Building a governance layer for the internet: an algorithmically aided deliberation
Topic
Building a governance layer for the internet: an algorithmically aided deliberation.
Description
Participants are invited to join a discussion assisted by both human and algorithmic facilitation, and centered around the question: What are the most important priorities in building a governance layer for the internet?
The session will start with a private survey of proposals and opinions, which will be dynamically converted into reports mapping the landscape of priorities, and areas of consensus and disagreement among the participants. These maps will set the foundations for a fully-offline, facilitated discussion.
Hopes & dreams
Today, it's easy to associate digital platforms with their antisocial aspects, like filter bubbles or a tendency to produce inflammatory discussions. Our aim is to provide an alternative perspective, with technologies that are intentionally designed to augment human capacities like thoughtful dialogue and conflict resolution, at scale. To achieve that, participants will deliberate about a potent question, and engage first-hand with pro-social algorithms that skew polarization, and foster consensus.
Core facilitators
Alex Randaccio Jack Henderson Angela Corpus Matt Prewitt
Main contact (email)
Space Requirements
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Electricity -
Monitor - [] Whiteboard or pad
- [] Table and chairs
- [] Seating in circle
- [] Open space outdoors
- [] Either indoors or outdoors is fine
- [] Other (Specify)
Time Requirements
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1 hour - [] 2 hours
- [] Multiple sessions across 1 day
- [] Multiple sessions across 2 days
- [] Multiple sessions across 3 days
- [] Pre breakfast session
- [] Evening session
- [] Other (Specify)
Who should participate
- [] Coders
- [] Creatives
- [] Policymakers
- [] Children under 12
- [] Teens 12 - 18
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Anyone and everyone - [] Other (Specify)
What will participants take away?
Participants will participate in a discussion about building a governance layer for the internet Participants will also learn about two tools for facilitating healthy deliberations: Pol.is and Quadratic Voting.
Keywords
Pol.is, Quadratic Voting, Governance
Session rundown (tell us a rough outline of your plan)
- We begin with a brief presentation about RadicalxChange & introduction to the workshop.
- A link to a pol.is conversation is shared. Participants will find the prompt "What are the most important priorities in building a governance layer for the internet?" and be instructed to write statements in response to it. These statements can be subjective or objective. However, each statement must contain a single idea, so that other participants can clearly evaluate them at the next stage of the workshop.
- Participants will be asked to "like", "dislike" or "pass" each of the statements produced by their peers.
- A report is presented, where statements are placed on a spectrum ranging from "consensus" to "divisiveness". Additionally, participants will be able to see the "opinion bubbles" within their group, and where common ground has emerged.
- We'll provide a brief introduction to Plural Voting and share a link where participants can allocate their voting credits across the proposals submitted to pol.is, according to the PV formula.
- The results will be presented and compared to a traditional 1-person-1-vote
Relevant links
Relevant Experience -- share why you'll be great!
We have led numerous groups through pilots with pol.is and Quadratic Voting, including but not limited to:
- The Colorado General Assembly
- The Nashville Metropolitan Council
- City & State Councils in Brazil
- blockchain communities