As discussed above, one of the Seven Elements of an Effective Network is “leaders.” In other literature, the words “members,” “actors,” or “participants” are also used to describe this concept. There are five different types of leaders: principals, drivers, weavers, supporters and operators. These roles are fluid, and people in a network often shift from supporter to driver or step in to help make connections, moderate a discussion or plan a major activity. Multiple people can (and should) take on these roles at different times. When too few people take leadership in each of these roles, networks can collapse if one of those key people leaves the network.
In general, networks should look to follow the 90-9-1 rule, which states that in collaborative online spaces, 90 percent of participants are passive, 9 percent edit or react to content and 1 percent create new content.
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