ABSTRACT
The intrinsic diversity across the projects is reected in the dierent writing styles of the authors and their dierent approaches to introducing their projects. Although points of connection can be observed (in terms of aims and goals, challenges, collaborators) each of these projects developed in its own unique way. Nevertheless, some recurring tendencies can be observed as well, points of connection between the motivations and needs of each project, and what was encountered in the process toward outcomes, both planned and unforeseen. The goal of this chapter is to provide observations that may support grasping the specicity of each individual project as well as points of connection between them. And also, to support grasping connections not only across the separate projects, but also in relation to the chapters in the second part of this volume. It is important to note that what the chapters in this rst part oer is not the projects themselves (all are accessible via their own form of publication), but stories of how they came to be, what was discovered in the process, and reections on what that has brought. Our discussion in the pages that follow contains many references to these stories which are told in the next twelve chapters. All page numbers mentioned refer to pages elsewhere in this volume.
