help. […]
Spreaders: The Key to Understanding Network Behavior
Have you ever wondered how everyone at your office got to know about your promotion before you announced it? Or how a disease like Ebola engulfs country after country? You might have thought- Is their pattern of this occurrence? Is there something that’s going on around me that I haven’t noticed earlier? All your questions […]
COVID- 19 Mortality and the Role of Social Capital
How can we explain the low death rates in some states that have a very high number of positive cases of COVID-19? And still, they have a very low death rate compared to other states. At least one way of explaining that would be by exploring the concept of social capital. Almost one and a […]
What does it take to be successful? You probably got it all wrong
My dad always told me when I was in the school that hard work, knowledge and expertise will make me successful in life. Which dad does not want his kids to be successful? I am sure that most dads will have some mantra for success that they tell their kids, like my dad had his […]
The Sorrows of Young Werther: Social contagion theory and social network analysis
Recently I facilitated a workshop, face to face, after almost a year. We did this in a nice offsite location and many people in the leadership team were lockdown joiners! The organisation is going through a massive change and interestingly many were not aware of the compelling change story, the possibilities and real intent behind […]
Working from home reduce the Social Capital of your Organisation and what can you do about it?
We have a small office in Panchsheel Park, in South Delhi where I spend most of my time when I am not doing a workshop for a client. The small team, eight of us sometimes walk across to Shapur Jat a small village full of aspiring designers’ small shops and some nice cafes, for lunch. […]
Preparing for a post COVID world using relationship analytics
“If you can see your path clearly in front of you, it is probably someone else’s” This is one of my favourite quotes by Joseph Campbell. It helps turns the terror of uncertainty into a game of adventure. And I find this statement so true in our current situation. As we all prepare for the […]
It is your friends’ friends who will help you get your next job, not your friends
While walking through the stone paved streets at night, in Lipscany in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, Ciprian, my local guide and a new friend filled me with local stories and information. Those entire streets are full of bars and restaurants where the young local crowd and tourists move around from early evening till early […]