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Weak ties, by contrast, are more likely to link you to new people, organizations, and information, providing new information and contacts. For weak ties to be useful, however, two things must be true: casual acquaintances must be able to link you into diverse networks and they must be willing to do so.
Jeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
Weak ties are associates and acquaintances, not relatives and partners.
Henry Oliver • Second Act
Affiliation is Proximity . In this metaphor, we understand personal relationships in spatial terms. You can keep in touch (or lose touch ) with someone. Friends and family are close , although some relatives are distant .
The interaction with status is two-fold. (1) People of higher status are accorded more social distance; and (2) physical distanc
... See moreKevin Simler • Status as Space
belonging is made of the affective or material ties and obligations that link the individual to others.
Shaka McGlotten • Virtual Intimacies: Media, Affect, and Queer Sociality
Red Threads are the connecting strands of relationships in which knowledge, memories, and insights are woven together to create a multitextured fabric of seamless interconnectivity. Red Threads can also connect new products and services with consumer desires, and “despite the time, place, or circumstances are destined to meet” and succeed.
Debra Kaye • Red Thread Thinking: Weaving Together Connections for Brilliant Ideas and Profitable Innovation
Genuine connections are among the few things that shape us.
Connections are like mycelium. It covers the entire earth ma... See more