Remarkable ! How to actually design a wiser democracy…
We invite you to join our crowdfunding campaign for an important project that will help everyone participate in co-creating wiser democracies – …
Moving together in the rapids of change
As we watch some of the strangest, most polarized, and potentially disastrous politics developing in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is clear …
A wise – or wiser? – democracy? – Part 2
In January 2016 I wrote a blog post wondering if calling my democratic vision “a wise democracy” reifies something that is actually …
Using a few million dollars to transform American political culture
What high-leverage initiatives can we imagine that could embed wisdom-producing dialogue and deliberation – among citizens, stakeholders, and/or public officials – deeply …
Life-affirming engagement with the Trump phenomenon
Donald Trump surpasses all other U.S. candidates in raising negative responses – a dynamic which both helps and harms his campaign. His …
A Timely Poem: The Unholy Majority
I’ve recently been engaged in some new background research, writing, and conversations and have been absent from this public space for a …
A wisdom-generating deliberative democracy game app?
Most virtual forms of democracy that involve discussion, debate, networking and/or voting may facilitate individual voter expression and learning, but are not …
Pros, cons and the liberation potential of random selection
Today elections are more manipulated spectacle than enforcing the real answerability of elected governments. Existing political systems make wise decision-making highly unlikely. …
How van Gogh melted my mind – or The Realities of Perception
In this essay I explore the relationship between perception and reality. Mostly, I share two of the more remarkable experiences in my …
Juicy Compilations about Big Empathy and Transformational Conversation
In the last ten days two major compilations have been posted related to the co-intelligence work – one on Big Empathy and …