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Chapter 2
Elements of Standardization
Communication leads to community through understanding, relationships and
mutual value.
—Rollo May
2.1 Universality
e exploration and examination of ideas that promote interoperable implementations are the
seeds that set the stage for identifying and specifying the necessary enabling actors and stories. e
endeavor entails discussion and debate across competing or complementary ideas toward a consen-
sus, which typically represents a convergent approach that embodies a representation of the related
trade-o considerations. ese trade-os may be potentially diverse across dierent metrics, such
as processin