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4.3.3: Analytical Reflection on IMs Against the Concept ‘Network’“As I noted earlier, many of the new middle jobs will go to people who are greatsynthesizers – because the more the flattening of the world connects all theknowledge pools together, the more new specialties will be spawned and the moreinnovation will come from putting these specialties together in new and differentcombinations.” (Friedman, 2006 p. 458)The purpose of this piece of writing is to explore the concept ‘network’, one of the four factorsof the framework. In so doing it is intended to show that aspects of it, however, subconsciously,had impacts on my auto/biography and were catalytic in the effect they had on theemergence of my knowledge, skills and understanding. Central to this part of the hypothesis isthe contribution, arising from my own participatory behaviours, I made to knowledge generation– I was present in all these events. Heron and Reason (1997) refer to self-consciousness of thisphenomenon as the ‘participatory worldview’:“The participatory worldview allows us as human persons to know that we are partof the whole, rather than separated as mind over and against matter, or placed here inthe relatively separate creation of a transcendent god. It allows us to join with fellowhumans in collaborative forms of inquiry. It places us back in relation with the livingworld.” (Heron and Reason, 1997 p. 3)As the intention is to show the presence and significance of ‘network’ activity as a sub-text thatlinks the theoretically-imbued moments from my autobiography, it seems logical to present thisanalysis in chronological order. A full explanation of what the term ‘network’ signifies in thecontext of this study is offered in chapter 2.3.2 and explored below. As an aide-memoire, itseems appropriate to summarise it as follows.A network is a dynamic matrix of inter-connected phenomena linked together in mutuallysustaining relationships. Neuro-biologically, the brain is a model for ‘network’.Technologically the internet is a doubly significant metaphor in this context for ‘network’.Anthropologically, the phenomenon of ‘social world’ is a metaphor in this context for ‘network’.242Simon Hughes Ph.D. Thesis (October 2012)