Where anarchy meets wholeness – a new vision of “panarchy”
Whereas anarchy refers to no one in charge, panarchy can refer to everyone and everything in charge – a kind of self-organized …
Extinction-level issues and wise democracy
Crises that could cause human extinction or civilizational collapse are (perhaps arguably) the most important issues we face. Efforts to create a …
Inclusive networks are shaping our lives right now. Are they governance?
Increasingly, networks that embrace diverse sectors and stakeholders are working together on shared issues and goals at all levels of society. They …
Randomly selected legislators? You’ve got to be kidding!
It’s easy to dismiss the idea of a randomly selected legislature. After all, how could a bunch of ordinary people create workable, …
End-of-year lists and wiser democracy
Several end-of-year lists for 2013 demonstrate that things are, indeed, getting better and better and worse and worse faster and faster. Personally, …
Climate Change and Collective Intelligence
Climate change is so big and pervasive we can hardly see it. There’s almost nothing in our collective lives that is bigger …