Saturday, January 28, 2006

The Planet: One introduction at a time


Networks build through introductions and not all introductions are equal. They are distinguished by the quality of the introduction.

If people are not naturally connection-prone, we need to spend more time facilitating connection. The more we are a presence in the introduction, the more people gain from the trust each has with us.

Introductions are an art yet conceptually simple: it's all about helping people discover the value in each other.

How do social and economic networks the size of a planet grow? As Valdis says: one introduction at a time.

1 comment:

B the II said...

it seems that your seven part analysis is good, but what about when you just happen to meet two people you know and there's no plotting and positioning there?