We've written before about how you can view your community as a network. Here we use the 'network lense' to show how communities typically evolve and what specific actions you might want to take to get to the next level.

1. What network stage is your community? based on Building Smart Communities through Network Weaving by Valdis Krebs and June Holley September 2009

3. Communities evolve in predictable ways Fragments Single-Hub Multi-Hub Core/Periphery Communities often evolve along predictable pathways from fragmented clusters of people interested in a concept, to a single hub-and-spoke when a leader pulls the clusters together, to multiple hubs where a variety of people take responsibility, and finally to a core/periphery with a tight ball of members surrounded by interested hangers on. So what does each stage look like and how can you improve your community?