"At some fundamental level, they are really both addressing the fundamental issue of how we create human cooperation through the design of appropriate institutions, " committee member Tore Ellingsen said.

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"In order to achieve this, the council needs the cooperation of Scottish Water to design and implement a drainage system in the waterfront, " he said.

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The reason for the success was the translation from a boring one-on-one task to a design appealing to human instincts of cooperation and competition.

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