Reimagined Community
- Smart contract and digital property deed — a smart contract linked to a digital property deed, that can automatically distribute value uplift between two parties.
- Property valuation — an API that automatically accesses the existing NYC property value dataset, calculates value uplift above background inflation and links this data to a digital
A Smart Commons
Re-permissioning the City
permissioning.cityCompliance and accountability
How can we build new compliance mechanisms that enable agency and autonomy rather than enforcing control?
How can we build new compliance mechanisms that enable agency and autonomy rather than enforcing control?
Re-permissioning the City
However, the landscape for social clubs has changed significantly in recent decades. Many have faced closure due to financial struggles, demographic shifts, and declining participation in community governance. Despite this, some clubs have re-emerged with modernised offerings, such as LGBTQ+ community spaces or cultural programmes that appeal to... See more
Social Clubs, Community Power, and Political Participation
By the early 20th century, these clubs were not just local hubs but influential in political representation, with many club members holding positions in local and national government - at one point club members accounted for nearly a third of all MPs in parliament. This legacy underscores the role of social clubs in training citizens for democratic... See more
Social Clubs, Community Power, and Political Participation
Revitalising the UK's Social Clubs
democraticbusiness.orgWho's going to maintain the technology? Who's going to evolve it? Who gets paid or who has to pay for it? These questions led me down an exploration of what we can broadly call “governance.” How do people make decisions and take actions together? How do they build social fabric in order to make those decisions? How do they trust each other enough... See more
When you think about the way that community has transformed from really embedded familial networks or village networks or religious networks, to thinner communities of interest, or thinner communities of identity, or even digitally connected communities with no in-person engagement, it begs the question: “What is the ground on which you're standing... See more