https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/citizens-assemblies-are-they-the-future-of-democracy This is the #mainstreaming hierarchical #processgeek version of the grassroots horizontal #OGB project. Were we know the #OGB has worked fine for a hundred years, it's good to have diversity to experiment with untested approaches like citizens assemblies.
Citizens’ assemblies: are they the future of democracy?
A look at the surge in popularity of randomly selected councils that offer an alternative to politics as we know itGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)