Can transparency be shaped?

Can transparency be shaped? If the concept “transparency” were a medium, what qualities would we give it in its current state globally? Meet a Transparency Expert, http://bit.ly/transparency_expert, who has written books on fascinating subjects like Doublespeak (http://bit.ly/doublespeak_article) and THE SEC Plain Language Handbook: (http://bit.ly/plain_language_handbook).
~ Nathaniel Hansen