A cooperative group is a group of people who work together to reach a common goal. The group may be open or restricted to those who are safe for other participants. Decisions are left to each group's discretion, or dictated by a supervisor.
A cooperative group is a group of people who work together to reach a common goal. The group may be open or restricted to those who are safe for other participants. Decisions are left to each group's discretion, or dictated by a supervisor.
A cooperative group is a group of people who work together to reach a common goal. The group may be open or restricted to those who are safe for other participants. Decisions are left to each group's discretion, or dictated by a supervisor.
Type of Group Activities/Need for Decisions Organizational Form Membership Requirements
Support group Ideas and feelings shared, no critical Loose discussion, no designated facilitator May be open or restricted to those decisions who are safe for other participants Discussion group Ideas and information shared, no Loose discussion, participants may try to persuade each Usually open critical decisions other to a particular perspective, but don’t need to Lectures, workshops Presentation by knowledgeable or Very structured agenda, designated presenter/facilitator Usually open skilled person to less-knowledgeable or less-skilled, no critical decisions Individual working on Individual takes own initiative to do whatever she/he her/his own — wants; individual is not restricted unless she/he — infringes on others Individual (or small Day-to-day tasks, many non-critical Decisions are (1) left to individual’s discretion, (2) Supervisor or steering group task group) working on decisions dictated by a supervisor (who interprets the group’s selects; payment may be made for behalf of a larger group mandate), or (3) obvious from steering group’s mandate satisfactory work Task group Tasks to reach a goal, important Consensus of group, cooperative facilitation Restricted to those willing to work decisions — everyone’s input needed, with group and who have skills of careful deliberation necessary cooperative decision-making Federation, alliance of Tasks to reach a goal, decisions Consent of each group to federation decisions, Restricted to those willing to work groups with similar restricted to areas where groups are cooperative facilitation with other groups and who have values and goals trying to work together skills of cooperative decision- making Coalition of groups Tasks to reach a goal, decisions Minimal consent of each group to coalition decisions, Restricted to those groups useful with diverse values and restricted to areas where groups are may require strong facilitation and structured, rule- for coalition purposes goals trying to work together based decision-making process Network Communication among dispersed Loose discussion, participants may try to persuade each Usually open individuals or groups, no critical other to a particular perspective, but don’t need to decisions Large, dispersed task Tasks to reach a goal, decisions must Hierarchical organization with strict authority, decisions Very restricted and chosen by those group that must be coordinated made by those at the top and passed down, sanctions at the top; payment probably coordinate many imposed against those who disobey required for compliance activities Prepared by Randy Schutt, P.O. Box 608867, Cleveland, OH 44108 <http://www.vernalproject.org>. OrgStruct-1.2W RDS 8-10-01