Sector cell
Sector learning cell
Professionals from one sector who learn how its risks connect to others.
- To launch
- 3 members
- or more
- Roles
- 3
- each a credential
- Decides by
- Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
- yours to change
- Joining
- By request
- set per cell
How it works
The operating model
People
- Lead
- Secretary
- Sector liaison
How it decides
- Propose
- Discuss
- Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
- Record and sign
- Conflict-of-interest recusal
First work
- ProjectSector risk profile
- ProjectInterdependency map with other sectors
- IssueName the sector council or platform the cell reports to
- IssueAgree the shared indicators
- CallPractitioners from the sector
Services
- Data
- Learning
- Standards
- Translation
Start this cell
Sector learning cell
In detail
Purpose, roles, agreements and expertise
Purpose
Brings the practitioners of one sector together on the risks that sector carries and passes on to others.
Roles and what each does
| Role | What it does | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | Convenes the cell, holds its mandate from the host and speaks for it. | 1 required |
| Secretary | Keeps the records: minutes, decisions, the member list and the cell log. | 1 required |
| Sector liaison | Links the cell with the sector council or platform and its other cells. | 1 required |
The whole starter work programme
First projects
- Sector risk profile
- Interdependency map with other sectors
- Practice note
First issues
- Name the sector council or platform the cell reports to
- Agree the shared indicators
- Collect the sector's open data sources
Open calls
- Practitioners from the sector
Decision rule and agreements
Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
Adopted when nobody has a reasoned, unresolved objection.
- Cell charter Required The mission, scope, host, roles, governance model and how the cell closes.
- Membership agreement Required What members commit to, how they join and leave, and how credit is recorded.
- Data sharing agreement Optional What data the cell holds, who may use it, for what, and for how long.
- Intellectual property and open licence Required Who owns the outputs and the open licence they are published under.
- Code of conduct and safeguarding Required How members treat each other, how concerns are raised, and who acts on them.
Expertise and competence evidence
- Health
- Food
- Water
- Energy
- Biodiversity and ecosystems
- Infrastructure
- Technology
- Finance
- Economics and finance
- Public health
- Agronomy and food science
- Hydrology and water resources
- Energy systems and engineering
- Ecology
- Lead the cell's sector, at capability level 3 (Role-specific capability)
Where it can form
The Global Risks Alliance
Thematic platforms
- Actuarial and Quantitative Risk
- AI and Financial Model Risk
- Asset Management Nexus
- Banking Nexus
- Capital Markets Nexus
- Climate and Nature Financial Risk
- Development Finance Nexus
- Disaster Risk Finance
and 13 more
GCRI (The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation)
Thematic platforms
- Advanced Industry and Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
- Biodiversity Nexus
- Biotechnology and Biosecurity
- Cities and Built Environment
- Climate and Hazards
- Critical Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience
and 17 more
The Global Risks Forum
Thematic platforms
- AI and Digital Governance
- Capital Nexus
- Climate and Nature Governance
- Diplomacy Nexus
- Disaster and Crisis Governance
- Foresight Nexus
- Governance Nexus
- Health and Biosecurity Governance
and 4 more