Events and workshops listed on this page include topics or sessions that are relevant to value networks.

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Celebrating connections: evocations and provocations for the future aims to challenge assumptions, offer insights into how KM is advancing and provoke new perspectives on knowledge and learning practices. The conference is at Henley-on-thames, Oxfordshire, U.K.

There is a spectacular lineup of speakers. A workshop by Verna Allee will be "Activating networks to bring innovations to market." See the complete list and bios here.

This Utah State University, Partners in Business seminar included topics such as developing a culture of leadership, defining and diffusing ethics, and creating an atmosphere of cohesion and teamwork.

Charles Ehin presented "Leadership and Innovation dynamics," explaining why most workers are disengaged from their jobs and what can be done to increase worker engagement and the innovation capabilities of organizations. The talk provides fundamental behavioral and theoretical factors why VNA makes so much "practical" sense.

Verna Allee presented "Activating Value in a World of Networks" - an introduction to how companies from different industries are using VNA to achieve stunning increases in productivity, improve customer support, optimize complex process flows, predict business and workflow performance, and to bring greater coherence from strategy through to operational compliance.

The Annual conference of Healthcare Leaders’ Association of British Columbia will take place October 19-20 in Vancouver. They will be providing leadership strategies, experiences, and thought-provoking concepts to integrate into day-to-day operations and personal growth applications.

Verna Allee will present the keynote on the 20th - "Leading and Inspiring In The Complex World of Healthcare."

The keynote speaker at this retreat in Pacific Grove, California, was Verna Allee. She explored how the shift from the “job” focus of the industrial age to the role-based networks of real collaboration requires rethinking of staffing and performance management. She triggered a lively discussion by using a ValueNet Map™ role-play exercise.

This conference in West Lafayette, Indiana, September 2009, included Verna Allee as a featured author. Verna is the author of The Future of Knowledge: Increasing Prosperity through Value Networks, numerous articles on value networks, and The Knowledge Evolution.

This conference in Zurich, August 2009, included two sessions featuring Value Network Analysis.

Steve Waddell, founder GAN-Net and Networking Action, presented “Mapping Global Systems: an 8-Step Approach.” Steve and his research team, Global Finance Project, developed an eight-step method for large-scale industry analysis. Judith McCrory was co-presenter.

Judith McCrory, Eurofocus International Consultants, presented “Maturity and Supportability of Regional Innovation Value Networks.” Judith's work is in expanding the analytics for value networks. This is her paper.

Laurie Lock Lee presented this hands-on session hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney, July 28, 2009. Laurie is a well-known Australian expert in Knowledge Management and one of Australia’s leading practitioners in Social Network Analysis for organisational change.

The keynote speaker at this June 2009 conference in Boston was Verna Allee. Her presentation was “Organizational Challenges of Networks.”

Judith McCrory presented “Four Value Network Patterns to Accelerate Time from Ideation to Commercialization,” based on work by Verna Allee and Oliver Schwabe. The June conference was in Vienna. ISPIM-Presentation.pdf

The keynote presentation at this May 2009 conference in Paris was “Value Analysis of the Impact of EU R&D Projects: Value Networks and Intellectual Capital Formation.” It was presented by Verna Allee, based on a project led by Edna Pasher, which included Verna, Oliver Schwabe, and others. IC5-Presentation.pdf

Value Network Cluster Events

Toronto Special Enterprise Action/Research Event Cluster - March 20, 2009
Value Network Analysis Cluster: Optimizing Business Performance
Verna Allee, ValueNetworks.com
Barry Wellman, NetLab
David Ticoll, IT and business strategy visionary
Paul Edwards, Boehringer Ingelheim

Washington, D.C. Action/Research Event Cluster - September 22, 2008
Enterprise Value Networks: The Rise of Network Intelligence
Marc Johansen, The Boeing Company
Verna Allee, ValueNetworks.com
Dennis P. O'Donoghue, The Boeing Company
Anthony Joyce, Department of the Navy
Roger N. Nagel, Lehigh University
Mark Bolgiano, XBRL US

Southern California Workshop Event Cluster - December 11, 2008
Value Network Analysis Workshop: Optimizing Business Performance
Verna Allee, ValueNetworks.com

Toronto Action/Research Event Cluster - March 23, 2007
The Value of Networks: 21st Century Economy and Business
Verna Allee, Verna Allee Associates
Oliver Schwabe, Eurofocus International Consultants Ltd
LaVeta Gibbs, Cisco Systems
Anthony D. Williams, New Paradigm
Bryan Davis, Kaieteur Institute for Knowledge Management

New England Value Networks Summit Cluster - October 12-13, 2006
The Value of Networks: Vertical Networks and Methods for Leaders
Verna Allee, Verna Allee Associates
Oliver Schwabe, Eurofocus International Consultants Ltd
Gwen Acton, Vivo Group
Carol Rozwell, Gartner
Debra M. Amidon, Entovation International
Bill Ives, IQuest
Bruce Hoppe, Connective Associates
Kathleen Gilroy, The Otter Group
Patti Anklam, Hutchinson Associates

Texas Special Action/Research Event Cluster - September 29, 2006
Value Networks and Social Media: 21st Century Knowledge Priorities
Karl Wiig, Knowledge Research Institute
Verna Allee, Verna Allee Associates
Bill Ives, IQuest
Nancy Dixon, Common Knowledge Associates
Michael J. English, Best Practices, LLC
Camille Venezia, Knoll
Adriaan Jooste, Deloitte
Robin Athey, Deloitte

Ohio Special Action/Research Event Cluster - May 19, 2006
Social Media, Networks & Tools: Leading 21st Century Knowledge
Verna Allee, Verna Allee Associates
Glenda Turner, The Boeing Company
June Holley, Network Weaver
Valdis Krebs, orgnet.com
Jack Ricchiuto
Bill Ives, IQuest

European Value Networks Summit Cluster - April 25, 2006
Priorities of the Knowledge Economy
Roland Hameeteman, e-office
Verna Allee, Verna Allee Associates
Joop van der Schaaf, StadSpoort
Sergej van Middendorp, e-office
Oliver Schwabe, Eurofocus International Consultants Ltd
LaVeta Gibbs, Cisco Systems

SF Bay Area & Silicon Valley Special Action/Research Event Cluster - April 7, 2006
Enterprise Value Networks: Leading 21st Century Knowledge
Verna Allee, Verna Allee Associates
Glenda Turner, The Boeing Company
Valdis Krebs, orgnet.com
Tom Munnecke, Uplift Academy

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