Group Dynamics

Task Roles of Groups

1. Initiator: Contributor who proposes or suggest group goals or redefines the problem. There may be more than one initiator during the group's lifetime.
2. Information seeker: Searches for a factual basis for the group's work.
3. Information giver: Offers an opinion of what the groups view of pertinent values should be.
4. Opinion seeker: Seeks opinion that clarify or reflect the value of other members' suggestions.
5. Elaborator: Give examples or extends meaning of suggestion given and how they could work.
6. Coordinator: Clarifies and coordinates ideas, suggestions and activities of the group.
7. Orienter: Summarizes decisions and actions; identifies and questions departures from predetermined goals.
8. Evaluator: Questions group accomplishments and compares them to a standard.
9. Energizer: Stimulates and prods the group to act and raises the level of its actions.
10. Procedural technician: Faciliates group action by arranging the environment.
11. Recorder: Records the group's activities and accomplishments.