Types of Impact Networks

• Learning Networks
• Action Networks
• Movement Networks

Four Principles of Impact Networks

The network mindset is captured most succinctly by four principles:

1. Scaling impact, not growing their organization or function
2. Being part of an interconnected system, not the center of it
3. Sharing leadership and credit with peers, not hoarding power or trying to be a hero
4. Building trust-based relationships, not systems of control”

Core Activities of Impact Networks

The work of cultivating and sustaining impact networks involves five core activities:

1. Clarify purpose and principles
2. Convene the people
3. Cultivate trust
4. Coordinate actions
5. Collaborate for systems change

Principles of Impact Network Leadership

The four principles of network leadership: