From a post by Ed Morrison, who seems attached to the Purdue University Center for Regional Development.
The whole post is well worth reading, and fits well with the working definition of wirearchy.
Why network thinking is different
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In hierarchies, we are looking for the singular leader with the powerful vision.
With networks, leaders lead from both the front and the rear. Leadership is does not reside in one person, but is distributed and passed around. And leadership comes as much from asking perceptive questions as making bold statements. In a network, effective leaders provide coherence (and worry less about their own vision.)
As a core group embraces the authenticity required for network leadership, they become more skilled at developing new civic experiences that expand their cores and strengthen their networks.
One last thought: we can start moving people to think in terms of networks by conducting some simple assessments about how their community or region functions. We can also teach people to think and act strategically in loosely joined networks. That’s what strategic doing is all about.
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