Today's challenge is learning to do globally distributed work. Tomorrow's challenge is to create smarter groups . And, threading through these views, is the vision of a network science . There is immense power in networks composed of myriad people voluntarily interacting to effect a common cause. Networks emerge as people engage with others based on their values.
Networks are egalitarian.
Networks are a form of democracy, based not on representation but upon direct participation. Egalitarian does not mean there is no leadership in networks. Indeed, in successful networks, there are many leaders. Network leadership is plural and flexible. There is more opportunity for people to be leaders since networks need more leaders more often than hierarchies and bureaucracies.