As with any research study, the upfront planning and research design phase is critical to the long-term success of the research community. The research design begins with a brainstorming session to develop topics and activities to cover over the life of the research community. We then take the information from this session and map it out into a comprehensive facilitation plan. This plan is reviewed at regular intervals (typically every three months for long-term custom community initiatives) to ensure the activities run each week are in-line with the overall objectives of the research community.