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Hive Learning Network Social Ties

Below is a draft framework, developed by Hive Research Lab, of the types of social ties that exist between organizations in a Hive Learning Network. It is based on ethnographic research conducted in Hive NYC during 2013 and 2014. We break ties down into three categories – those related to advice, brokering, and collaboration, with sub-categories for collaborations that are more oriented towards innovation and those more oriented towards spread and scale. This is a working document and feedback is welcome.

Advice Oriented Ties

Brokering Oriented Ties

• Gave general advice or informally shared knowledge about content related to an area of interest.

• Provided you with curricular resources or literature related to an area of interest.

• You observed this person/organization's programs or space to learn about an area of interest.

• Provided professional development to you or your •

organization in an area of interest. Gave advice about potential employees or contractors related to an area of interest.

Made an introduction to someone that… • …gave advice helping you explore an area of interest. • …you explored possible partnerships with that allowed you to explore an area of interest.

• …you ended up partnering with to develop a new initiative or engage in an area of interest.

• …you ended up hiring as an employee, contractor or consultant in an area of interest.

• Shared information with you about possible funding sources in an area of interest.

Collaboration Oriented Ties

Innovation Oriented • Recruited youth so that you could pilot a new tool, workshop, curriculum or program. • Provided material resources that helped you develop a new tool, workshop, curriculum or program. • Provided a context for you to “play-test” a new tool, workshop, curriculum or program. • Played a role developing hardware or software relating to a larger initiative you were developing. • Played a role developing workshops, curricula or programmatic materials relating to a larger initiative you were developing.

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Spread Oriented

• Provided “content” for a larger initiative that you organized. • Acted as an implementation site for a program your organization was spreading. • Helped refine a tool, curriculum or program to ready it for spread or distribution. • Acted as a conduit for distribution of a tool, curriculum or program that you developed.