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WinWinWiki is based on the ideas articulated by Robert Wright in his book, Nonzero. In short, Wright shows that humans have an inherent capacity to collaborate to provide mutual benefit, and that this collaboration has been growing in scale throughout history.
WinWinWiki seeks to engage the larger community to accelerate this trend. For more discussion, see About WinWinWiki.
WinWinWiki provides a central point for capturing a full list of. In addition, WinWinWiki will provide a forum for deconstructing each proposed outcome by breaking it into projects, and subsequently breaking each project into a sequence of actions. In addition to the task-by-task deconstruction, WinWinWiki can provide explanatory content and background to provide understanding. The intent is to enable willing lay people to have the information they need to act. Ultimately, all the necessary content will be made available either directly within WinWinWiki, or via link to web sites, organizations or (for copyrighted material) publications.
An example of a "desired outcome" and its 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
- Recommended High Level Actions:
- Analysis 1: UNESCO-based Culture of Peace
Don't worry! You can propose an idea without breaking it down to this level. The community can work on it.
Note, though, that each of the listed recommended projects above can, over time, 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.
In the example above, you'll notice "Analysis #1". It's quite likely that different schools will make different analyses leading to different project breakdowns. WinWinWiki can and should support multiple points of view. Similarly, groups within the community will promote the same actions for different reasons. Also, 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, or propose a new course.
If you've got an idea, add it to the "New Ideas" page. Or, if you're and advanced contributor, please feel free to create a new page and categorize it as you believe appropriate.
If you have project management skills, take a look at existing proposed outcomes, and take a swing at deconstructing them.
If you're familiar with a charitable group or other NGO, see if that group's mission is among the proposed outcomes. Add a link (and some discussion context) to appropriate content on the group's site.
If you have an idea for how WinWinWiki can be improved, click the discussion tab above and let us know!
See also: Category:WinWinOutcomes Category:WinWinRationale Category:WinWinExpertise