Initiative Books

Guidance on content patterns and key concepts: scope — social architecture — actor maps — statute books — initiative books — resource books — three realm maps — government functions — industry sectors — municipal circles

Introduction

An initiative refers to a project, program or campaign that actors launch in order to improve or change a current situation, solve a problem, in some area of interest. For instance improve the performance of a government function, increase prosperity in a municipality, or increase productivity or reduce the environmental impact in a sector of industry.

A classic problem-solving cycle is the regulative cycle by Van Strien (1997). Assume moreover that in the social arena, there is an ongoing concern to solve multiple problems by multiple autonomous stakeholders.

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The utility of the Actor Atlas and the aligned development dashboards1, in communicating, launching and advancing initiatives is explained in reference to the basic process steps of the regulative cycle, performed for each initiative:

  • Evaluation/Monitoring:
  • Problem definition/identification:
  • Analysis and diagnosis:
  • Plan of action/Design:
  • Intervention/Implementation:

An initiative could be international, for instance the UN climate talks, national, local or sectoral, or individual.

Local Initiatives

Local initiatives are referenced in municipal or district level development circles and dashboards as illustrated by Nepal » Nārāyaṇī » Chitwan » Dhampuse

The development circles and dashboards are nested in a country's Local Development book which is owned by the country chapter of the Actor Atlas.

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Sector Initiatives

A small selection of sector initiatives.

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Country Initiative Books

The initiative book of each listed country (below) is included in the prototype atlas. Each (partial) initiative book lists links to initiatives in the country, and for some initiatives a wiki page is included, as listed.

If an initiative should be added to an initiative book, then navigate to the country's initiative book and add the initiative under the suitable COFOG division.

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International Initiative Books

A few international initiative books are included in the prototype atlas. Each (partial) international initiative book contains initiatives that matter to a group of countries, e.g. the member states of the United Nations, or the member states of the European Union.

If an initiative should be added to an international initiative book, then navigate to the initiative book and create a new initiative in it.

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