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An '''interlock diagram''' is a real or imagined diagram that plots the actual interactions, physical, political, social, environmental between all entities within human societies.  Each [[Vertex (graph theory)|node]] is a specific activity such as a power station, or a policy such as controlled rent. Ideally each node should be owned by a practitioner with relevant experience and knowledge both [[tacit knowledge]] and explicit.

The diagram can be started by one or more such experts and can grow to plot all interactions, and stimulate discussions about the various knock on effects and theire amelioration.

By having an expert at each node, these can feed policy insight directly into government or other management machinery, to keep the organisation on track and to achieve its goals.

[[Lateral communication]] occurs between these experts, largely mapping the interactions, which facilitates the transfer of relevant information and [[tacit knowledge]]. This defeats the [[Relevance Paradox]].

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in "CONNECTIONS", Sunbelt Social Network Conference, World Congress of Sociology, ''American Sociological Association'', Volume IX, Nos. 2-3, Winter, 1986

==See also==
*[[Information Routing Group]]

[[Category:Social networks]]
[[Category:Diagrams]]