Table 5 The experiments section of the case reporting scheme outlining constructs and their associated guiding questions
Experiment | How were the experiments conducted; what did they generate? |
|---|---|
Construct | Guiding question |
Outputs | What kind of outputs were generated through the experiment? |
 Built capacities | What capacities were created through the experiment? |
 Actionable knowledge | What actionable knowledge was generated through the experiment? How did it provide evidence on generating sustainability solutions? |
 Accountability | How did the experiment build confidence and commitment for generating and realising sustainability solutions? |
 Changes in physical structures | What physical changes were made to support solutions for the identified sustainability problem? |
 Changes in social structures | What changes in social structures were made to support solutions for the identified sustainability problem? |
 Transferability | How does the experiment ensure that the sustainability solution can be transferred to different contexts? |
 Scalability | How does the experiment indicate the method and potential for outputs to be scaled to broader applications or to higher hierarchical levels? |
 Unintended consequences | How does the experiment account for unintended consequences that are associated with the sustainability-oriented intervention? |
Outcomes | How did the experiment contribute to sustainability? |
 Socio-ecological integrity | How did the experiment’s outputs strengthen socio-ecological integrity? |
 Livelihood sufficiency and opportunity | How did the experiment’s outputs enhance livelihood sufficiency and opportunity? |
 Intra- and intergenerational equity | How did the experiment’s outputs improve intra- and intergenerational equity? |
 Resource maintenance and efficiency | How did the experiment’s outputs contribute to overall resource maintenance and efficiency? |
 Socio-ecological stewardship and democratic governance | How did the experiment’s outputs build or support socio-ecological understanding and democratic governance? |
 Precaution and adaptation | How did the experiment’s outputs ensure precaution and adaptation? |
Processes | How was the experiment designed and conducted? |
 Sequence of actions | Was the experiment structured in a meaningful sequence of actions? |
 Sound methodology | What was the methodology used to conduct the experiment? |
 Collaboration | How did the experiment facilitate collaboration among relevant stakeholders? |
 Reflexivity and learning | How did the experiment foster reflexivity and learning throughout the process? |
 Transparency | How did the experiment ensure transparency throughout the process? |
Inputs | What were the enabling factors of the experiment? |
 Awareness | What was the level of awareness of the need for transformational change? |
How did the experiment involve participants aware of the need for transformational change? | |
 Commitment | What commitment did the experiment build on? |
 Expertise | What skills and knowledge did the experiment build on? |
 Trust | What trust among collaborators did the experiment build on? |
 Support | What support was secured for the realisation of the experiment? |