A great article and very thought-provoking, thanks Harold.

So much so, in fact, that I've written my own response to cover the ideas and connections it set off, particularly on how organisations might transition to a network era, what intermediate stages might be tried and other factors that could be relevant:

http://www.ambitiousmanager.com/review-management-networks-harold-jarche/

I hope you find that an interesting read too. Thanks again.