Tag: democracy
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Healing divided societies: can open government work?
It’s easy to put people in boxes, to presume we know why and what they think. With the recent rise in inequality, there has been a fracturing of societies in Europe and the United States, in such a background, what works in building dialogue and bridging divides? And how can internet-based social networks to build…
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Do we still need political parties?
This article originally appeared in the New Statesman, 4 October 2016 Technology has changed everything. Apart from politics. When the Uber of democracy hits, will parties still have a role? It’s party conference season. Political parties appear to be doing well – about a million people are now members, and donations have increased. But on both sides…
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8 ways online democracy changes everything.
The chances are you’re not going to get the MP you voted for — but that might not matter for very much longer. There is a quiet revolution taking place in democracy, bringing new thinking to how we take decisions together. For the first time ever, what you want — your preferences, values, and ideas — can be heard locally, nationally,…
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The New Extraordinary
There’s a lot of chat about the ‘new normal’. That’s good news for two reasons. First, pointing at once-radical ideas and saying ‘huh, that’s normal now’ helps us see and believe in change. Not only does that help us get over our lack of agency and/or apathy, it helps us tackle the problem of declining…