Fostering Self-Organization

An excerpt from Impact Networks on four key principles to realize the immense potential of collaborative and purpose-driven networks. Originally published in Stanford Social Innovation Review.

When working in collaboration with others, where there’s no single person in charge and the way forward is unclear, it can be hard to know when to lead and when to follow.

In these situations, you may hope that people spontaneously self-organize to get things done, but the reality is that leadership always m...