In this episode we're speaking with Luke Hohmann.  Luke is an executive and a software engineer that has dedicated the majority of his career to participatory budgeting. As founder of the First Root organization, Luke and his team created software for schools to let it's students decide what to spend resources on by engaging them in budgets, purchasing, and management. These are great lessons for children to prepare them for the real world. Have a listen to see what the students ended up buying. The answer will astonish you in some cases. Luke also implements his participatory budgeting style into small Government, letting it's cities and towns resident's control a portion of the budget. It's the ultimate democratic tool!
Check out Luke's company at http://www.firstroot.co