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Empowering Public Wisdom: Chapter 6

Tom Atlee
tomatlee_2.jpgWithout deliberation we don’t get public wisdom. Even in an individual, wisdom does not come from experience or teachings alone. How do we generate public wisdom with, by, and for a whole population? (more)
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Empowering Public Wisdom: Chapter 8

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tomatleere.jpegHow do we use citizen deliberative councils strategically to empower public wisdom? What can we do to make such councils part of our usual political process? Here are a few ideas.  (more)
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Empowering Public Wisdom: Chapter 4

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In a democracy we, the people, are stewards of the values in our communities and country. We need to be in charge of seeing that those values govern our collective lives. That’s why we need to talk together about it.  (more)

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Empowering Public Wisdom: Chapter 3

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Is it asking too much to ask for wisdom—especially from the public? No, it isn’t. I define wisdom as “the capacity to take into account what needs to be taken into account in order to produce long-term, inclusive benefits.”  (more)

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Empowering Public Wisdom: Chapter 2

Tom Atlee
empowerre.jpegFor those seeking a healthier, wiser democracy, the question is no longer: Which is better: direct democracy or representative democracy? The more useful questions are: What are the gifts and limitations of both direct and representative democracy? What is the best role they could play together?  (more)
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