OrgMapper is the proprietary online tool of Maven7 – the leading global player in ONA, and the tool used by Talent and Leadership Consulting to undertake ONA.
OrgMapper helps you see beyond the traditional Organisation structure, allowing you to see the informal organisation, connections and the influence at work. Amongst the founders of Maven7 are globally acclaimed scientists, Albert-László Barabási, a pioneer of real-world network theory, and Tamás Vicsek, a successful physicist doing computational and experimental research on the structure and evolution of complex networks.
OrgMapper allows you to understand beyond the “human-capital” view of the organisation – it allows you to see the “social-capital” view of individuals and teams.
The OrgMapper suite comprises ACTIVE and PASSIVE approaches that help:
Reveal hidden structures and networks within and between communities
Map online networks around issues, behaviours, beliefs, preferences
Show you which individuals or groups have power and influence and the networks that matter to them
Predict exact patterns of information flow and impact, and how these shape behaviour.
Formal Vs Informal Network Efficacy
While formal reporting and communication relationships are critical in organisations, the importance of informal networks to supplement traditional hierarchical structures is being increasingly recognised.
Identifying and engaging key informal influencers has been shown to increase the reach and efficacy of change events, with informal networks having greater reach and influence than formal networks.
To do this requires an objective approach to assessing existing communication networks. We use the OrgMapper ONA tool.