How it works
SOS is designed for Groups working together to solve complex Issues, using a series of simple logic steps.
Step #1: Group members need to first register.
Step #2: One (or more) Member can then create a Group.
Step #3: Other Group Members can then apply to join the new Group by navigating to Groups, clicking on the Group name and clicking the link "Apply to join [Group name] Group".
Step #4: Other existing Group Members can then approve the new membership.
Step #5: Any Member can create a Skein to hold all the Issues, Causes, Effects, Rating and Comments - plus any Proposals and Decisions that Members make.
Get to work! Once the first Issue has been added, Members can add Causes and Effects of that (and any other Issue).
All Causes, Issues, Effects, Proposals and Decisions are classed as POIs - Points of Interest is one way of looking at these elements. POIs are effectively "Nodes" in a Graph database diagram. The links between POIs are known as "edges".
See Wikipedia - Graph Database for more explanation.