The document discusses open policymaking and civic participation. It addresses questions around the formality of civic spaces, challenges the myth of a single public, and promotes the idea of assembling groups of interested people and resources for specific civic tasks. The document advocates for open conversation and testing of ideas between government and citizens to improve civic participation and policymaking.

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The
Democratic
Society
Space between

2. Dragons?
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“Listen up, dragons”

4. Angry people?
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5. Bored people?
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6. Fish fighters?
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OPEN POLICYMAKING
INTERNALLY EXTERNALLY
Attitude
Confidence
& Permission
Network
knowledge
Technical
knowledge
Range of voices
Open conversation
Testing &
prototyping
Communication
skills
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Formal?
Informal?

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Interesting places are
semi-formal (“civic”?)

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The myth of the public

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Assemblages
Little things you
can connect
up so they work
well for the specific
task in hand
(like Prof. Branestawm’s
pancake maker)

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A real example:
NHS Citizen

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No-one? Or everyone?

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Or something in between?