Groups in Opasnet

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Groups in Opasnet describe different ways of organising activities in Opasnet. There are different kinds of groups with different objectives, tasks, and nomination procedures. The most important groups are called teams, flocks, squads, reserves, swarms, and tribes.

Scope

In what kinds of groups should Opasnet activities be organised? How are the groups organised?

Result

**Terms for different groups in open assessment.**
Name in English	Name in Finnish	Description of group	Leader exists?	Self-organised?	Focus	Reason for existence	Tools
Team	Työryhmä	A group of people nominated or selected by one or more organisations and involved in the same activity. The group has a leader.	Yes	No	Task	Nomination	Todo, Watch, Task
Squad	Iskuryhmä	An organised (possibly self-organised) group that has a leader and an explicit objective. Members are not nominated by any organisation.	Yes	Yes	Task	Activity	Todo, Watch, Task, Participant list
Flock , swarm	Parvi , lauma, kuhina	Unorganised group of people interested in a topic and following it. The group is aware of the situation with the topic. The group includes also those who actively participate in the topic.	No	Yes	Topic	Activity	Todo, Watch, Task, Participant list
Reserve, muster	Reservi, valmiusjoukko, vahvuus	A group of people who are willing to be involved in activities related to an explicit topic if need be. The group does not have a leader but there must be a way to contact the group when there is a need to activate it.	Maybe	Yes	Topic group	Interest	Watch, Task, Participant list
Tribe	Heimo	A group of people belonging to reserves of different topics and sharing the sense of belonging to the society of reserves.	Maybe	Yes	Group	Interest	Watch, Task, Participant list

Rationale

Some thoughts about possible terms

Keywords

Participation, group, mass collaboration

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