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• start from the Method & Reference, to understand the cognitive context and set-up of this wiki.
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• Multi-stakeholder initiatives must balance many stakeholders' perspectives on what is effective and fair, what is comprehensive and balanced.
• Each stakeholder has its own benefit-cost expectations, and by reasoning translates these into values and indicators to measure these.
• Critical issues emerge where expectations are translated into conflicting clauses.
• For an open and transparent negotiation it is KEY that the expectations by various stakeholders are TRACEABLE to values and indicators.
• For an effective implementation it is key that change proposals reflect the current baseline.

• By using this wiki as a source for initiative content, such a traceability can be achieved alongside, or within¹ multiple initiatives preparation and implementation.

• Standardized expression of benefit-cost expectations by the stakeholders in new initiatives will facilitate thorough discussion in the negotiation arena.
• Back and forth expansion, in-depth, and in-context, of justifications for either option or alternative, supported by shared and reused indicator profiles, builds trust and awareness, while exposing stakeholder assumptions, as well as resource and mechanism attributes and factor-dependencies that may harm the intended outcome for either party or constituency.

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• Consider making the wiki part of your plans, in learning, understanding and benefiting from the initiative! Or just for sharing your views.
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