134 Chapter 5 knowledges, and alternative options in a pluralistic rather than consensual form (Dryzek and Niemeyer 2006). The key is reflexivity regarding different framings, alternative assumptions, and possibilities (Stirling, 2008). Opening up also means to transparently report on divergent interpretations in policy advice - if and how alternative courses of action would be preferable under different framing conditions and also in relation to the real world of divergent contexts and values (Stirling, 2008). This avoids premature lock-in effects and the devaluing of alternative futures. The figure below presents the framework for anticipatory governance connected to the notion of opening up/closing down, as discussed by Stirling. Figure 5.1. The opening up or closing down of anticipatory governance
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