What could this idea change?
Communities gain a clearer view of sector opportunities and harms, while participants identify collaborative improvements they can own.
M-T1-BV-03 · Theme 1
Industry Roundtables
Gathers a small cross-section of one industry to test evidence, surface shared constraints and assign practical sector actions without creating a lobbying echo chamber.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-03 · Industry Roundtables
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme BV: Business Visibility
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-03 · Industry Roundtables
Could this work in our club?
- Industry operators, workers, educators, regulators where appropriate, community representatives and subject experts. Use when a sector-specific issue needs frank exchange among affected parties.
Before you start
- Neutral brief with verified data, disputed points and scope.
- Participant map, conflicts register and competition-law caution reviewed by an appropriate adviser where needed.
- Attribution, confidentiality and public-reporting rules accepted.
At the end: Circulate a checked record within five working days and issue a 30/60/90-day status note to participants.
Before your club says yes
Does the idea fit?
Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.
Who can say yes?
Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.
Are people protected?
Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.
Can everyone take part?
Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.
Are the facts and permissions right?
Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.
How will we learn?
Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.
Worksheets for your club
Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.
Event and session plan
Use this worksheet to plan who the session is for, when it will happen, how people can take part and what happens afterwards.
Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
Open worksheetWorkflow and minimum-data register
Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.
Open worksheetPartnership and stakeholder map
Use this worksheet to agree what the club and any partners will each contribute, decide and protect.
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