Propositions
Proposition are suggestions of what actions need to be taken in order to resolve an outstanding concern. Whereas pamphlets might review an issue and identify the cause of unsatisfactory state of affairs, propositions explain options as to how to mitigate or change such circumstances.
Propositions need to fall within the realms of feasibility and therefore is is important to identify what the problem is and what causes it and how the problem can be removed by specific actions. Actions will require resources (human, material and financial) so an idea of the scale of the problem is useful to obtain an appreciation of its order of magnitude and this, in turn, can help quantify the resources needed according to the methodologies to be adopted in the options proposed.
E-mancipation has been reviewing the structures of propositions and will be introducing a system of guidelines based upon decision analysis designed to introduce a high level of transparency and objectivity to the identification and selection of options1. This is to ensure that propositions inform as much as suggest solutions so as to assist those needing to select options making choices which accord with their preferences both in terms of recorded vote and in terms of eventual outcomes.
1This work is being undertaken in collaboration with SEEL (Systems Engineering Economics Lab)
Propositions need to fall within the realms of feasibility and therefore is is important to identify what the problem is and what causes it and how the problem can be removed by specific actions. Actions will require resources (human, material and financial) so an idea of the scale of the problem is useful to obtain an appreciation of its order of magnitude and this, in turn, can help quantify the resources needed according to the methodologies to be adopted in the options proposed.
E-mancipation has been reviewing the structures of propositions and will be introducing a system of guidelines based upon decision analysis designed to introduce a high level of transparency and objectivity to the identification and selection of options1. This is to ensure that propositions inform as much as suggest solutions so as to assist those needing to select options making choices which accord with their preferences both in terms of recorded vote and in terms of eventual outcomes.
1This work is being undertaken in collaboration with SEEL (Systems Engineering Economics Lab)