Multiple-Value Scoring (Shared Evaluation)A multiple-value scoring system is a very simple concept:
All participants in an interaction make
independent evaluations of how they feel about it.
This permits interactions to be
non zero-sum.
In the example where a good is transferred between two parties, both donor
and recipient independently state the value it has to them:
The wider the gap, the larger the value of the transaction. Note that, unlike the
single-value case,
there is no systemic conflict in this interaction, since
both participants want the same thing: a wide gap
(meaning a large amount of increased value).
This width of the price gap is the amount of value created by the transaction.
Although unfamiliar, it is more effective than
single-value scoring,
This is because it does not require agreement on a single
price, something that is particularly troublesome
where a large power imbalance exists between trading parties.
By giving all participants equal opportunity to express their feelings,
multiple-value scoring is much less prone to exploitation than traditional methods.
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