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I used Kumu to draw my network map and started with the four main networks that I am a part of: Professional, Personal, Recreational, and Educational.<\/p>\n
Then I started the simple task of drawing connections between these networks and myself. In error I placed the arrow end ending at myself indicating that there was a connection between the element and myself in a one-way fashion. (I had originally thought to place the arrows extending outwards from myself). Once seeing this however, I think this is more accurate. All these networks or elements are shared between many people and would extend further out to other people if we were to place our maps overlapping. I wanted to show what connected these elements to ME, rather than why I was connected to THEM. In other words, how do each of these elements connect to my life or identity, to me specifically.<\/p>\n
Within each of the four key elements of my map I extended the map to include key factors in each area. Some are people, some places, and some tools that I use to keep that network active. Some networks such as Facebook have a circular relationship both with personal and recreational as I use it to sustain relationships as well as build new ones. Facebook for example also has a recreational component to it that is self perpetuating.\u00a0 As far as my professional network is concerned, most of these elements are also connected to my educational networks, as this is where a lot of my professional and educational contacts overlap. My professional networks are also closely linked to my friends. I\u2019m not sure if this is the case for all industries but I have found some of the closest friendships in my networks have been born from working relationships.<\/p>\n
I thought my network map would be a bit cleaner, but I\u2019ve noticed there is a lot of overlap between networks themselves, and often I am the reason these networks overlap so much. This had made me see how important my relationships to these networks are and how they sustain one another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I used Kumu to draw my network map and started with the four main networks that I am a part of: Professional, Personal, Recreational, and Educational. Then I started the simple task of drawing connections between these networks and myself. In error I placed the arrow end ending at myself indicating that there was a … <\/p>\n