Experts and working communities
Experts, practitioners, students and volunteers take part in The Global Risks Forum (GRF) through the working groups, which correspond to the National Working Groups (NWG), and through GRF's seven specialist platforms. Work is assigned by competence, with stated prerequisites, a named supervisor, review points and closure criteria, so that every contribution is useful, safe and recorded. Ordinary participation carries no fee. Work calls are listed once a working group is open; today, the current service level is R0, information and enquiries, and an enquiry receives a reference.
- 01In briefThe short answer
- 02How it worksFour steps from interest to recorded contribution
- 03Kinds of contributionWhat an expert can contribute
- 04IntegrityExpert integrity in practice
- 05Supervision and evidenceQualified contributions, safely made
- 06What it gives, and what it does notTerms of participation
- 07Where experts workPlatforms and working groups
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The short answer.
Experts and working communities take part in GRF through working groups, which correspond to the National Working Groups, and through its seven specialist platforms. Work is assigned by competence, with prerequisites, a named supervisor, review points and closure criteria, so every contribution is useful, safe and recorded.
From enquiry to contribution.
Fig.The path from an enquiry to a credited contribution. Design, not a record; no step creates membership.
Jurisdictions in Western Europe.
The jurisdictions that hold authority over this question: countries, their first-level divisions and capitals, shown for Western Europe as an example geography for this subject.
Four steps from interest to recorded contribution.
- 01
Explore current work
Work calls are listed once a working group is open, with the question, the prerequisites and the time involved.
- 02
Competence and availability
You state what you can do and when, and declare any interests relevant to the work.
- 03
Bounded assignment
A defined task with a named supervisor, review points and closure criteria.
- 04
Contribution record and review
Your work is reviewed and recorded, then recognised with a next assignment where appropriate.
What an expert can contribute.
| Contribution | Where | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Peer review of a governance paper | Insights | Named with consent |
| Evidence presentation in a dialogue | Dialogue sessions | Named in the record |
| Scenario design or evaluation in an exercise | Annual programme | Named in the after-action report |
| Working group drafting | Specialist platforms | Named as contributor |
Expert integrity in practice.
- Declare interests before each contribution.
- Stay within your expertise and say when you are not.
- Separate evidence from opinion in what you say.
- Do not represent GRF externally.
Working groups are listed on each platform, for example Diplomacy Nexus working groups.
Qualified contributions, safely made.
Matched to the task
Assignments follow demonstrated competence. Unqualified contributors never take safety-critical tasks.
A named supervisor
No student or volunteer receives an unsupervised high-consequence assignment. Supervisors are accountable for the assignments they set.
Traceable work
Contributions state their sources, methods and limits, so that a reader can trace a claim to a method and a source.
Terms of participation.
- A contribution record and reviewed work products that you can cite accurately.
- No fee for ordinary participation. Paid work, internships and fellowships are separate arrangements with their own terms.
- No professional licence, employment relationship or council seat is created by an assignment.
- Your lawful contributions remain attributed to you if you leave.
- Conduct expectations and the participant safeguarding rules apply to every assignment.
Platforms and working groups.
Specialist communities work through GRF's seven established disciplines, from Foresight Nexus to Governance Nexus. Scientific and technical work is led by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), which describes its route for experts, volunteers and students. Other pathways at GRF are institutional participation and leadership participation; all pathways are compared on Participate.
Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| National working group | A team formed within a national programme to deliver one defined piece of work, under terms of reference and a workplan, with no authority beyond them. |
| Competence framework | A structured description of the skills and knowledge a role requires, such as ESCO. |
| Safeguarding | The reasonable steps an organization takes to protect people who come into contact with it, its staff or its programmes from harm, abuse and exploitation, and to respond well when concerns arise. |
Where this page's references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
Questions and answers.
Is there a fee for working groups?
Can students take part?
Are working groups open now?
Does an assignment make me a GRF representative?
Around GRF.
Start with an enquiry.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.