PDF 2008

I’m speaking at the Personal Democracy Forum 2008 on Tuesday morning, bright and early. I’ve only got 12 minutes, so I’ll try to say just one thing: democracy as we know it was built around the notion of the individual. Democracy as an open source phenomenon needs to be something else entirely – and it may look and feel strange to those of us raised on Enlightenment ideals of individual rights and possession of property. It’s a collective phenomenon that requires intelligence, participation, knowledge, and collaboration.

In other words, it carries on long after a new name is successfully put in office.

Are we ready for that? I’m not sure.

I don’t know yet whether the conference is simulcast online. I have a feeling it’s not, or it would be easier to see that from the conference website. I’ll keep you updated from here if I find out more.

Posted on 22 June '08 by Douglas, under talks.

5 Comments to “PDF 2008”

#1 Posted by mason (23.06.08 at 07:52 )

Can’t we all just slowly boil together with the frogs or game the greasy stove top political system hoping to out do the Jones’ for a few more years?

Barak’s getting comfy with Big Ethanol, so what’s that worth? A couple more tokens in the arcade?

Doug, any other thinkes along these lines that have books with actual models for a politician to crib from? I mean, there are plenty of folks on K Street with models and legislation prepared for other ways forward….

What should the candidates be reading?

#2 Posted by Douglas (23.06.08 at 08:40 )

http://www.physicsforfuturepresidents.com/

#3 Posted by Live Blogging the Personal Democracy Forum 2008 | Make Something Happen (24.06.08 at 07:54 )

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#4 Posted by Alex Steed (of Make Something Happen) (25.06.08 at 09:49 )

Douglas –

I very much enjoyed your speech yesterday. I have been following your work since a friend put it into my hands five or so years ago.

Further, I am excited to see that your words have encouraged the gentlemen at PDF to change ‘personal’ to ‘participatory’.

It truly was a pleasure,
Alex

#5 Posted by Jon Garfunkel (25.06.08 at 16:34 )

Doug–

Heather Green was interested in the content of your talk.

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2008/06/is_the_collecti.html

Me too, I suppose.

Jon