What’s going on?
Consumers use the Internet and ’social software’ like weblogs, wiki’s and instant messaging to make your organization transparent in order to increase their buying power. As The Economist recently noticed, the consumer is ‘Finally Crowned’

Knowledge workers operate as self employed individuals and choose their clients. In networks like OpenBC and Linkedin, they increase their power relative to potential employers. Research by the United Nations indicates that a decreasing population of Knowledge workers is responsible for keeping Economic prosperity up in western countries.

Software suppliers for the Enterprise, like IBM and Microsoft are putting social networking functions into the next versions of their collaboration software. This will increase the transparency of the networks inside your organization.

Why is it important?
What resources does your organization position to deal with this profound shift to intelligent networking? How do you attract the best knowledge workers? How do you engage in co-creation dialogue and experience with a network of partners, consumers and suppliers? Both the hierarchy and linear process are unfit to meet the emergence, agility, adaptability and speed of this complex environment at the edge of your organization.

How will you ensure value from the investments in network supporting technologies. What will you do to align information sharing with a network external to the organization. How will you promote the fitting user behavior and values?

What is the solution?
On June 13 2006, Network Authority Verna Allee, Renowned author of two best selling management books on how knowledge can be actively managed in organizations and networks, will facilitate a hands-on workshop. We will apply her groundbreaking Value Networks Analysis to explore the questions raised by the transformation to the networked environment. The workshop is aimed at those bearing responsibility for information strategy in their organizations and those consulting to them. We hope to welcome you at the Beautiful Walter Maas Huis in Bilthoven for an excellent experience in network thinking!

Experience Economy members receive a 15% discount. When filling in the form please mention the code EE060613.

More information
http://www.e-office.com/waardenetwerk or contact Sergej van Middendorp at sergej.van.middendorp@e- office.com