Value Networks Explained

I asked Vern Allee this question in a past podcast, “A lot of that work seems to have evolved into Value Networks. Can you explain and give a little background on Value Networks for me?” Related Podcast and Transcription: Mapping Value in Your Organization Her Answer below: Verna:  Many, many years ago, in the early Read More …

Lean Collaborative Networks

I had a very open discussion with Dean Bliss, a Lean Healthcare Coach for the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative and a board member of the Iowa Lean Consortium, what it takes to create and sustain these before mentioned initiatives. Dean assists healthcare organizations in learning and applying continuous improvement activities and philosophy. He is an original Read More …

Why bother with Value Networks?

Verna Allee, M.A., is Co-founder and CEO of Value Networks LLC, located at ValueNetworks.com. Verna was my guest on the Business901 Podcast, What’s behind Collaboration and Value Networks?. We discussed the history of knowledge management and how her work has evolved into value networks. Value Network philosophies also apply to Lean, Agile and into sales Read More …

Behind Collaboration and Value Networks

Value Networks and the true nature of collaboration by Verna Allee with Oliver Schwabe is a digital edition book located at http://www.valuenetworksandcollaboration.com. From the book: Work life is completely changing as social networking and collaboration platforms allow a more human-centric way of organizing work. Yet work design tools, structures, processes, and systems are not evolving Read More …

Business Processes as Value Networks

Verna Allee, CEO, ValueNetworks.com, reflects on the growing interest in understanding business processes as networks and how value network modeling provides a fresh approach.  I encourage you to watch and learn more. People banter about the terms of Community, Collaboration and  Co-Creation with little thought on what they mean or what structure it takes to Read More …