Group Roles

Initiator/Contributor

Contributes ideas and suggestions; proposes solutions and decisions; proposes new ideas or states old ideas in a novel fashion.

Information Seeker

Asks for clarification of comments in terms of their factual adequacy; asks for information or facts relevant to the problem; suggests information is needed before making decisions

Information Giver

Offers facts or generalizations that may relate to the group’s task

Opinion Seeker

Asks for clarification of opinions made by other members of the group and asks how people in the group feel

Opinion Giver

States beliefs or opinions having to do with suggestions made; indicates what the group’s attitude should be.

Elaborator/Clarifier

Elaborates ideas and other contributions; offers rationales for suggestions; tries to deduce how an idea or suggestion would work if adopted by the group.

Coordinator

Clarifies the relationships among information, opinions, and ideas or suggests an integration of the information, opinions, and ideas of subgroups

Diagnostician

Indicates what the problems are

Orienter/Summarizer

Summarizes what has taken place; points out departures from agreed-on goals; tries to bring the group back to the central issues; raises questions about the direction in which the group is heading

Procedure Developer

Handles routine tasks such as seating arrangements, obtaining equipment, and handing out pertinent papers

Secretary

Keeps notes on the group’s progress

Evaluator/Critic

Constructively analyzes the group’s accomplishments according to some set of standards; checks to see that consensus has been reached

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