networks are systems of nodes connected by relationships.
We help you see and unlock the value flowing through your network.
About
We're specialists in helping organizations understand and harness the power of networks.
A networked business is one where value flows between participants in the network rather than solely from company to users or participants.
These connections—whether through shared values, exchange of resources, communication, or simply knowing each other—enable coordination and create value beyond what any single participant could achieve alone.
Unlock this and you will achieve 'network effect.' That's exactly what we help you do.
Examples of Networked Businesses
Github
People use the libraries to create new apps with each other. Contributors gain reputation and job opportunities through their network participation, while maintainers build influence and discover collaborators for new projects.
Casa Tilo
People turn up for a training, but come back to meet more people, even their 'future partner'. The retreat space becomes a catalyst for an ongoing community where participants support each other's personal growth journeys long after they leave.
Enspiral
People pay to be part of this freelancers network because of the dense relationships. Members refer work to each other, collaborate on projects, and share resources, creating a collective that's more powerful than any individual freelancer working alone.
NTS Radio
People come for the music, but stay for the magic they create themselves in the 24 hour discord chat. Listeners share events and meet IRL, discover new artists through community recommendations, and form lasting friendships.
Patreon
Creators build audiences who support them financially, supporters discover each other, form communities around shared interests, collaborate across the platform.
"Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along those sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results."
What We Do
We help you see what others miss and act on it fast.
If you're experiencing any of these challenges, we can help:
We take a systems lens to analyze your network, and based on what you need, connect you to one of our networked specialists in the following areas:
Business Model Innovation
Ensure your networked business model is fit for purpose
Unlock New Revenue Streams
Turn dormant connections into profitable pathways
Build Marketing That Multiplies
Harness network effects to make every marketing effort work exponentially harder
Utilise Strategic Governance
Deploy participatory governance where it multiplies engagement, not where it slows you down
Scale Without Breaking
Design growth strategies that strengthen your network's core value
Plant Game-Changers
Embed network catalysts who create opportunities and make things happen
Members become Advocates
Transform your existing members into your biggest asset
Founder Coaching
Don't burn out from doing everything. Enable through delegation and collective intelligence.
We Work With
- Membership based networks
- Networks where the more that people interact, the more value there is
- Networks struggling to grow and provide value to their members or users
- Networks and businesses competing in the deluge of workshops and retreats
Explore Networked Life
Visit our research arm to discover insights, publications, and thought leadership on network science and systems thinking.
Visit Networked LifeWho We Are
Meet the team behind Network Effect
Kate Beecroft
Founder
Kate Beecroft brings a unique perspective to how organizations can thrive in an interconnected world. As a founder who helped shape the pioneering Enspiral Network as well as Greaterthan Collective, she has experienced firsthand how networks can create meaningful change. For the past decade, Kate has designed business models and governance systems as well as facilitated strategy and leadership development for networked organizations. She is also a researcher, leadership coach and bibliotherapist, tell her your challenges, and she'll recommend you a book!
Ants Cabraal
Co-creator
As a growth marketing veteran and angel investor, Ants Cabraal understands how to build expansion while maintaining the relational field. For 13 years within the Enspiral Network, Ant has been the person who makes ambitious collaborative visions become reality. Over the past decade, he has guided startups and established organizations through purpose-driven growth strategies. He is also a podcast creator and conversation catalyst—tell him about your growth challenges, and he'll help you find the story that connects your mission to your market!