The social network is not just referring to the use of social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter. Rather those tools are ways in which the Internet and computers are augmenting our ability to organize our social networks.
The Arcosanti Social Network includes the following areas:
Experts - independent of Alumni such as
Advisory Board that includes experts with knowledge and experience in tackling the issues facing the project such as the specifics of constructing the Arcosanti Greenhouse Project.
Events like the Paradox Conferences where knowledge and awareness of other people and networks were gleaned from the process.
Alumni - Arcosanti Alumni Network
Community Residents - who live and work at Arcosanti
These can be referred to as Stakeholders, a term that is distinguished from Shareholders (especially when it comes to nonprofits where there are none), in that why not officially having ownership in the organization, they have power that comes from the recognition that they have a stake or an non-formalized investment in the well being and healthy of that organization.