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What are some ways that an organization can manage the social network to be more innovative? Please explain in at least 130 words.
Some ways an organization can manage the social network to be more innovative are :
a. Connect and develop : Using this approach organizations can bring in innovative ideas and thoughts from its external network while developing new products or services instead of merely depending upon internal workforce so that more and new perspectives can be analyzed. It also helps to get the new strategic partners while try to connect with the small entrepreneur and individual inventors.
b. Innovative network : As individual creativity and intelligence can be used by the organizations as networking helps employees to be more open on social networking platforms while the leadership must support and govern these employees while must have certain protocols, guidelines etc so that it does not impact them negatively.
c. Technological advancement : Organization can use the technology and social networks to promote and market their products instead of following only traditional marketing tactics as it will help to save time while reach out to maximum number of potential customers.