Global VoicesOrganization or Network?

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Organization

Definition: hierarchy with clear structures, rules and decision-making processes, as e.g. an NGO, a political party etc.

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Organization

Strengths

* Cohesion* Sustains growth* Clear routes of decision* Resources* Good potential for leadership

Weaknesses

* One size fits nobody* Over-managing growth* Top-heavy* Bureaucracy grows by itself* Formal leadership threatens open culture

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NetworkDefinition: work reflects a complex environment on various issues in open-ended innovative processes. Informal, by consensus.

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Network

Strengths* Relative freedom of initiative* Focused growth -> excellence in specific areas* Tasks prioritize themselves * Focus on core activities* Egalitarian culture

* Fragmentation* Uneven/Organic growth* Lack of leaders/Stress -> bad decisions* Too much work* Who decides what core activities are?* Informal leaders exert disproportionate influence. Lack of critical approach.

Weaknesses

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And what about GV?

Source: GV Summit 2010

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But GV is also a network

Source: GV Summit 2010

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GV mockup in 2012

Courtesy: Gohary

GV is a hybrid

Resources Tasks

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GV is a hybrid: dynamics

Tasks increase, (relative) resources decrease

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GV is a hybrid: dynamics

Tasks really increase, resources get scarcer: less time to train, less time to focus on core activities

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Should content decide organization, or

should organization decide content?

Organization decides content

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GV is a hybrid: themes & teams

1. Structural challenges, rewards – RAYNA

2. Leadership vs. Management? – MARTA3. Interactions & communication – VILHELM + GOHARY

4. Training/mentorship, careers – CLAIRE + SUZANNE

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