Net-map toolbox

<p>The net-map toolbox is a <a href="/facts/Social_network_analysis/CsJIFjVw">social network analysis</a> tool that uses interviews and mapping to help people understand, visualize, discuss, and improve situations in which many different actors influence outcomes.  Social network analysis is a research approach used by scholars such as  S.D. Berkowitz, Stephen Borgatti, <a href="/facts/Ronald_Burt/36HQNdrz">Ronald Burt</a>, Linton Freeman, <a href="/facts/Mark_Granovetter/RdgrvQrV">Mark Granovetter</a>, Nicholas Mullins, <a href="/facts/Anatol_Rapoport/Ehto4zId">Anatol Rapoport</a>, <a href="/facts/Stanley_Wasserman/HdEXvgsc">Stanley Wasserman</a>, <a href="/facts/Barry_Wellman/1FQCaIHU">Barry Wellman</a>, and <a href="/facts/Harrison_White/1P4t9SLy">Harrison White</a> to better understand the implications of the position of individual actors in a social structure.
</p><p>Individuals create influence network maps using materials from a physical toolkit. Actor names are written on post-it notes and distributed on a large sheet of paper. Lines are drawn to link the actors and reveal how they are connected or not connected, and “influence towers” are built to reflect the relative power of each actor (the higher the influence tower, the greater the influence). Photos displaying these influence network maps are available on the Net-Map blog.
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Net-map toolbox