<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Invitation should follow demonstrated... > Invitation should follow demonstrated participation rather than inherited status. When advanced opportunities are connected to contribution, reliability, improvement, and service, the path to authority becomes visible enough for others to follow. **Source:** [[livestreams/From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing - Workbook|From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Invitation should follow demonstrated participation rather than inherited status. When advanced opportunities are connected to contribution, reliability, improvement, and service, the path to authority becomes visible enough for others to follow.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-invitation-should-follow-enough-others-follow ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->