Thoughts such as, what does an assumption mean, what it is all about and what its different facets are, may enable the facilitator understand it better. Some such thoughts about assumptions are given below.)
1. Assumption is presuming things that are not clearly known.
2. It is coming to a conclusion without knowing all the facts.
3. They may be based on past experiences but need not be true always.
4. It is something taken for granted or concluded in haste without sufficient validation.
INTENT
(The objective of the facilitation process is to help each participant explore the topic for himself, individually and independently. Following are some of the objectives of the session.)
1. To understand what is assumption.
2. To analyse whether assumptions are always factual or not.
3. To find out whether there is a basis for an assumption.
4. To understand the impact of assumptions on people, things and situations, if any.
5. To explore what happens when one assumes things and it turns out to be factually incorrect.
6. To explore what happens when one assumes things and it turns out to be factual.
7. To analyse whether one needs to assume.
QUESTIONS
(These are some leading questions that the facilitator may contemplate on for understanding and connecting with the topic.)
1. What is an assumption?
2. Are rational assumption and assumption based on hear-say or rumours different? If yes, how?
3. Does assumption have an effect on people and on relationships? How?
4. Can assumptions be used in positive ways? How?
5. What happens when one assumes things and it turns out to be factually incorrect?
6. What happens when one assumes things and it turns out to be factual
3. A young couple
moved into a new
neighbourhood.
The next morning, while they were eating breakfast, the
wife saw her neighbor hang the washed clothes outside.
4. “Perhaps she needs
better laundry soap”,
she continued.
Her husband looked on, but remained silent…
“That laundry is not
very clean”, she said,
“she doesn’t know
how to wash clothes
properly.”
5. Every time her neighbour would hang the clothes to dry,
the young woman would make the same comments…
6. About a month later, the woman was surprised to see a
nice clean wash on the line…
She said to her husband, “Look! She has learned how to
wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this.”
7. The husband said, “I got up early this
morning and cleaned our windows!”
