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Citizens are seeking public decisions that are less adversarial and less short term in outlook.

Citizens are seeking public decisions that are less adversarial and less short term in outlook. The new democracy Foundation researches and publishes alternative democratic methods that seek to deliver this.

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Citizens are seeking public decisions that are less adversarial and less short term in outlook.

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  1. Citizens are seeking public decisions that are less adversarial and less short term in outlook. • The newdemocracy Foundation researches and publishes alternative democratic methods that seek to deliver this. • We pursue alternatives more likely to identify common ground, end the continuous campaign and return representatives to a focus on issues, not opinion polls. • We are not a thinktank – we fund practical trials. • We don’t need better politicians. We need a better system.

  2. Who We Are • Non-partisan, non-issue based. • Research Foundation with DGR status. • Leading academics, practitioners and former politicians. • Present all alternatives for innovation, fund their practical trial and research their impact.

  3. Engaging the Community • Who is “the community”? • Engagement or peacekeeping? • The nature of inquiry submissions. • A change in tone.

  4. What Changes Make a Difference? • Adding deliberative processes as part of everyday policy formulation. • Critical elements: Random Selection Time Information The blank sheet Clear remit and authority. • How can we visibly earn public trust?

  5. It Works. • City of Canada Bay: • 31 of 32 randomly selected citizens sign up to 84 point plan to change service levels and funding structures. • NSW Parliament Public Accounts Committee – Inquiry into Energy Generation • two juries reach unanimous positions… in a highly contentious topic area.

  6. Seed Idea • What hard problem could you open up to a sample of the community? • One example: In what circumstances would you be happy to see Project X go ahead in your area? • Would this likely yield a more trusted, usable set of options?

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