Assumption 1:

We assume that in everything we do between now and mid-December we will try to model our behavior to achieve, at the highest level, the best of what we are being challenged to reach for at the basecamp Toronto.

Assumption 2:

This Challenge Paper is intended to stimulate initial feedback from all team members, including those who will participate in our online dialogue AND attend the November 14 session in Toronto and those who will participate only online.

The online participation will be asynchronous (i.e., you are free to provide your comments, questions and suggestions when it suits your schedule).

Assumption 3:

Your Table Host will offer team members a Profile of Modern Day Renaissance Pathfinders and will encourage and support efforts by team members to model the attributes of such leaders in our collaborative interactions.

Assumption 4:

In working to co-create the framework and some content for a digital Booklet, team members can opt to choose which chapter(s) they might most like to focus on with their input.

Assumption 5:

Our conversation will be posted online in fireside for any participant in the basecamp to view. In addition, our team members will have brief profiles and email contacts of everyone on our team. This will allow them to make direct contact with the Team Host or any other team members if they wish to share specific ideas, raise urgent questions, or make requests for assistance.

Note: Alison Jackson has agreed to take on responsibility for engaging team members in providing practical profiles and contact points (aejackson@tomali.com).

Assumption 6:

In our interactions with each other, it is assumed that we will respect the diversity of our group members, practice the principles of good Dialogue and commit to functioning as a high performing, collaborative team that demonstrates a capacity to collaborate and innovate to co-create an Action Plan Booklet.

Note: Ross Rennie has agreed to act as Knowledge Integrator for our team (rennie5@sympatico.ca).

Assumption 7:

In suggesting to team members that we might turn our Action Plan into an online Booklet available on the Re·Base's ongoing platform, the assumption is that we have the support of Steve Murgatroyd's futureTHINK press and the editing leadership of a member of Chris Kutarna's team, Leah Andrew.

Assumption 8:

We assume that the overall program agenda for November 14 will allow participants opportunities to experience the conversations at some other Table Groups, to input our ideas into some of the other Table Group conversations and to present some of our big Action Ideas to the "Thoughtful Funders" Table for their initial reactions.

Assumption 9:

We assume that while our team is serious about working collaboratively to produce useful outputs, we expect to enjoy some good fun together while producing these results.