While citizenship is typically seen as a relationship between individuals and the state, even the largest and most powerful institutions are incapable of being nimble and sensitive enough to address wicked problems. The people who inhabit a problem have to be co-creators of any solution. Even better, citizens should be able to self-organize themselves to solve problems at every scale: from a hyper local need to a national emergency.
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The Messenger - Issue #19: A Citizen's…
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While citizenship is typically seen as a relationship between individuals and the state, even the largest and most powerful institutions are incapable of being nimble and sensitive enough to address wicked problems. The people who inhabit a problem have to be co-creators of any solution. Even better, citizens should be able to self-organize themselves to solve problems at every scale: from a hyper local need to a national emergency.