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Living Networks: the active reconfiguration of economic flows
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Abstract:
Advances in management practices can be categorized as shifts in reference
frames; resource productivity enhancement; or reconfiguration of economic
flows. The nexus of technology-business innovations is in changes in the
structure of economic value flows, whether these stem primarily from
technological or management advances. Current emerging technologies enable
increasing integration and flexibility of information and knowledge flows,
creating an economic landscape that is extremely fluid in the
reconfiguration of value flows. The most relevant reference frame is
becoming that of "living networks," in which ongoing shifts
of complex sets
of economic relationships can best be understood as analogous to living
systems. Moving forward, managers must enable the highest possible degree
of
flexibility in the reconfiguration of value flows in internal and external
relationships. The most significant future management advances will take
place in this context.
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Biography
Ross Dawson is CEO of Advanced Human Technologies, a boutique international consulting
firm that works with major professional services, financial services, and technology
firms to enhance their strategic and client relationship capabilities. He is author
of the new book Living Networks, published worldwide by Financial Times/ Prentice
Hall, and the global bestseller Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships:
The Future of Professional Services, which was the #1 selling book on Amazon.com
from Australia in February and March 2000.
Ross is a frequent keynote speaker and seminar leader, with speaking engagements
in five continents in 2003 to date, and global media appearances including CNN,
Bloomberg TV, SkyNews, European Business Network, and Channel News Asia. Clients
for Ross's speaking, seminars, and consulting include American Express, AMP,
BNP Paribas, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Lend Lease,
Merrill Lynch, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and many other leading organizations.
He has run executive programs and lectured at numerous academic institutions
around the world, and is on the advisory board of the Business Development Institute.
Prior to establishing Advanced Human Technologies in 1996 Ross's positions
included working in London as Global Director-Capital Markets at Thomson Financial,
in Tokyo as Asian Director-Capital Markets, in international stockbroking with
Merrill Lynch, and major accounts and product management at NCR. He holds a
B.Sc.(Hons) from Bristol University, UK, a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied
Finance from Macquarie University, Australia, and is certified as a Master Practitioner
of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). He has extensive international business
experience, and speaks five languages.
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