226 The Oneida Nation therefore establish the measures and criteria to determine the degree to which the membership platform has been able to institutionalize the con- sensus basis for united action in the face of diversity. This should be the outcome of an ongoing and nationwide dialog, the capacity to listen and empathize, leading to a reduction of the existing levels of tension and frus- tration while producing a shared understanding and commitment to a set of organizing principles and operating procedures. To accomplish this purpose, a set of organizing principles, representing the underlying assumptions at the core of the Nation's entrenched polar- ization, will be identified. For each principle, a pair of pro and con argu- ments will be developed. Using a predesigned index, the attitude of the membership as a whole with regard to these principles will be periodically measured and tabulated. Successive measurements will yield the pattern of change along the organizing principles. This exercise will not act as a mirror only. It will serve as a medium by which the membership can both understand and influence what makes it behave the way it does. Thus, per- formance criteria and measures will help the Nation shed its paralyzing "mess" and move voluntarily toward its desired state. 10.4.6.1 iNTerDimeNSiONAl AND iNTereST GrOup AcTiviTieS The membership platform will support and manage all interest group activities requiring voluntarism and participation of active members, such as Pow Wow, Arts, and Aging. The activities and interactions of the mem- bership, learning, and business dimensions will be coordinated at the PLCB.Itisimperativethateachonetaketheinitiativetocoordinateitself with the other two. To facilitate this coordination, members in the mem- bership network will be encouraged to join a cultural or professional group. The cultural, professional, and other interest groups will act as advi- sors for the learning and business dimensions. 10.5 LearninG systems The success of the Oneida Nation will ultimately depend on the compe- tence of its members. Oneidas are both the ends and the means of the sys- temofwhichtheyaretheparts.Likeanyotherhumansystem,theOneida Nation is only as good as its members. The development of Oneidas, the system's human assets, therefore constitutes the second most critical dimen- sion of the architecture. The function of the learning dimension is the development of human assets. It is about reinvigorating the ability and desire of the members to satisfy their needs and desires both individually and collectively. Ability without desire is impotent, just as desire without ability is sterile. Cultural development involves desires while professional develop- ment involves abilities. Desires are the essential ingredients for creating an achieving society. Cultural and spiritual mobilization deals with the desire dimension. Abilities, no matter how high, are only the necessary condition