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==Human Resources==

==Human Resources==

A Research Group is only a group, of course, if there is at least a handful of people involved. You don't need too many at first — one to three colleagues will do. But, as your Group grows, you'll realize this topic is a tad more complex that you might have previously imagined. Let's quickly talk about that, shall we?

A Research Group is only a group, of course, if there is at least a handful of people involved. You don't need too many at first — one to three colleagues will do. But, as your Group grows, you'll realize this topic is a tad more complex that you might have previously imagined.

On [[Y2IG Lesson 1: Basics of a Research Group]] we briefly discussed the idea that a Hard Core is required for a Group to function. But why is that?

On [[Y2IG Lesson 1: Basics of a Research Group]] we briefly discussed the idea that a Hard Core is required for a Group to function. But why is that?

The truth is that, as your Group grows, you'll realize that there is a wide diversity of tasks that need to be accomplished, each one requiring a different kind of person. Let's take a quick look at that, shall we?

The truth is that, as your Group grows, you'll realize that there is a wide diversity of tasks that need to be accomplished, each one requiring a different kind of person. Let's take a quick look at that.

*Some of the tasks you'll face are about '''doing things''', like presenting a lecture, executing a project in a local school, writing a paper, solving an Internet Governance problem that affects your community and so on. These are tasks that, in theory, can be accomplished by just about anyone in your Group. Now, surely some specific people might be more or less capable for a given task, but in general just about anyone could do it, if '''they're capable'''.

*Some of the tasks you'll face are about '''doing things''', like presenting a lecture, executing a project in a local school, writing a paper, solving an Internet Governance problem that affects your community and so on. These are tasks that, in theory, can be accomplished by just about anyone in your Group. Now, surely some specific people might be more or less capable for a given task, but in general just about anyone could do it, if '''they're capable'''.