About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Generative Network Difference -- Chapter 2. Start Me Up: Designing a Network -- Purpose -- Membership -- Value Propositions -- Coordination, Facilitation, and Communication -- Resources -- Governance -- Assessment -- Operating Principles -- Bonus Track-Advice for Funders and Other Network Engineers -- Chapter 3. Connect the Dots: Weaving a Network's Core -- Chapter 4. Network Evolution -- Chapter 5. Enable and Adapt: Managing a Network's Development -- Member Engagement -- Network Infrastructure -- Provisional Planning -- Periphery Relationships -- Chapter 6. Know Your Condition: Taking a Network's Pulse -- Chapter 7. Back to Basics: Resetting a Network's Design -- Chapter 8. Three Rules to Build By -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Resources for Network Builders -- Appendices -- About the Authors -- Index -- Board of Directors.