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mainly regurgitations of information digested and otherwise forgotten

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Maximising Cognitive Diversity for Organisational Innovation https://t.co/XR0IE0kl1U via @LinkedIn

[South Norwood Community Kitchen @norwoodkitchen]

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Our Community, Our Conversation!

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[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

The Westminster soap opera continues. The House of Lords allows washed-up politicians to float back to the top. We need a second chamber that includes people like us to ensure politicians act in our best interests.
Sign the petition for a House of Citizens
https://t.co/7jZ3tdtQyz

[Businessweek @BW]

How do citizens’ assemblies work?

@azeem asks @landemore her thoughts on what makes these groups so successful https://t.co/uMnrZ8CVAc

Stream Exponentially with Azeem Azhar Wednesdays 8pm ET

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

With glitter and a House of Citizens trending, lots of people are asking "What is a House of Citizens?"

Watch to find out, then join thousands of people saying it’s time to upgrade our democracy & let the people decide: https://t.co/7jZ3tdtiJ1

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

Seems like a House of Citizens is trending right now. We spoke to a range of ordinary people about the idea.
A #HouseOfCitizens would be chosen by democratic lottery, a bit like a jury.
Sound better than #HouseOfLords? Sign the petition: https://t.co/7jZ3tdtiJ1

[New Local @wearenewlocal]

"A Labour Vision for Community Power" is filled with positive stories from local gov.🌤️

Councils finding innovative & collaborative ways to create stronger places & services. (Despite the lack of💷)

Who should give national policy makers some ideas 💡

For example🧵

[Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience]

MAJOR UPDATE: All planetary boundaries are assessed, and six are crossed.

For the first time ever, scientists have quantified all nine planetary boundaries. Six of them are already transgressed and we are increasing pressure on the others.

Read more: https://t.co/QkDpxH2BOl

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

History doesn't repeat itself, it does rhyme

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

Easy to forget that linear time is largely a Christian phenomena on the premise that all of human history is building up to a final judgement

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

"What will it take for our politicians to show some democratic vision, expand their definition of citizen engagement and learn from these models that provide consequential voice to citizens in between elections?"

https://t.co/UFm9CutF5P

[George Bolton @George_Bolton96]

I've just written a blog for @participedia on @Medium about the recently-launched 'Collaboration for Democratic Change', a Guide focused on how to build effective partnerships across the academic-practitioner divide. 1/4

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

Western philosophy is based on a binary which has permeated our political culture. This western model is antithetical to cooperation, compromise and seeking common ground. It is more focused on winning arguments than achieving the best outcome

[Jon Alexander @jonjalex]

"Climate change is too big for the way we do democracy now, and it could kill democracy. It could also heal it."

I’m thinking a lot abt these words of @Davidvanrey right now

I think he’s right, and I want to break his statement down through the lens of Subject Consumer Citizen

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

@AdamBienkov @SortitionNow

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

Language is a product of intellection and intellection is what our intellect adds to, or rather, subtracts from, reality

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

@djoblig A dead reckoning

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

Understanding the philosophical framework of a people is like understanding the software their minds work on. If you don't understand the software there will always be a gap in terms of understanding in conversation.

[Ben 🔴🗣️ @BenReddy]

Lots of untapped potential for deliberative processes to build transparency and tackle polarization in the US, a society which suffers more than most!
Check out this recent example and learnings from Petaluma, CA

https://t.co/Y7y2zAegnw

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

📢Out! Evaluation Report of the Global Assembly on the Climate & Ecological Crisis. Check out this landmark research that will inform & challenge global democratic innovations for years to come. Congratulations to the researchers, participants & organisers 🙌🏽 #democracy #demopart