# Resources

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## [About the Resources category](https://community.polinode.com/t/about-the-resources-category/35)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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Share books, articles, papers and other resources that may be of interest and helpful to others.

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## [New Substack on ONA from Scott Hines](https://community.polinode.com/t/new-substack-on-ona-from-scott-hines/457)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/new-substack-on-ona-from-scott-hines/457 "2026-02-19T22:59:18Z")

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Scott Hines has recently started a Substack newsletter dedicated to ONA: Breaking Silos: A Network Blueprint for Reconnecting Organizations I would recommend subscribing if you are interested in ONA!

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## [Podcast Episode on the Intersection of ONA and Strategic Workforce Planning](https://community.polinode.com/t/podcast-episode-on-the-intersection-of-ona-and-strategic-workforce-planning/431)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/podcast-episode-on-the-intersection-of-ona-and-strategic-workforce-planning/431 "2025-07-04T03:01:32Z")

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I joined Nick Kennedy on his podcast (The Strategic Workforce Planning Podcast) recently to discuss the relationship between Organizational Network Analysis and Strategic Workforce Planning:

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## [Applying network science to the election of the pope](https://community.polinode.com/t/applying-network-science-to-the-election-of-the-pope/426)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/applying-network-science-to-the-election-of-the-pope/426 "2025-05-11T22:41:29Z")

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In this fascinating article Soda, Iorio, and Rizzo reveals how status, information and alliances influence the papal election:

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## [Using Organizational Network Analysis to Help Drive Knowledge-Centered Service Adoption](https://community.polinode.com/t/using-organizational-network-analysis-to-help-drive-knowledge-centered-service-adoption/416)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/using-organizational-network-analysis-to-help-drive-knowledge-centered-service-adoption/416 "2024-11-15T00:41:23Z")

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Our latest blog post has recently gone live! It’s a guest post by Peter Mellalieu in which he details how he uses Organizational Network Analysis in the context of knowledge management - identifying and selecting coaches…

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## [How the CIA Used ONA to Win Wars](https://community.polinode.com/t/how-the-cia-used-ona-to-win-wars/404)

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**Author:** [@Chad](https://community.polinode.com/u/Chad)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/how-the-cia-used-ona-to-win-wars/404 "2024-07-17T18:36:24Z")

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I ran across this article and found it fascinating. The US Military wanted a plan to disrupt Soviet supply chains in the event of WWIII. They used network analysis to visualize the Soviet supply chain, which led to the c…

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## [Mapping and Promoting Collaboration Between Patient Association Groups in Chile using Organizational Network Analysis](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-and-promoting-collaboration-between-patient-association-groups-in-chile-using-organizational-network-analysis/399)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-and-promoting-collaboration-between-patient-association-groups-in-chile-using-organizational-network-analysis/399 "2024-06-13T06:46:15Z")

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Rubén Angel has recently published a guest blog post on the Polinode blog where he describes the approach he took to running an ONA that mapped the internal and external relationships between a set of Patient Association…

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## [Mapping and Understanding the Connections Between SIOP 2024 Conference Presenters](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-and-understanding-the-connections-between-siop-2024-conference-presenters/394)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-and-understanding-the-connections-between-siop-2024-conference-presenters/394 "2024-05-20T05:46:18Z")

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Our recent blog post maps the network within the global I/O Psychology community, including the co-authorship network:

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## [Exploring a few largely untapped sources of data for passive Organizational Network Analysis](https://community.polinode.com/t/exploring-a-few-largely-untapped-sources-of-data-for-passive-organizational-network-analysis/390)

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**Author:** [@cmitchell](https://community.polinode.com/u/cmitchell)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/exploring-a-few-largely-untapped-sources-of-data-for-passive-organizational-network-analysis/390 "2024-03-05T16:33:27Z")

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In our recent blog post, Andrew Pitts and I explore a few untapped sources of data for passive Organizational Network Analysis, covering opportunity marketplaces, skills data, 360 reviews and more. You can read the blog…

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## [Directionally Correct Podcasts](https://community.polinode.com/t/directionally-correct-podcasts/350)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/directionally-correct-podcasts/350 "2024-02-27T05:16:13Z")

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The Directionally Correct podcast has recently featured a few discussions on Organizational Network Analysis, including this one with me (Andrew Pitts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmXWiMqjEJM This community may als…

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## [Mapping the Unleash World Exhibitors Network Using LinkedIn Data \[Polinode Blog Post\]](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-the-unleash-world-exhibitors-network-using-linkedin-data-polinode-blog-post/336)

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**Author:** [@cmitchell](https://community.polinode.com/u/cmitchell)\
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**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-the-unleash-world-exhibitors-network-using-linkedin-data-polinode-blog-post/336 "2023-10-17T18:09:03Z")

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Building on our journey that began at the Unleash America conference in Las Vegas earlier this year, we’re excited to share how we used LinkedIn’s “People Also Viewed” data to map the dynamic ecosystem of HR Tech compani…

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## [Using LinkedIn Data and Network Analysis to Uncover Additional HR Tech Influencers \[Polinode Blog Post\]](https://community.polinode.com/t/using-linkedin-data-and-network-analysis-to-uncover-additional-hr-tech-influencers-polinode-blog-post/335)

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**Author:** [@cmitchell](https://community.polinode.com/u/cmitchell)\
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**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/using-linkedin-data-and-network-analysis-to-uncover-additional-hr-tech-influencers-polinode-blog-post/335 "2023-10-17T18:00:47Z")

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In our recent blog post we dive into the world of HR Technology influencers. Inspired by the 2023 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers list, we’ve crafted an interactive network in Polinode based on an analysis of People Also Vie…

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## [Mapping the Global People Analytics Network Using LinkedIn Data \[Polinode Blog Post\]](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-the-global-people-analytics-network-using-linkedin-data-polinode-blog-post/332)

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**Author:** [@cmitchell](https://community.polinode.com/u/cmitchell)\
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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/mapping-the-global-people-analytics-network-using-linkedin-data-polinode-blog-post/332 "2023-08-25T20:08:59Z")

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We recently published a follow up to our last blog post, this time about using LinkedIn data to map the Global People Analytics Network, in which we highlight several key influencers in People Analytics as well as their …

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## [Using LinkedIn Data to Help Understand the HR Tech Ecosystem \[Polinode Blog Post\]](https://community.polinode.com/t/using-linkedin-data-to-help-understand-the-hr-tech-ecosystem-polinode-blog-post/330)

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**Author:** [@cmitchell](https://community.polinode.com/u/cmitchell)\
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**Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/using-linkedin-data-to-help-understand-the-hr-tech-ecosystem-polinode-blog-post/330 "2023-08-10T21:33:02Z")

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We recently published a blog post about using LinkedIn data to map the HR Tech industry, specifically looking at the company sponsors for the Unleash America Conference in Las Vegas in April of this year. We thought the …

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## [Introducing the Anti-Communities Algorithm and How We Used it to Help Improve Collaboration at a Client Organization \[Polinode Blog Post\]](https://community.polinode.com/t/introducing-the-anti-communities-algorithm-and-how-we-used-it-to-help-improve-collaboration-at-a-client-organization-polinode-blog-post/331)

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**Author:** [@cmitchell](https://community.polinode.com/u/cmitchell)\
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**Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/introducing-the-anti-communities-algorithm-and-how-we-used-it-to-help-improve-collaboration-at-a-client-organization-polinode-blog-post/331 "2023-08-10T21:36:09Z")

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We wanted to share a previous blog post about an algorithm we developed for finding anti-communities to help drive collaboration in a division of a large construction company as part of a project we worked on. Here is t…

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## [Polinode article describing the anti-communities algorithm](https://community.polinode.com/t/polinode-article-describing-the-anti-communities-algorithm/317)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/polinode-article-describing-the-anti-communities-algorithm/317 "2022-10-14T00:14:27Z")

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We recently applied a somewhat novel approach called the anti-communities algorithm when working with a client organization and wanted to share the approach with others. In this article Chad Mitchell describes the algor…

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## [Interesting article on how gender diversity contributes to greater collective creativity](https://community.polinode.com/t/interesting-article-on-how-gender-diversity-contributes-to-greater-collective-creativity/307)

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**Author:** [@Chad](https://community.polinode.com/u/Chad)\
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**Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/interesting-article-on-how-gender-diversity-contributes-to-greater-collective-creativity/307 "2022-04-26T13:45:41Z")

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This is compelling research into how gender diversity helps increase creativity in teams. \[Inclusion unlocks the creative potential of gender diversity in teams - Balázs Vedres and Orsolya Vásárhelyi\] (https://arxiv.or…

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## [PAFOW Presentation on Diversity and Inclusion](https://community.polinode.com/t/pafow-presentation-on-diversity-and-inclusion/271)

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**Author:** [@apitts](https://community.polinode.com/u/apitts)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/pafow-presentation-on-diversity-and-inclusion/271 "2021-02-16T06:53:34Z")

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A couple of weeks ago I gave a presentation at the People Analytics and Future of Work Global Connect conference on “Getting Hands On with ONA Data for Actionable D&I Insights”. PAFOW have been nice enough to make this p…

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## [Making your network anonymous](https://community.polinode.com/t/making-your-network-anonymous/227)

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**Author:** [@vidgen](https://community.polinode.com/u/vidgen)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/making-your-network-anonymous/227 "2020-05-07T00:28:46Z")

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I use Polinode to survey my student classes, e.g., “who would you turn to for advice about this course?”. To give the network back to students I need to anonymise it - they can see the patterns but do not have names. To …

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## [Collaborative Burnout](https://community.polinode.com/t/collaborative-burnout/187)

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**Author:** [@dbostic](https://community.polinode.com/u/dbostic)\
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**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://community.polinode.com/t/collaborative-burnout/187 "2019-10-15T05:51:06Z")

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I’m curious what work or research others utilizing Polinode might be doing when it comes to Collaborative Burnout and Overload? I came across Rob Cross’s keynote from the People Analytics & Future of Work (PAFOW) confer…
