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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 11h

I found a simplistic illustration of how one person was a bottleneck to collaboration in a multi-million project: www.linkedin.com/posts/orglen...

So, I went back to our data & looked at a country currently linking 100,000 households to green energy via a multi-million dollar offshore wind project.

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 7d

He concludes:

"I would be surprised if the de-localization brought by the internet hasn’t created the space for a new kind of state to emerge to co-exist alongside the traditional nation-state. Having seen places like Hong Kong, I bet that it will end up looking something like I’ve described here."

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 7d

Noah Smith is pondering on a fascinating question: "What if 'finding your people' via the internet didn’t just mean finding people to talk to, or work with, or date, but people to build your whole society with?

open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...

Network State, or a Network of States?

An idea for a new global Hanseatic League.

open.substack.com

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 7d

The latest edition of "New Philosopher" is all about emotions! There are some interesting perspectives in this magazine on those looking at wellbeing and commitment inside organizations.

I liked this one: "women and men might be as likely to experience emotions in everyday life".

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 8d

Erg interessant, @marcoderksen.bsky.social … vooral die dip van volwassenen vanaf 2001. Zijn ze minder gaan lezen? Lijkt me niet! Maar als ze dan niet de boeken lenen, waar halen ze dan vandaan? Kopen! Ik zou wel graag een derde lijn willen zien inde grafiek: aantal verkochten boeken door Donner 🤓

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 14d

Why … 92% of Indian office workers regularly use AI tools, compared with 64% in America?

Is it the type of the work that is done by large part of Indian workforce as “its offshoring industry … accounts for 57% of the global market.?” www.knightfrank.com/research/art...

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 16d

Which is not really what is happening in the US when reading @adamtooze.bsky.social chartbook 410:

“What they [the hyperscalers] need most, given the extreme urgency of their competition, is for Washington not to get in their way.”

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 16d

And that’s why regulation on AI is needed.

Happy with EU AI Act ensuring AI systems used in the EU are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory and environmentally friendly.

Source: www.reuters.com/investigates...

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 19d

Done! Tak 🙂

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 20d

Great update by @adamgrant.bsky.social with even a greater comment

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks for sharing @rhappe.bsky.social … Just thinking out loud here: what if I say that a community consists of various networks. The fewer networks a community has, the more coherent the community is and with that the healthier it is.

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 24d

youtu.be/jD8tjhVO1Tc?...
Sharing for visibility, because what divides us is what makes us uniquely powerful together

TV 2 | All That We Share

YouTube video by TV 2 Play

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 26d

Helemaal mee eens! Heeft in ieder geval mijn beeld een nieuw en uniek perspectief gegeven. Je hoort veel van hetzelfde, maar niet in deze aflevering. Dank

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 28d

Join the next Organizational Network Club conversation on Thursday 18 Sept at 9AM EDT, 3 PM (CET), and we'll discuss how far you need to go with your adoption, and are you ready for the trade-offs www.innovisor.com/organization...

Organizational Network Club - Innovisor

Join The Global Peer-to-Peer Learning Club on Organizational Network to Tackly Challenges with Change, Collaboration and Innovation

www.innovisor.com

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 28d

How far would you let this go?
You have change managers & Adoption Leads to maximize the adoption of AI agents. On the other hand, I can see in the
@innovisor.bsky.social data that our informal networks shrink. We've fewer people to go to, and an increasing number of people are no longer seen.

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Sep 3

One community. Three levels of maturity!

HIGH:
Those who spend 100% of their time on AI adoption are marked as 🔴
MEDIUM:
Those who spend some of their time inside their units 🔵 and are loosely connected with 🔴
LOW: Those who are the unofficial go-to people and flying under the radar ⚫

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 28

Realizing that the Organizational Network Club Newsletter on LinkedIn hit 1,000 subscribers (technically 999 - I've subscribed myself to it too)

If you also want to learn more about how networks play a crucial part in change, collaboration & innovation, subscribe: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Proud to support a community initiative with insights in the dynamics of their networks.

It's a testament that informal networks are as important for communities and ecosystems as for organizations and companies! With big wins after just 2 years!

Read more: www.innovisor.com/2025/08/21/f...

From City Hall Imposed to a Community-Led Change Movement - Innovisor

A City Hall initiative transformed into community-led movement through distributed influence, participation and resilience

www.innovisor.com

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 26

An 8,000-person company had 16 communities, but didn't know:

- Which communities were truly mature
- Where is the biggest opportunity for increased connectivity was hiding

Which community would YOU invest your energy and resources first in - and why?

#communitymanagement #informalnetworks #CoP

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 25

Becoming more happier? What about longer than one year when informal networks shrink and become more fragmented? What are the the scores for performance of innovation?

My POV after reading “People Follow Structure: How Less Hierarchy Changes the Workforce”

sloanreview.mit.edu/article/peop...

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 20

I just wrote a brief article comparing the Dutch and German bike infrastructure by comparing it to an organizational’s informal network and the formal org chart www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-f...

What a Family Bike Journey of 1,000 km Taught Me About Navigating Informal Networks

Let me confess something first: this 16-day, 1,000 km cycling trip from Rotterdam to Copenhagen was not my wife’s idea. It was mine.

www.linkedin.com

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 12

“Grab a credit card from your wallet, and you’ll find it contains more structure than first glance suggests. The anatomy of a credit card number includes four main parts”

Amanda Montañez @unamandita.bsky.social · Aug 12

For anyone who has ever mistyped their credit card number, immediately gotten an "invalid number" message, and thought "but how did they KNOW?"...here is the answer, you're welcome www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

The Math Hack You Didn’t Know Was in Your Credit Card

Find out how this simple algorithm from the 1960s keeps your wallet safe

www.scientificamerican.com

Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 5

How To Navigate Networks?

That is the key question we'll discuss during our next Organizational Network Club Conversation on Thursday, July 7th at 3 PM (CET) / 9 AM (EDT).

I'll both share lessons from orgs & bike paths networks

Not a member yet? Join: jeppehansgaard.gumroad.com/l/Organizati...

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 4

Stop treating #connection as a one-off event. Start treating it as a long-term design principle.

Sticky relationships aren’t the problem. They’re the starting point. That’s why you need to make sure they stick in the right places!

#informalnetworks #socialcapital

www.linkedin.com/pulse/sticky...

Sticky Relationships, Siloed Networks — and What OD & HR Can Do About It!

Relationships are sticky. And when it comes to shaping how your organization actually functions — how it communicates, learns, and adapts — that stickiness matters more than you might think.

www.linkedin.com

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · Aug 1

Dug into informal network KPIs at a 300+ org and found this:
👀 Only 4% of help-seeking by managers goes to employees—the ones closest to what's happening.

No surprise we still face the "iceberg of ignorance." '
Let's fix how we connect. Build the bridges. Make the informal networks visible.