The Accreditation Game
Accreditation can be difficult to understand, even for those who only have to grapple with one version of it. For those who have to work in multinational circumstances, it is even more difficult. That is not to say that there is no underlying essence, but only that the true nature of it can be obscured by a number of factors. Often, however, opaque phenomena can be illuminated with the light of metaphor. The objective here is to view the accreditation process as a game -not in lacking seriousness, but as a structured activity comprising players, objectives, rules, strategies, and equipment, among others. The argument will be that viewing accreditation through the binoculars of the game will allow participants to see elements and their relationships and activities more clearly, both for those who are new to the process (game) and for those who think they have mastered one version, but are puzzled by some (or all) of another.
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