Tom Atlee Tells Us Why We Need A Wiser Democracy Now
"We need to be able to use our differences and disturbances creatively."
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Episode Seven: “Why We Need A Wiser Democracy Now” with Tom Atlee
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Did you know that activism can’t really contend with our current system? While we’re slowly improving our democracy with awesome technology and tools, they aren’t widely used. But when we use them, we see incredible results: Tom Atlee recounts a ground-breaking story about the power of dialogue. It’s time to improve our democracy and how we relate to each other.
You’ll also learn about pattern language and how it can lead to a wiser democracy. Duncan and Tom talk about the importance of everyone being included in a conversation. Are you ready to discover why climate deniers need to be included in the environment discussion?
Highlights in this episode:
Tom talks about how we need to out-Gandhi Gandhi.
Discover the world of Wise Democracy’s pattern language.
Learn how technology is revolutionizing democracy.
Uncover why activism isn’t working.
Learn why we need to include climate deniers in the discussion.
Tom recounts an incredible story about dialogue bringing people in conflict together.
Understand why we need to focus on the whole.
Learn about processes that exist to engage diverse groups and elicit their collective wisdom in service of the whole.
Discover how those processes work and feel.
What it will really take to bring wise democracy into reality.
(Hint: It's about recognizing that we are already participating, whether we want to or not, and then striving to do it with wisdom.)
Some of the most powerful group processes are taking those people and finding ways to help them hear each other, help them hear themselves, and help them see more about the situation than they saw before so that they're all looking at a bigger picture than when they walked in the room. That's now closer to the whole.
About this week’s guest:
Tom Atlee is the creator of the Wise Democracy Project and a lifelong advocate for co-intelligence. He researches and promotes ideas and approaches for generating collective wisdom about public affairs, which he presents in an encyclopedic vision called "Wise Democracy."
Connect with Tom Atlee:
The Co-Intelligence Institute, Co-Intelligence.org
Wise Democracy, Wise Democracy’s Prime Directive
Check out the episode page for more resources and information.
What’s coming next?
Next week, Duncan welcomes Miki Kashtan to the Omni-Win Project Podcast. She talks about the three pillars of nonviolence, how Gandhi’s influence is still apparent today, and how to leverage your sphere of influence.
Don’t miss the episode release on Tuesday, 9th August!
Here’s a sneak peek!
One of the things that is keeping the existing system going is the idea that there's no alternative, which started a long time ago, but crystallized with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in the eighties. It's called TINA: There Is No Alternative.
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