Five rules of networking, by Leif Smith and Patricia Wagner, with cartoons by Meg Biddle, published by Pattern Research, Inc., Denver, Colorado. Use freely, give credit.

2. The Networking Game For everyone who asks friendly questions about anything.

25. The Networking Game Question: What are some of the assumptions I think most people have? Question: What are the opposite assumptions? Question: What is my favorite assumption? Question: How do I know it is true?

26. The Networking Game Rule Number Five: Don’t Make Assumptions We think that successful weavers pay a lot of attention to what their own assumptions are and they always try to see deeper into them. They play the wild card. They try out the most unlikely requests in the most unlikely gatherings and are frequently delighted with the unexpected responses they receive.