People want competence, seemingly over everything else
... See moreCummings also continuously talks about decision making – it is government’s job after all. Most of all, his point of focus is on the level of people in decision-making positions within Government who have never had to make decisions before in their life, have never started and succeeded at a project of their own, and never led anyone, himself
All of these examples are grappling with how the insights of a large group can lead to wiser decisions. However, what’s surprising is how few of the methods that evidence suggests are most effective are used in those meetings that we most rely on to be wise, including around topics such as science policy or the generation of global consensus on
... See moreGeoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
Citizens today, Schudson speculates, understand that they can’t master every issue that we ask them to opine on. Instead, they monitor a set of issues they know and care about and take action when they think they can make a difference.