Functional Roles of Group Members
Functional Roles of Group Members
Task Roles
1. Initiator/Contributor Contributes ideas and suggestions; proposes solutions and decisions; proposes new ideas or states old ideas in a novel fashion.
2. 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.
3. Information Giver Offers facts or generalizations that may relate to the group’s task.
4. Opinion Seeker Asks for clarification of opinions made by other members of the group and asks how people in the group feel.
5. Opinion Giver States beliefs or opinions having to do with suggestions made; indicates what the group’s attitude should be.
6. 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.
7. Coordinator Clarifies the relationships among information, opinions, and ideas or suggests an integration of the information, opinions, and ideas of subgroups.
8. Diagnostician Indicates what the problems are.
9. 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.
10. Energizer Prods the group to action.
11. Procedure Developer Handles routine tasks such as seating arrangements, obtaining equipment, and handing out pertinent papers.
12. Secretary Keeps notes on the group’s progress.
13. Evaluator/Critic Constructively analyzes the group’s accomplishments according to some set of standards; checks to see that consensus has been
Task Roles
1. Initiator/Contributor Contributes ideas and suggestions; proposes solutions and decisions; proposes new ideas or states old ideas in a novel fashion.
2. 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.
3. Information Giver Offers facts or generalizations that may relate to the group’s task.
4. Opinion Seeker Asks for clarification of opinions made by other members of the group and asks how people in the group feel.
5. Opinion Giver States beliefs or opinions having to do with suggestions made; indicates what the group’s attitude should be.
6. 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.
7. Coordinator Clarifies the relationships among information, opinions, and ideas or suggests an integration of the information, opinions, and ideas of subgroups.
8. Diagnostician Indicates what the problems are.
9. 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.
10. Energizer Prods the group to action.
11. Procedure Developer Handles routine tasks such as seating arrangements, obtaining equipment, and handing out pertinent papers.
12. Secretary Keeps notes on the group’s progress.
13. Evaluator/Critic Constructively analyzes the group’s accomplishments according to some set of standards; checks to see that consensus has been