Network Mapping is the Virre feature that shows your network as a map: who you know, how close each person is, which groups they belong to, and where the gaps are. Spot the bridges to keep and the islands to connect.
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Sample dataWhat Virre found
Four groups in a network of 16 people.
People and groups are made up to show how it can look.
Map your ownThe problem
A list tells you who you know. It does not show which groups they belong to, who connects them, or where you know no one at all. So you keep reaching for the same few people, and miss the ones who could change things.
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LinkedIn users studied over five years, where weaker ties had a greater beneficial effect on job mobility
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supply chain managers studied. Those whose networks spanned different groups were more likely to have their ideas rated valuable
Sources: Rajkumar et al., Science, 2022; Burt, American Journal of Sociology, 2004.
How it works
From a list of names to a map you can act on.
Virre starts from the people already in your network, with the tags and context you keep about each relationship.
Groups, close contacts, weaker ties and dormant relationships appear on one map, instead of in rows.
Spot a bridge to protect or an island to connect, then turn it into a goal or an introduction.
What you see
Six things a list cannot.
Clusters of people who share a context, such as an industry, a company or a community.
Close contacts, weaker ties and dormant relationships, side by side.
People who connect two groups. Sometimes one person is the only link.
Groups that connect to nothing else in your network.
People worth reconnecting with, before the relationship fades.
A gap becomes a goal, and Goal Mapping and Expand Network take it from there.
The science of networking
Here is what three studies found, and how Network Mapping puts each idea to work.
According to Kilduff and Krackhardt, perceptions of social networks matter, and they are systematically biased.
Kilduff and Krackhardt, in Interpersonal Networks in Organizations, Cambridge University Press, 2008. Chapter page
How Virre uses it
The map is built from the people and context in Virre, not from memory.
Executive MBA students who asked dormant ties for help on an important project got results that compared favorably with those from their current ties.
Levin, Walter and Murnighan, Organization Science, 2011. Abstract
How Virre uses it
Dormant ties show up on the map, so you can see who is worth reconnecting with.
A meta-analysis of 94 independent tests found that specific plans, which spell out when, where and how to act, had a medium-to-large effect on goal attainment.
Gollwitzer and Sheeran, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 2006. Abstract
How Virre uses it
Each gap can become a goal, and each goal a specific next step.
For your role
Whatever your role, a map shows something a list hides. Here is how it might sound.
Network Mapping works with
Network Mapping is the Virre feature that shows your network as a map. You see who you know, how close each person is, which groups they belong to and where the gaps are, so you can tell where your network is strong and where it is thin.
Virre starts from the people in your network and the context you keep about each relationship. It lays them out as a map of groups, with close contacts, weaker ties and dormant relationships marked. You can spot bridges and islands, then turn a gap into a goal.
Five things: the groups your contacts belong to, how close each person is, the bridges that connect two groups, the islands that connect to nothing else, and the dormant ties worth reconnecting with. Together they show you where to look next.
An island is a group of people who are connected to you but not to anyone else you know, such as a past employer, a school or a community. Islands are easy to miss in a contact list. On a map they stand out, and one introduction can connect them.
A bridge is a person who connects two groups in your network. If one person is the only link between your healthcare contacts and your finance contacts, that relationship matters more than it looks. The map shows it, so you can protect it.
It works from the people in your Virre network. Tags and the context you keep about each relationship make the map sharper. Reach out to our team and we will talk through how your existing contacts come in and how to get the most from your first map.
A connections list or a CRM shows who you know in rows. Network Mapping shows how those people relate to you and to each other: groups, closeness, bridges and gaps. Seeing the shape of a network helps you decide where to spend your time.
No. A map only shows your network. You decide who to contact and what to say. Virre can suggest next best actions and draft a message in your style, and you edit it before anything is sent. Your relationships stay yours.
Reading your map takes a few minutes. From there, about nine minutes a day is enough for next best actions, edited messages and follow-ups. Small, regular steps keep a network warm without taking over your day, and the map shows where to spend them.
Starter is free. Pro is $9.99 a month and Pro+ is $19.99 a month at limited-time prices, billed monthly, and you can cancel any time. Teams, event organizers and communities get custom pricing on the Organizations plan: talk to our team and we will shape a plan around your people.
I built Virre because I believe the right relationships change everything, and they rarely happen by accident. After more than 25 years in senior leadership roles, I had thousands of connections and still did not know who could actually help me when I started my own venture. Virre exists so the people who matter are never lost in a contact list. Gunjan Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Virre.
Start with a map
Map your network and see where to look next.
