1. The Power of Networks

2. Your Social Network

3. What is your network
On a piece of paper write down your own social network.

4. Everyone is connected through relationships.
Egocentric
Your Personal Network
Everyone is connected through relationships.
Six degrees of separation theory

5. Hacking Social networks

6. Strong Ties: Close connections Weak Ties: People you don’t know well.
Strength of Ties
Strong Ties: Close connections
Family, friends
Weak Ties: People you don’t know well.
Coworkers, classmates

7. Power of Acquaintances
They can be a good thing
Strong ties can be redundant
Everyone knows everyone.
Weak ties
Connect you with more new people
Helpful with getting a job.

8. Pick a network to maintain.
Structural Hole
Pick a network to maintain.
Structural hole: Where few Ties connect clusters.
Best position to be in.
Know more people
Realtors, movie producers, etc.