hi I’m Alice social chemistry

today I’m going to read a book with you, which is called social chemistry by Marissa King. it’s a book about social networks and how people can connect with each other. it basically categorizes people into three networking styles: expansionists, brokers, and conveners。

“Expansionists have extraordinarily large networks, are well-known, and have an uncanny ability to work a room. However, they often have trouble maintaining social ties and leveraging them to create value for themselves or others.


Brokers generate value by bringing together typically disconnected parties from different social worlds. Their networks have huge information benefits and are highly innovative, since the majority of new ideas come from recombination.


Conveners build dense networks in which their friends are also friends. This type of network has outsize trust and reputational benefits.”