Mid 2013; got frustrated and bored of just complaining.
Proposed that we start an open source manifesto
Refused to do so
Steve Pike did, which then meant I got stuck in.
Adopted the manifesto, still an independent project. Another idea from open source - an open project with a “delivery arm”.
Offering voters an open democracy fit for the 21st Century.
Voting rules
Anyone can edit, submit a change
Change can be reviewed by anyone, and all existing contributors get to vote
Agree, Abstain, or Block
“Benevolent dictator”
Ideally everything is automatic
After 1 year, we had got 8000 words of policy across loads of areas, from around 25 contributors.
Key ideas: openness, transparency, better democracy, eventually some form of liquid democracy. Build a system for the 21st century. Taking on big problems. Evidence based. Technology enabled, but with strong social conscience and progressive ideals; a better world for *everyone*. Not the Silicon Valley tech-libertarianism that thinks it can “opt out”.
MVP is about testing your assumptions, so:
Adopted the manifesto, still an independent project. Another idea from open source - an open project with a “delivery arm”.
Offering voters an open democracy fit for the 21st Century.
David Ronfeldt
Not just building a new media, we’re building a new nervous system. And the debate and chaos of the Internet is part of that.
Because politics is about how we choose to work together, and openness and collaboration is our choice. Our vision of how we can build a better future.
We need new choices that reflect the amazing future we could have
