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We imagine a society where collective decisions are made by a permanent, rotating Citizens' Commons. Similar to a Citizens' Assembly, decisions are made through deliberation and consensus building, rather than majority voting.
Decisions made by the Citizens' Commons will feed into the existing bureaucracy or Civil Service, whose core value is already 'impartiality', to develop and implement resulting policies. In the UK, there are currently c.600 government departments which “supports the government of the day in developing and implementing its policies, and in delivering public services. Civil servants are accountable to ministers, who in turn are accountable to Parliament” (GOV.UK). We seek to redraw the lines of accountability so the Civil Service is directly accountable to the people.
Participants in the Citizens' Commons are selected by lot, or sortition to be representative of the population and their engagement in the Commons will be rewarded every step of the way. Taking part in the Commons will be a civic duty similar to jury service.
As technology is increasingly used to connect and communicate, especially alongside the rise of AI tools, only those with a human-centred design focus will be adopted in the Commons. This is to enhance the experience for participants towards empowerment, as individuals and as part of the collective, so that people feel connected with each other as part of the whole. This will create positive ripple effects for society as participants re-enter their communities feeling heard, included and overall more knowledgeable after engaging in the Commons.
ANTIPARTY
“The way of the peaceful warrior is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” – Socrates
Join us in re-imagining a system that works for the people, not those in power