Cells · GCRI
Nexus Competence Cells
Institutionally hosted, mission-bounded expert units. They localise and operate risk capabilities, keep a record of everything they do, and incubate new work with partner institutions.
- 12 cell types
- 9 networks
The map of the cells loads here.
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What would you like to do?
How a cell works
From forming to reporting
- FormA team, a host and a mission on the map
- CharterRoles, a decision rule and agreements, ratified by vote
- RegisterA listed cell with its own page and record
- OperateProjects, decisions, meetings and calls
- ReportOutputs, reviews and a signed record
Cell types
Start from a type that fits your work
Research cell
Research competence cell
A hosted team of researchers on one question, publishing methods, models and open datasets.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Research plan and question · Evidence and literature review
- Roles
- 4, each a credential: Principal investigator, Secretary, Data steward…
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Risk governance and institutions, Multi-hazard and compound risk assessment, Foresight and futures +1
Data and observation cell
Observation and data competence cell
Runs monitoring and curates open observation data for its place and hazards.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Station and sensor inventory · First open data release
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Lead, Data steward, Quality reviewer
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Earth observation and Earth system data, Data infrastructure, compute and semiconductors, Atmosphere and air chemistry +2
Engineering and digital cell
Systems and digital twin competence cell
Builds and operates open tools and digital twins for the hosted programme.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Advice process
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Specification · First release
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Maintainer, Reviewer, Security contact
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Digital public infrastructure and digital identity, Cybersecurity and digital resilience, Reliability, safety and resilience engineering +2
Field and operations cell
Early warning and anticipatory action cell
Turns forecasts and observations into protocols and triggers with local partners.
- Team
- 4 or more members
- Decides by
- Advice process
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Early warning protocol · Anticipatory action plan with triggers
- Roles
- 4, each a credential: Lead, Operations coordinator, Monitoring and learning lead…
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Early warning and anticipatory action, Disaster risk reduction, Humanitarian action and displacement +2
Community emergency response team (CERT)
Community emergency response team (CERT)
Neighbourhood or campus preparedness and first response, hosted by an institution.
- Team
- 5 or more members
- Decides by
- Advice process
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Local hazard and resource map · Household and site preparedness plan
- Roles
- 5, each a credential: Lead, Deputy lead, Safeguarding contact…
- Safeguarding
- Under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Preparedness, emergency and crisis management, Community resilience and inclusion, Early warning and anticipatory action +4
Sector cell
Sector competence cell
Works on one of the sector councils: biodiversity, energy, food, health or water.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Sector risk profile · Interdependency map with other sectors
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Lead, Secretary, Sector liaison
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
Standards cell
Standards drafting cell
Drafts and reviews a standard or profile with the standards working groups.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Consensus with fallback
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Scope and work item proposal · Working draft
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Convenor, Editor, Secretary
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Risk governance and institutions, Digital public infrastructure and digital identity, AI assurance and audit +1
Review and assurance cell
Verification and peer review cell
Reviews methods, data and claims and records proof of review, without certification.
- Team
- 6 or more members
- Decides by
- Supermajority
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Review protocol · First review round
- Roles
- 4, each a credential: Panel chair, Integrity contact, Secretary…
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Risk governance and institutions, AI assurance and audit
Policy and advisory cell
Risk policy cell
Prepares evidence briefs and consultations for public authorities, labelled as advice.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Consensus with fallback
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Policy brief · Consultation
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Lead, Rapporteur, Secretary
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Risk-informed public policy, Risk governance and institutions, Foresight and futures +2
Learning cell
Academy cohort and lab cell
Hosts an Academy cohort or lab, with learning records that show progress.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Simple majority
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Cohort plan · Study sessions
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Facilitator, Secretary, Safeguarding contact
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Capacity development and technical assistance, Work, skills and occupational safety, Human development, poverty and inequality
Youth, campus or chapter cell
University-based competence cell
A campus team hosted by a university, combining study, research and volunteering.
- Team
- 5 or more members
- Decides by
- Simple majority
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Plan for the year · Welcome and membership drive
- Roles
- 4, each a credential: Lead, Secretary, Safeguarding contact…
- Safeguarding
- Under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Capacity development and technical assistance, Community resilience and inclusion, Work, skills and occupational safety
Finance and risk transfer cell
Risk finance readiness cell
Designs and tests parametric triggers and prepares readiness evidence. No money moves.
- Team
- 3 or more members
- Decides by
- Supermajority
- Host
- An organisation on the network, confirmed at review
- Term
- Mission-bound: the founders set it
- Outputs
- Trigger design and basis-risk note · Back-test against past events
- Roles
- 3, each a credential: Lead, Independent methods reviewer, Secretary
- Safeguarding
- Adults; under 18s with a safeguarding contact
- Expertise
- Disaster risk finance, Actuarial science, Insurance, reinsurance and protection gaps +2
Find a cell
Cells are forming
Active cells on this network. Filter them, or draw an area on the map, then open one to see its mission and ask to join.
No cell is active here yet
Cells appear here once their core areas are done. Form the first one: it takes about two minutes and starts as a draft that only its members see.
How cells work here
Open, peer to peer and protected
A public good
Forming and running a cell is free, outputs are open access by default, and nothing here is priced.
Peer to peer
Members work directly with each other and with other cells, under the rules they adopt together.
Trust from records
Nobody is trusted by default: roles are credentials, decisions and agreements are signed records, and each can be checked.
Protected
Members under 18 are never listed in public and always have an adult safeguarding contact. Small numbers are never shown in public.
Across the networks
Cells under every organisation
Each network forms cells in its own field. A cell can work with cells of the other networks.
GRF
Field and practice cells
Working groups, practice communities and forum teams. They turn expert dialogue into shared readiness outputs across the councils, the sector and national forums and the annual programme.
GRA
Alliance, sector and operations cells
Teams of member institutions and experts who build shared understanding of systemic risk in financial services. They prepare evidence for finance readiness and never lend, underwrite, rate, invest, advise on or arrange transactions.
Nexus Standards
Standards development cells
Teams that draft, test and correct open standards in the open, with the technical committees. A validator report is evidence for review, never a conformance claim, and each jurisdiction decides what it adopts.
Risk Academy
Learning-by-doing cells
Cohorts, study groups and labs that learn by doing real risk work together. A completion record is a learning record: not a licence to practise and not an academic credential.
The Global Risks Index
Index evidence cells
Teams that bring evidence, corrections and local knowledge to the country risk indexes. An index value is not a rating, a risk signal is not verified risk, and every contribution is reviewed in public.
Observatory Protocol
Observation and protocol cells
Teams that design, build and run observation on the open Observatory Protocol, from local sensors to shared data. Conformity support is evidence for review, never a certification.
KCO
Kurdish community cells
Teams of members who organise where Kurdish communities live: city chapters, language circles, heritage, civic voice and mutual support. Cells are for adults; younger members can follow them but not join.
IDCDC
Iranian diaspora cells
Teams of members who organise where Iranian diaspora communities live: city chapters, language circles, heritage, civic voice and mutual support. Cells are for adults; younger members can follow them but not join.