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Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

John Harris — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:34:54 -0000

80/19/1 feels suspiciously like the definition of modern western society: 1% of the population leads (politicians, corporate executives, etc.), 19% are active doers and have an extended sphere of influence (club/society leaders, clergy, small business owners), and 80% are the worker bees that live in a bubble that's circumscribed by their daily existence. The 19% seem to be driven by self-interest, ego, a sense of power and influence; a sub-set of the 1% gang. Maybe creating a user hierarchy would catalyze the 19% by appealing to their innate drive for a position above the masses.

Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

Liz Strauss — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:00:38 -0000

The ME effect is very powerful. I need to know that I exist, that I am a part of something important, and that I'm still an idividual with value. All of the noise and clutter are making me invisible . . . I was already wondering who I was, now I'm wondering if anyone hears me or know if I am.

Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

Liz Strauss — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:00:38 -0000

Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

Fraser — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:41:50 -0000

I'm wondering if we think of the development of a network as stages - attraction of 1 %, activity by 19 %, adoption of 80 % - if we can effectively split out the motivation for each group of users.

Still leaves me thinking about what motivates the golden middle.

Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

Fraser — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:41:50 -0000

I'm wondering if we think of the development of a network as stages - attraction of 1 %, activity by 19 %, adoption of 80 % - if we can effectively split out the motivation for each group of users. Still leaves me thinking about what motivates the golden middle.

Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

bfeld — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:45:43 -0000

It's really hard to figure out what motivates the 19%. I think two characteristics are (1) trivial for the end user to use and (2) highly self-referential value (e.g. whatever I use needs to have immediate value for ME). These two things drive the network effect - but in the absense of them, there's not much network effect. But - I'm still pondering and experimenting.

Re: 80-19-1: Illuminating Insight on Value Creation In a Network

Brad Feld — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:45:43 -0000