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MOBILE COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE 2012 The New Lubricant of Democracy. The Mobile Generation.
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MOBILE COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE 2012 The New Lubricant of Democracy
“I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.” “What you need to know about the past is that no matter what happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Technological changes are transforming our political system, creating a new "electronic republic" -- a hybrid form that adds elements of direct electronic democracy to America's two-hundred year-old representative republic.” —Larry Grossman The Electronic Republic
Lack of Trust in Representative System Checks and Balances Out of Step with Pace and Complexity of Society Deeper Collaboration A New Kind of Citizen Engagement Why Mobile Collaborative Governance Is Needed
Concept of Mobile Collaborative Governance • A New Approach for Adaptive Governance System • Citizens Identify Emerging Issues and Facilitate Decision Making Process • Leader as Master Capacity Builder • Mobile Technologies
Four Phases of Mobile Collaborative Governance • Identify Emerging Issues • Create “Issue Café” Groups to Identify Key Factors and Their Connections • Develop Strategies • Vote By Mobile Technologies
Mechanics of Mobile Collaborative Governance • Identify Neighborhoods Interested in Pilot Programs • Offer Incentives for Mobile Devices • Initiate 21st Century Neighborhood Academies
Mechanics of Mobile Collaborative Governance • Have Survey to Identify Key Emerging Issues • Hold Virtual and Real Time Citizens’ Congress • Create Strategy Teams • Develop Strategies • Vote to Select Strategy
Infrastructure Needed for Mobile Collaborative Governance • Access to 1 Gig Broadband • Local Staff Coordinator & Neighborhood Ldrs • Master Capacity Builder Leadership Development • Interlocking Networks
Interlocking Networks • Neighborhood Academy Networks • Neighborhood Leader Networks • Transformational Issue Networks • Future Thinkers • National Networks
Leaders of the Future:Master Capacity Builders • Ability to Identify Weak Signals • Deeply Collaborative • Asks Appropriate Questions • Connects Disparate Ideas • Uses Chaos, Complexity & Ecology Theory • Builds Parallel Processes
SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION • Developing a Creative Molecular Economy • Community Transformers • Skills for Transformational Learning • Mobile Collaborative Governance • Building Capacities for Transformation
“I believe these revolutionary times call for revolutionary thinking. And yet it often seems that we are entering this revolutionary age with ideas, leaders and institutions that are better suited for a world that no longer exists.” —Joshua Cooper Ramo Age of the Unthinkable
Mobile Governance Collaborative • A National Project • National Network • Pilot Program for 3-7 Communities
“Ultimately, a transformational governance and decision making structure will emerge, in our opinion, due to mobile technologies in which as many people in the community as are interested are involved in research and development for transforming democracy.” —Rick Smyre Weak Signal of Mobile Governance