Beyond Billionaires3d ago
billionaires imploding economies
#economy #billionaires #ai #tech
“concern that expected wild rises in prices in AI stocks is likely to cause a stampede, so much money into ever fewer billionaires, that US and world economy at risk of implosion”
Let’s have a citizens’ assembly on data centres.
#australia #democracy #citizensassemblies
https://youtu.be/Gq4v_TRb2eU
Spooked investors worry the AI bubble could pop | Alan Kohler | ABC NEWS

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ApaulD3d ago
billionaires imploding economies
#economy #billionaires #ai #tech
“concern that expected wild rises in prices in AI stocks is likely to cause a stampede, so much money into ever fewer billionaires, that US and world economy at risk of implosion”
Let’s have a citizens’ assembly on data centres.
#australia #democracy #citizensassemblies
https://youtu.be/Gq4v_TRb2eU
Spooked investors worry the AI bubble could pop | Alan Kohler | ABC NEWS

YouTube
ApaulD3d ago
billionaires imploding economies
#economy #billionaires #ai #tech
“concern that expected wild rises in prices in AI stocks is likely to cause a stampede, so much money into ever fewer billionaires, that US and world economy at risk of implosion”
Let’s have a citizens’ assembly on data centres.
#australia #democracy #citizensassemblies
https://youtu.be/Gq4v_TRb2eU
Spooked investors worry the AI bubble could pop | Alan Kohler | ABC NEWS

YouTube
Beyond Billionaires3d ago
billionaires implode economies
#economy #billionaires #ai #tech
“concern that expected wild rises in prices in AI stocks is likely to cause a stampede, so much money into ever fewer billionaires, that US and world economy at risk of implosion”
Let’s have a citizens’ assembly on data centres.
#australia #democracy #citizensassemblies
https://youtu.be/Gq4v_TRb2eU
Spooked investors worry the AI bubble could pop | Alan Kohler | ABC NEWS

YouTube
MrPhilSladeMay 27
#TransitionTowns ##L-CPC #microgrids #SynBio #MicroBiomes #EcargoBikes
#PrecisionFermentation #Cd3Wd #LeanLogic
#FallArmyWorm #SurveillanceCapitalism
#Totemism #Airlander #SpaceSyntax #permacomputing #CitizensAssemblies #GreenPartyUK #emergy #Tensegrity #ClimateMajority #digitalSTROM
#aeroponics #BreakingTogether #JADAM
Assembly ProjectMay 25

What would an ideal constitution look like?

Suppose an island appears in the Pacific Ocean. An island that has never existed before. Many people of the world decide to settle it, until it has a similar population and settlement pattern to New Zealand. We can guess that the islanders would want their own government. They would want it to be democratic. And since they have no tradition of an unwritten constitution, they would have to create a written one. So what would that constitution look like? This is a thought experiment for coming […]

https://assemblyproject.blog/2026/05/25/what-would-an-ideal-constitution-look-like/

Assembly ProjectMay 21

Against Elections by David Van Reybrouck, review and analysis

What a fitting cover! The title Against Elections: The Case for Democracy (2013) may sound like a contradiction to most people. It shouldn't be. In the Western world, we have an ingrained view that "democracy = elections". But David Van Reybrouck, a Belgian historian and author, makes a provocative but strong case in this book that we've been thinking it wrong. He does not argue against elections altogether, but instead against "electoral fundamentalism" and for using other processes like […]

https://assemblyproject.blog/2026/05/21/against-elections/

Assembly ProjectMay 16

Conservatism in crisis: Covenant by Danny Kruger, review and analysis

Conservatism is a philosophy of sex and death That's an actual quote from Danny Kruger’s book Covenant: The New Politics of Home, Neighbourhood and Nation (2023) and it makes sense in context. I read this book because I think it’s healthy to sometimes read from different perspectives to your own. Kruger wrote it to argue for a renewal of British conservatism to address the great challenges of the present, at a time when the Conservative Party were on the road to an unprecedented defeat. […]

https://assemblyproject.blog/2026/05/16/conservatism-in-crisis-covenant-by-danny-kruger-review-and-analysis/

FIDEMay 7

People can make extraordinary decisions. But someone in the room has to know how to hold the space.

That skill is rarer than it should be. And for too long, most facilitators have had to figure it out alone, through trial and error, informal mentors, and lucky conversations.

We think the field deserves something more structural.

In partnership with We Do Democracy, we are publishing the Competence Model for Lead Deliberative Facilitators, mapping what excellent deliberative facilitation looks like across 6 domains.

It’s a reference for practitioners. A starting point for training. And an invitation to raise the bar together.

Swipe through and tell us what you think. ↓

🔗 Read the full model at https://lnkd.in/evyT5Rcw
💬 Have ideas to improve it? Share your feedback: https://lnkd.in/es3ei34r

#DeliberativeDemocracy #CitizensAssemblies #Facilitation #DemocraticInnovation

FIDEMay 5

🥾Like a good hiker, lead facilitators need a solid plan, but they must be ready for when the weather changes

In deliberative processes, what happens in the room rarely follows the script. As Kelly McBride highlights, a lead facilitator’s role is to hold the process together without losing its direction while responding to shifting dynamics as they unfold.

🗺️Some skills can only be learned through experience, but having the principles down provides a strong foundation. That is the goal of the Competence Model for Lead Deliberative Facilitators, developed together with We Do Democracy. The model focuses on what lead facilitators need to know and do, divided into 6 competence domains.

Watch the presentation of the document with reflections from Kelly, Cathrine Skar, Zuzanna Nowak, Jacob Birkenhäger, and authors Zakia Elvang, Klara Sørensen, and Kyle Redman.

ℹ️Learn more: https://www.fidemocracy.org/deliberative-facilitation-training

📽️Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPSvzAIoP0Q

#Leadership #Facilitation #CitizensAssemblies