NextEra is a global initiative to track, connect, and amplify emerging ideas for an open and forward-looking society. As everyone is speaking about the transformation, we need to create a vision for what next. There is a need to identify, conceptualise and scale social innovations and experiments fast (as the technology and business innovations are changing the world). Vision is a narrative for that links initiatives. This intro by Demos Helsinki founders Roope Mokka and Aleksi Neuvonen was held in NextEra workshop 'A New Vision for Democracy?" in London on March 29th 2017.

1. www.nextera.global

2. WHO IS HERE?
Sopocka Inicjatywa Rozwojowa
University College Cork
LSE
Democratic Society
Shared Future
Trondheim Municipality
Big Design Network
The People Speak
The UK Alternative
RSA/ Citizens Economic Council
University of Westminster
Edge Ryders
Scottish Government
NESTA
89up,
http://LittleAtoms.com
Royal College of Art
Open University
London Community Action
New Citizenship Foundation
Global Foresight Group
Independent
The Alternative
The Small Axe

3. YOUR EXPECTATIONS
”To get a global view on
the cutting edge of
democracy”
”Understanding how to scale participatory
processes more ambitiously”
”To meet other people working on these same issues”
”To join international movement”
”I want to understand that can methods of
participatory democracy reduce the appeal of
illiberal, authoritarian leaders?

4. WHAT’S THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN
TO DEMOCRACY IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?
”the best thing we can
hope for is that we still
have one!
”It could exist”
A lot more people will be engaging in political and civic life and taking part in
participatory processes in their communities.
”aggregate feedback loops from citizen level to
parliament”
”experimental policy development”
”The invention, trial, and positive results of a new system of
collective decision making.”
Politicians will be listening more to citizens and offering more opportunities for people
to share their views through deliberative democracy.

5. www.nextera.global
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6. NextEra is…
-A global initiative to track,
connect, and amplify
emerging ideas for an open
and forward-looking society.

7. What we have found so far
1. As everyone is speaking about the transformation, we
need to create a vision for what next.
2. There is a need to identify, conceptualise and scale
social innovations and experiments fast (as the
technology and business innovations are changing the
world).
3. Vision is a narrative for that links initiatives.

8. THE STRANGE YEAR OF 2016
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WHAT NEXT?
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9. ASTONISHING PROGRESS
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10. LOST AND LEFT BEHIND
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11. A DIVIDED SOCIETY
BACK TO GREAT VS TECHNO-OPTIMISM
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12. CULTURAL PESSIMISM
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13. THE PROMISE OF THE 20th CENTURY
GROWTH WORK DEMOCRACY WELLBEING
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14. THE PROMISE IS HIT BY A SET OF TRANSFORMATION IN ALL OF ITS PARTS
GROWTH ?
WORK ?
DEMOCRACY ?
WELLBEING ?
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15. HAVE WE BEEN HERE BEFORE?
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16. ENGELS’ PAUSE
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17. ENGELS’ PAUSE
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18. GIN LANE
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19. 1790 18401830182018101800
2005 20552045203520252015
WHAT IF WE’RE IN 1805 NOW?
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20. CAN WE SPEED AND
SCALE UP
PARTICIPATORY
INNOVATION?
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21. THE NEW REALMS THE DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONS & EXPERIMENTS?
GOVERNANCE
/ POLITICS
EDUCATION CROWD-FUNDING DEMOCRATIC
WORK
URBAN
PLANNING &
HOUSING
CITIZEN PANELS SELF-
ORGANISATION
VOLUNTEERING
/ PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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22. www.nextera.global

23. Join the team!
Set up your own meetup,
contribute to the publications.
Come speak to us about how.
What next?

24. THANK
YOU
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