User roles and rights
User roles define which type of content your users have edit rights to. User roles can be managed in Your community.
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Default user roles
The default user roles in FIBRES are:
- Administrator
- Trend manager
- Trend scout
- Read-only user
Custom user roles
If you want to discuss more varied user roles, contact us at support@fibresonline.com.
User rights per user role
Inviting and revoking other users
Administrators can invite
- Administrators
- Trend managers
- Trend scouts
- Read-only users
Trend managers can invite
- Trend scouts
- Read-only users
Trend scouts can invite
- Trend scouts
- Read-only users
Read-only users can't invite new users.
Findings
Administrators can create, edit, and link
- Megatrends
- Trends
- Signal clusters
- Signals
Trend managers can create, edit, and link
- Megatrends
- Trends
- Signal clusters
- Signals
Trend scouts can create, edit, and link
- Signal clusters
- Signals
Read-only users can't create, edit, or link any content.
Summaries
All user roles can create summaries, except Read-only users.
If collaborator-mode is on for summaries
All users that are invited as a collaborator in the summary.
Commenting
All user roles can comment on findings and summaries.
Polls
All user roles can participate in polls.
Requesting account-level changes
Administrators can request new configurations, such as
- New radars
- New classifications
- New sources
If other user roles request these changes, we'll ask for a confirmation from one of your Administrators.
Best practices for assigning user roles
Administrators should be assigned to
- The people who are responsible for the whole process of using FIBRES in your organization, such as the head of foresight, trend manager, innovation manager, strategy lead, or head of the business.
- We recommend having two Administrators at a minimum.
Trend managers should be assigned to
- The people who work across all types of content in FIBRES, and who are possibly responsible for trend impact assessments and facilitating the work of others.
Trend scouts should be assigned to
- The people who are responsible for horizon scanning and spotting new signals.
Read-only users should be assigned to
- The people who are not expected to give their active contribution but who you want to keep updated on what is going on.
How to change the user role
If you are an Administrator or Trend manager, you can change the user role of another user in Your community.
- Click the drop-down menu and select Your community.
- Scroll down to the list of users.
- Click the three vertical dots ⋮ to the right of a user's name.
- Select Change role.
- Select the new level.
The user role is changed immediately and the user gets an email about their new user role.