WELCOME and getting started
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Welcome to the XR Future Democracy Hub Discussion Platform. The main aim of this hub is to provide a discussion and support space for those actively working to embed new and existing democratic tools into the the DNA of society, the Army of Facilitators.
The FDH support team is new and growing, we are also finding our feet but will support the community as active members just as we call on you all to do. Please come along, engage with others and ask for what you need to help us all to transform our democracy. Our community already has a wealth of expertise and so please make good use of this and we can learn and grow together.
We do ask that you abide by the XR Principles in all conduct on this site and in particular interact in a respectful manner at ALL times. Thanks
Emil Kragh Sun 13 Oct 2019 6:19PM
Hi there,
Emil from Denmark, a rebel enrolled in Enterprising Leadership-program at KAOSPILOT. I'm a student and practitioner of creative process design and adaptive leadership. Currently working with Social Labs (inspired by Reos Partners and 10-in-10) and Theory U (Otto Scharmer et al). I'm interested in how such action-oriented, relational approaches might inform the work of Citizens Assemblies on green policy and governance. I'm in the process of sketching out a concept and identifying partners. I'm trying to connect with groups that are looking at convening assemblies across Northern Europe and have the ethos with local institutions and grassroots to do it. I'll be following around here on the XR Future Democracy Hub, learning from you and joining the dialogue. Please let me know if you know someone I should connect with.
Best,
Emil Kragh
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Colin Caine Mon 14 Oct 2019 9:46PM
I'm Colin from Manchester, UK.
I am a PhD student studying sustainable transport at the University of Leeds. I also have an academic and professional background in computer science and programming.
I'm interested in learning about existing participatory democracy programmes and maybe introducing some to Manchester.
Perry Walker Thu 17 Oct 2019 2:23PM
Hi Colin, A good place to start is the companion website to this forum: https://www.xrdemocracy.uk/ Click on the tools tab. My own organisation, Talk Shop, appears at the top of the list. Have a look, and if anything appeals, we can tell you more. You will also see several other organisations/tools. Hope that helps. With my best wishes. Perry
Robert Charles Mon 28 Oct 2019 4:46PM
Hi I'm Rob from Peterborough. Nice to meet you all.
Luke Flegg Fri 1 Nov 2019 6:22PM
Hello! Luke Flegg from XR UK - Strategy Stewardship Team
I'm not sure where to write this:
I've set up XR UK's main Loomio group tiny.cc/xrloomio and would love this link to be added to the Group description for XR Future Democracy if that sounds good? Just so we're not working quite so much in isolation - we are at least aware of each other and can join our various spaces if we want to!
I actually personally would suggest this group be a SUBgroup of XR UK...unless this is an international group?..
schekn Sat 2 Nov 2019 10:07AM
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Phil Green Sat 2 Nov 2019 4:56PM
Hi @lukeflegg I'm guessing this is the group you're referring to: tiny.cc/xrloomio ?
Also found: XR People’s Assemblies
Any others it'd be useful to know about? Just about to read through these two. Thanks for the invite.
Phil Green Sat 2 Nov 2019 5:49PM
Hi @lukeflegg Might be useful to have (or know how /where to easily find) links for any local groups as well?
Luke Flegg Sun 3 Nov 2019 8:08PM
thank you - yes, link corrected now; it seems to require you to add http:// at the beginning of hyperlinks, unlike most other sites I use
@Phil Green yes that would be great. I'm not sure how many local groups use Loomio, but I think it'd be possible to create subgroups in this XR UK group for them and we can move them across. If you find them and see if they'd like to do that I'm happy to help with the migration
Lyn Dade · Sat 21 Sep 2019 11:11AM
No worries, Perry - and thank you so much for the heads up on the book. Sounds really useful. I wish you well in all you do and hope to meet you sometime. Lyn
Lyn Dade
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