THE TEN PRINCIPLES
These are the ten principles of Win-Win. You can think of them as life tips, game rules, simulation parameters… whatever floats your boat. They are not compulsory, merely recommendations. Nor are they complete! This number was chosen for obvious memetic reasons, and will likely grow. But that doesn’t make them any less useful to you, dear player.
The universe is fundamentally and radically abundant. Scarcity is the exception, not the rule. As such, a mindset based in scarcity will ultimately self-defeat.
Permanence is a fool’s errand. A living universe is increasingly complex and dynamic. Be adaptive, not boring.
Do your best to grow the pie, not just take from it. In the rare case where the pie cannot grow further, only take your fair share. How you define fair is up to you. (See #4).
Love is that which enables choice. As such, true power comes from empowering others to make their own choices; to design and play their own games.
All games have consequences. Intelligence is knowing how to win a game; Wisdom is knowing which games to play in the first place.
Selflessness and Sacrifice are not as noble as they first appear, for such acts are lose/win. The best acts are mutually beneficial; a win/win for all involved.
A win/win game usually requires some degree of collaboration. Nonetheless, win/win games often contain competitive win/lose sub-games within them.
Scoring systems can be useful tools, but resist the temptation to turn them into primary goals. No metric can ever capture the sacred complexity of reality.
While trade-offs can exist, beware of false dichotomies. A paradox often dissolves when viewed from higher dimensions.
Don’t take anything too seriously. The universe loves to play.
Those are the ten principles of Win-Win. REMEMBER: these are not fixed rules, nor are they complete. But they are useful signposts for the next paradigm waiting to be designed.
Which you’re almost ready to do! But first, the most important Win-Win concept of all…
