Sticking to the program, Joe and Pat give their respective pros and cons on their revamped democratic system. The two dig into the potentiality and the reality of implementing new systems into old. The conversation leads the two to the realization that to make something like this land, you need a method to the madness. Next episode, join the two as they dive into what methods and processes would need to be put in place to best roll out their new system.

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Kicking on from last week Joe and Pat dive into alternative approaches to designing ways to participate in our own governance. They explore how we could bring the voice of the people forward before we step into the ballot box to better set the table to vote on what really matters to them and their communities. The conversation leads the two to the hard realisation that everything has compromise and consequence when it comes to governance, with every approach carrying its own unique set of pros and cons

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In the middle a federal election in Australia Pat and Joe get back to work by asking the question can democracy be brought into the digital age? The two ask each other what that digital democracy process would look like and re-evaluate what our current form of legacy democracy is based on. They begin the process of looking at what digital democracy for communities could and would look like and set up a thought experiment to explore in their next convo.

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Joe and Pat jump into how hope based narratives can create change by grounding themselves in a shared reality. 

The two examine how hope based narratives drive resilience, frame mistakes into lessons, change threat into opportunity, and turn problems to solutions. They uncover the main friction point that stops leaders creating hope based narratives in the 21st century and set up next weeks convo on how to develop organisational narratives that work in the short and long term.

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Joe and Pat kick off where they ended off last week, exploring what being stuck in the emotional muck really means and the opportunity it presents us all. They discuss how communities through their own actions often rise to the top when they are threatened. They explore the role of hope in creating new opportunities at an individual, community and an organisational level and lead into next weeks convo on how to employ hope based narratives to create change without landing in Walt Disney World.

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Sustaining Hope in Uncertain Times

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Joe and Pat continue the discussion on connection by examining how our choice of media shapes our discourse. They turn their attention to exploring modes of connection, knowledge and discussion. The two examine how both online and offline modes can facilitate either a sense of connection or alienation.

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