Patent Document ID: 7512628
Application ID: 11414232
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method of constructing a social network, the method comprising: constructing said social network from a plurality of disparate, heterogeneous data sources, wherein at least one of said plurality of disparate, heterogeneous data sources includes a user generated data source; identifying a plurality of nodes and linkages; determining attributes of said nodes and linkages based on said plurality of disparate, heterogeneous data sources, wherein said plurality of disparate, heterogeneous data sources includes a combination of said user generated data source and at least one non-user generated source, wherein said attributes comprise at least one of: a deterministic attribute, a probabilistic attribute, and a dynamic attribute; populating a mathematical decision-making model based on the plurality of nodes and linkages, and the determined attributes of said plurality of nodes and linkages; determining attributes of said nodes and linkages at a second point in time; re-populating said mathematical decision-making model based on the plurality of nodes and linkages, and the determined attributes of said plurality of nodes and linkages at said second point in time; wherein said user generated data source includes at least one survey data source; analyzing and diagnosing collaboration barriers and risks between said plurality of nodes of said social network; wherein said determining attributes of said nodes and linkages at a second point in time comprises: collecting data from said plurality of disparate, heterogeneous data sources, wherein said plurality of disparate, heterogeneous data sources further comprises: at least one of a survey data, a social computing data, and a combination thereof.