Endenburg's policy decision-making method was originally published as based on four essential principles in order to emphasize that the process of selecting people for roles and responsibilities was also subject to the consent process.
Endenburg avaldas oma reeglite loomise meetodi, mis põhines algselt neljal põhiprintsiibil, rõhutamaks, et inimeste valikul rollidesse ja kohustustesse on samuti vaja nõusoleku protsessi.