Under Re-Construction

The Networking Firm website is currently under re-construction as we progress from a Web 1.0 to a Web 2.0 environment and we apologise for any inconvenience.

History

The Networking Firm was formed in 1996, when I teamed up with strategic partners Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas and Prof. Barry Curnow to bring our three niche practices under the same virtual roof.

This was in part an experiment to explore our shared vision of how emerging technology was enabling individuals and small teams to function as corporates in a global market.  And, likewise, how large organisations were increasingly functioning as human networks that could become more and more responsive to the individual customer.  How the development of the intrapreneur was emerging.  And how interdisciplinary skills would increasingly become a core capability.

In the case of The Networking Firm, consultancies in future organisation; director and board development; and strategic mentoring were brought under a future organisation and leadership umbrella.  The original purpose of the firm was to use converging technologies to enable us to combine and collaborate at individual, group and corporate levels.  The aim being to develop organisation and leadership that could adapt and respond to each client as an individual via a wide range of bespoke solutions.  

In The Future We Shall Offer ...

What was offered in the past will continue to be offered to members of The Networking Firm Network in the Future.  With the move to Web 2.0 environment, The Networking Firm will progress into becoming an Action Research Organisation Laboratory that will provide an Organisational Learning Hothouse Environment … in which participants can pursue and research the development of Real Live Internet Business and Enterprise Opportunities through our sister company Internet Business Builders. 

The Networking Firm and Internet Business Builders will work in tandem. The Networking Firm will be the venue for research and knowledge development ... Whilst Internet Business Builders will offer the framework in which to develop the real live business opportunity and business.

The process, by which this will take place, will be for individuals to be offered an opportunity to develop an intrapreneurial role within a real live large global business and organisation.  And through the process of building this intrapreneurial role gain an opportunity to develop entrepreurial skills and build an independent enterprise.

The primary function of the research will be to examine how to build networking enterprises from within social and business networks.  And, in the case of the intrapreneur, that social and business network will happen to be an existing large global business and organisation … and one operating a tried and tested business model that also happens to be conducive to acting as a host to the intrapreneur. (This term "host" may appear a bit of a misnomer, as the nature of the relationship is symbiotic rather than parasitic)

The fundamental business unit in the research will be the independent, freelance individual … capable of building a global enterprise from home ... as a sole trader and solo operator.  The Action Learning Organisation will offer a select group of individuals the opportunity to team up in … and develop through … an Action Research Programme operating organisation; groups; structures; processes; tasks; and events based on clearly thought through Action Learning Organisation Principles.  In the course of these events, there will be opportunity to also examine the development of the business unit as it progresses through solo; team; organisational; and corporate levels ... via 1-2-1; small group; group; and organisational learning environments.

So, The Networking Firm (Web 2.0) will be actively involved in the development of small home-based businesses … leveraging the resources; infrastructure; communications; and digital and social media … of the large global business and organisation host … automating communications … mass communicating highly personalised messages … to the desktop … mobile … direct into the home … and then monetizing that social media … to operate a massively profitable … and largely automated business … on negligible costs; and with scope for almost exponential growth … and, in turn, with the very real prospect of quickly attaining financial independence.

The function and structure of the action-learning organisation will be specifically designed to enable transition from dependent employee / research student … to independent freelance consultant / academic / entrepreneur … to achieve the very high levels of independence necessary for ... ultimately ... progressing into the interdependent role of strategic partner.

New International Team

To reflect the new developments, an expanded and international team of strategic partners is currently in the process of being formed.

Join Us

If you are interested in participating in any capacity, please register your interest and briefly state:

• the nature of your (research) interest?

• what you are currently working on and in what capacity?

• what you bring to the table?

• and what you would like to come away with?

We would be especially interested to hear from you are from one of the following groups:

• a third age director, consultant, academic or entrepreneur wanting to develop a mentoring role

• a new graduate … looking for an alternative to graduate recruitment schemes … with a clear Web 2.0 research interest … and wanting to go the self-employment route and build an independent enterprise

• are classified as long term unemployed … with a clear Web 2.0 research interest … and wanting to go the self-employment route and build an independent enterprise

 

Denis Roberts, Founder

The Networking Firm

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