Title: The Tao of Democracy: Using co-intelligence to create a world that works for all
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1591095204
ISBN 13: 9781591095200
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

Politics and governance could be very different if we helped diverse ordinary people create real community wisdom -- and this book tells us how, weaving proven techniques into an inspiring vision.

Synopsis

With compelling real-life stories, innovative ideas and hands-on guidance, this book shows how to engage the combined wisdom of citizens to solve complex social problems. It describes how powerful new forms of dialogue and deliberation enable diverse ordinary citizens to work together developing sophisticated public policy recommendations - even on technical issues. Demonstrating that groups, communities and whole societies can be more intelligent and wise collectively than most brilliant individuals, Tom Atlee shows how 'collective intelligence' could revolutionise politics and governance, bringing wise common sense to every issue - from city budgets to terrorism to global warming. Readers will find descriptions and links to over a hundred proven approaches to this new form of democracy - organisations, participatory practices, innovations, books and more. The most powerful innovations - citizen deliberative councils - have been used hundreds of times around the world - from Denmark to India, from Brazil to the US. The 2500-year-old Tao Te Ching says that leaders should govern so the people say "We did it ourselves". "The Tao of Democracy" shows how.