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Other desirable outcomes ''might'' be:
Other desirable outcomes ''might'' be:
:'''* [[Providing_Clean_Water | Availability of clean water to everyone]]'''
**'''[[Providing_Clean_Water | Availability of clean water to everyone]]'''
::(Links to [http://www.lifewater.ca/links.htm organizations that work to deliver clean water])
::(Links to [http://www.lifewater.ca/links.htm organizations that work to deliver clean water])
:'''* Worldwide Eradication of Tuberculosis'''
**'''Worldwide Eradication of Tuberculosis'''
::(Links to [http://www.pih.org/index.html Partners in Health], etc)
::(Links to [http://www.pih.org/index.html Partners in Health], etc)
:'''* Ending Poverty'''
**'''Ending Poverty'''
::(Links to [http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/endofpoverty/ The Earth Institute] at Columbia University)
::(Links to [http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/endofpoverty/ The Earth Institute] at Columbia University)
:'''* Development of Carbon Neutral Energy'''
**'''Development of Carbon Neutral Energy'''
::(Links to...you decide.)
::(Links to...you decide.)



Revision as of 04:08, 23 August 2006

Template:New wiki WinWinWiki

This Wiki is founded on the concepts articulated by Robert Wright in his book, Nonzero. In short, the key concept in Nonzero is that groups of people, over time, tend to engage in "win-win" behavior within the group when in competition with other groups or environmental influences. That is, humanity is not engaged in a purely "zero-sum" situation. Instead, there are "win-win" (as well as "lose-lose") options available, and that, over time, groups that find the "win-win" options have an advantage over those groups that employ "win-lose" (zero sum) behaviors, and even bigger advantages over the "lose-lose" groups.

The overarching message is: learn how to collaborate.

In that spirit, all healthy wikis are win-win, since they provide their communities with a useful tool in return for relatively little investment. In addition to that inherent win-win, the mission of WinWinWiki is to provide a complete, community-maintained, web-based tool to support collaboration between all actors working to improve the human condition. Adademics, philanthropists, philosophers, visionaries, leaders, charitable organizations, experts in relevant fields, skilled and unskilled volunteers will use WinWinWiki as a central point to connect, communicate and discover what matches their situation. In particular, WinWinWiki seeks to empower the tens or even hundreds of millions of volunteers that can bring the power of numbers to bear.

At a high level, WinWinWiki community members will invest in articulating yet-to-be-adopted world scale win-win arrangements, situations and outcomes. These desired outcomes can link to analysis (one or more) and recommended high level actions, which will in turn be translated into hands-on actions for various roles (individual volunteers, industrial nations, government entities, NGOs, health professions, pharmaceutical companies, etc), timeframes and relevant organizations, and so on. Possible examples of win-win outcomes are: sustainable development, the elimination of abject poverty, non-violent dispute / conflict resolution, elimination of terrorism, and expansion of human rights. The full list will be defined by the community.

An example of this hierarchy might be a series of articles with a structure like this:

Desired Outcome: World Peace
Analysis 1: UNESCO-based Culture of Peace
Recommended High Level Actions:
  • Understanding, tolerance and solidarity
  • Disarmament, universal & verifiable
  • Democratic governance
  • Free-flowing information
  • Dialogue, Negotiation and the Rule of Law
  • Equal Rights for Women
  • Education for Peace
  • Equitable and sustainable economies

Each of the listed recommended actions can be further deconstructed, in some cases down to a level manageable by an individual volunteer. Indeed, "Understanding, tolerance and solidarity" seem better suited for the masses than for bureaucrats. Links to Peace Education organizations and resources would be added by community members, preferrably members of the organizations themselves.

Other desirable outcomes might be:

(Links to organizations that work to deliver clean water)
    • Worldwide Eradication of Tuberculosis
(Links to Partners in Health, etc)
    • Ending Poverty
(Links to The Earth Institute at Columbia University)
    • Development of Carbon Neutral Energy
(Links to...you decide.)

Lastly, the wiki will provide tools (pages and links) to help an army of volunteers categorize their own philosophies and skill sets and preferences in order to support effective searching.

It's likely that different groups within the community will promote the same actions for different reasons. Similarly, different factions may recommend different courses of action to achieve one agreed outcome. That's a good thing. Every member of the community can find the course of action that they support.

Judicious policies and guidelines are required for WinWinWiki to develop into a tool that can identify and deliver win-win results. Assume that the proven P's and G's from Wikipedia will apply here unless otherwise noted. Here are some of the policies and guidelines that have been identified as worthy of explicit notice:

  • Include all significant points of view. This will mean that there will likely be some conflicting points of view.
  • It is better to leverage existing web content than to duplicate it. Where good content exists, provide a link. If additional information or perspective is appropriate for the WinWinWiki community, by all means provide that in addition to the link.
  • In the spirit of wikis, anyone can edit with or without logging in. However, there will likely be some benefits to both the wiki and individual users if users routinely log in. (Those benefits will need to be articulated.)


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