From the Laws of Connectedness to the Power Law of Participation

From the Laws of Connectedness to the Power Law of Participation:


Laws of connection

1. Connectedness is about joining in


2. Joining in happens automatically when the barriers to joining are low enough

3. Connections form between individuals, not organisations

4. Connections link devices, services and people

5. Connections are two way

6. The value of connections increases based on the number of touch points

7. Connection is a means to an end: the end is participation

Laws of participation

8. Communities form as a natural consequence of connectedness

9. Communities define their own mechanisms, language and etiquette

10. Individuals occupy roles within communities

11. Participation can be active or passive, hub or spoke

12. Declaration is a pre-requisite to active participation

13. Participation is a means to an end: the end is collaboration

Laws of collaboration

14. Collaboration is the achievement of goals by a connected community

15. Goals benefit individual participants, not the community

16. Active feedback is essential to achieving goals

17. Success is proportionate to the number of participants

18. Open collaboration is self regulating