8/24/2009

Fireside Chat with Ed & Valdis

First of a series of chats on leading edge ideas in regional economic development with Ed Morrison and Valdis Krebs.


We look at how to find hidden opportunities in business lists. Valdis uses social network analysis and some simple data mining to derive the network of collaboration opportunities below from the list of 350 NE Ohio advanced energy companies above. How did he do it? Watch and listen to this 5 minute screencast!


Next week's chat will focus on Ed's work around ditching organizational charts.

1 comments:

citizentools said...

There's a story here waiting to be told - I'm looking forward to the next screencast. With only a little imagination, I can see a "mother ship" on the left in the middle, and a "child" to the upper right of it. What do they signify for energy industry networking, actual or potential?

What about the "emerging cluster" to the bottom right?

Your initial data editing and the network graphic puts the pitch right in the box, over the plate. Now I'm waiting for the home run swing...