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Taken from Lara's terrific show on TuneFM, Adam explains why we don't really have a true democracy in Australia. His research is extensive and spans multiple continents and demonstrates the erosion of democracy in countries that claim to have democratic systems of government and values. The MiVote global movement, founded and chaired by Adam, is on a mission to erase this erosion by using technology to improve democracy across the world.We talked about how democracy worked in Australia for the vote on marriage equality, but how some politicians (in both Labor and Liberal parties) chose to vote against the will of the people anyway, which goes against the fundamental principles of democracy. Luckily, Adam has a plan to fix it by giving people the opportunity to have an informed vote on issues; not just at election time, but within the parliamentary process in a meaningful way.Adam then informs us of the 5 critical factors that governments need to govern well: transparency accountability truth compassion solution-orientation Adam also blows the argument that we have a two-party system of government and therefore Independent voting is futile out of the water. He uses the example of the Gillard-led minority government as example of how independent politicians can actually make government better and hold them to account to create better policies. We also discuss present issues around political advertising and the media and how the AEC could be improved to make sure politicians aren't telling lies to win votes in political campaigns.Interesting Quotes from the Interview“An election is not a democracy.”“The system is designed to win and maintain power so that you can prosecute your ideology, whatever that may be.”“Democracy is about enacting the will of the people and you can't enact the people's will if you never actually ask the people what they want.”“Democracy and politics are mutually exclusive… Politics is about the acquisition and winning of power, democracy is about the release of power to the people… When you are engaging in politics, the behaviours required to win an election fly in the face of what a democracy is.”“If you choose not to inform yourself, we choose not to listen to you. Because that's actually the citizen's responsibility in a democracy. A democracy is a responsibility in two parts. The first part is the responsibility for the citizen to understand the ramifications of their vote. The second part is for the representative to actually represent the majority view. We don't have either of those two things in our system.”Further Reading: Australian Democracy: An Overview Trust, Parties and Leaders: Findings from the 1987-2016 Australian Electoral Study Small Parties, Big Changes: The Evolution of Minor Parties Elected to the Australian Senate

After a few years it is about time to catch up with Adam Jacoby, founder of MiVote. MiVote is a collaborative decision making and voting platform that aims to give the entire public a say in parliament. In this interview we aim to learn more about how MiVote has progressed after a few years and what success and stumbling blocks this project has encountered that can apply for other democracy innovation projects. Referenced Links: https://mivote.tech/ Note that this was intended to be a one to one interview with Adam Jacoby, but on the day of the interview a lockdown was declared due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic hitting Melbourne Australia. Thus recording was done via video conferencing and was partially redubbed on my side to account for a live recording audio glitch. Recorded on 2021-07-20

Welcome to: Does Democracy Work? A Conversation With MiVote Founder & Chairman Adam Jacoby

Welcome to: Does Democracy Work? A Conversation With MiVote Founder & Chairman Adam Jacoby

On this week's episode of the DevReady Podcast, we interviewed Adam A. Jacoby, founder of MiVote, Chairman Esport Mogul (ASX:ESH), 2 X Codex World's Top 50 Innovator, Director Global & Strategic Innovation Swinburne University of Technology Innovation Precinct. This story of a non-tech founder describes what it takes to deliver upon a moonshot idea. Through MiVote, Adam's objective is to reimagine what democracy could be when delivered through a startup company. In this episode, you will learn about the highs, lows and everything in between for a startup entrepreneur.

In this episode, we will be officially explaining about the aims and goals of Designing Open Democracy for this year.This was recorded as part of a February Designing Open Democracy Melbourne Australia meetup event "Designing Open Democracy 2020 Primer" that was held on 2020-02-21During this primer, we were also joined in the Audience by a few members of other democracy related organisations. One was Kimbra White from MOSAICLAB as well as Willow from Coalition of Everyone.* Kimbra White (Director for MosaicLab) : http://www.mosaiclab.com.au/* Willow Berzin​ (Founder for Coalition of Everyone) : https://www.coalitionofeveryone.com/https://www.meetup.com/DesigningOpenDemocracy/events/268596525/Discuss: https://discuss.designingopendemocracy.com/t/podcast-designing-open-democracy-2020-primer/193-------------------# Designing Open Democracy Primer 2020 Meeting Notes (DOD, Feb 2020)Current actors in this space that we are aware of* MiVote, Horizon State* Flux, SecureVote* NewVote* Politico* Linux Conference Australia* Open Democracy (UK)* Can we find a way to get democracy R&D? (Network of international groups and orgs)* GovHack* AngryAussie (YouTube) was part of the "trust as a concept" panel last year.* New Democracy Foundation* Code For Australia (Civic Tech)## 4 Elements of a healthy society?* Mechanism- Law- Finance* Cultural- Media- Education## Changemakers?* Passions* High Schoolers

NSW Senate candidate for Independents for Climate Action Now (ICAN), Rod Bower (@FrBower) is a husband, father, grandfather, author of Outspoken and — until recently — an Anglican priest in Gosford, at a church where he made his signs so famous. Charlie Caruso spoke with Rod about his decision to run for the NSW Senate […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

NSW Senate candidate for Independents for Climate Action Now (ICAN), Rod Bower (@FrBower) is a husband, father, grandfather, author of Outspoken and — until recently — an Anglican priest in Gosford, at a church where he made his signs so famous. Charlie Caruso spoke with Rod about his decision to run for the NSW Senate […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

In 15 days, Australians will head to their local polling station and vote in the 46th federal Parliament of Australia. Preferential voting is fairly rare globally and it reflects the number and diversity of smaller parties that participate in our elections, yet few Australian voters truly understand how the system works. In today's podcast, Charlie […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

In 15 days, Australians will head to their local polling station and vote in the 46th federal Parliament of Australia. Preferential voting is fairly rare globally and it reflects the number and diversity of smaller parties that participate in our elections, yet few Australian voters truly understand how the system works. In today’s podcast, Charlie […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Dr Jill Horton is one of the few Independents running in the federal election for Western Australia. Charlie Caruso interviews Horton who is running for the seat of Tangney for the No Fibs podcastAuthor informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Dr Jill Horton is one of the few Independents running in the federal election for Western Australia. Charlie Caruso interviews Horton who is running for the seat of Tangney for the No Fibs podcastAuthor informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Charlie Caruso turns the tables on Margo Kingston and explores how No Fibs started, the power and role Twitter plays in the modern Australian political landscape and the role citizen journalists have played in the elevation of profiles and the conversations around climate change.Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Charlie Caruso turns the tables on Margo Kingston and explores how No Fibs started, the power and role Twitter plays in the modern Australian political landscape and the role citizen journalists have played in the elevation of profiles and the conversations around climate change.Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

This podcast has no interviews, it just comes straight from the heart. A heart that is a little bruised and battered from what feels like a persistent and blatant attack on our freedom and our rights. Fellow Australian Julian Assange was arrested yesterday by British officers and now faces a very real threat of extradition […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

This podcast has no interviews, it just comes straight from the heart. A heart that is a little bruised and battered from what feels like a persistent and blatant attack on our freedom and our rights. Fellow Australian Julian Assange was arrested yesterday by British officers and now faces a very real threat of extradition […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

How are political parties using loopholes to hide political donations? How are political donations influencing policy outcomes in Australia? Would 100{17ac88c265afb328fa89088ab635a2a63864fdefdd7caa0964376053e8ea14b3} publicly funded political campaigns even be viable? Charlie Caruso chats with Kate Griffiths of the Grattan Institute and together explore some inconvenient truth about political donations in AustraliaAuthor informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

How are political parties using loopholes to hide political donations? How are political donations influencing policy outcomes in Australia? Would 100% publicly funded political campaigns even be viable? Charlie Caruso chats with Kate Griffiths of the Grattan Institute and together explore some inconvenient truth about political donations in AustraliaAuthor informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

@CharliCaruso interviews New England Independent Candidate @adamblakester and touched on the major issues and concerns facing Barnaby Joyce's electorate, and the greater state of political dysfunction in Australia Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

@CharliCaruso interviews New England Independent Candidate @adamblakester and touched on the major issues and concerns facing Barnaby Joyce's electorate, and the greater state of political dysfunction in Australia Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

I am honoured to produce the very first No Fibs podcast, in which I’ve focused on a summary explainer of the Assistance and Access Bill (2018). This first episode is a cut-down version that condenses three interviews I conducted over the past week with WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John (@Jordonsteele); Daithí Ó Gliasáin (@okdaithi) who […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

I am honoured to produce the very first No Fibs podcast, in which I've focused on a summary explainer of the Assistance and Access Bill (2018). This first episode is a cut-down version that condenses three interviews I conducted over the past week with WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John (@Jordonsteele); Daithí Ó Gliasáin (@okdaithi) who […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Welcome to the second episode of the No Fibs Podcast series, following the previously condensed version of this podcast. It includes long-form, un-cut interviews with WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John, director of the Flux Party Daithí Ó Gliasáin, and Felicity Ruby. More commonly referred to as the AABill, the Assistance and Access Bill (2018) was […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we’re all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that’s flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Welcome to the second episode of the No Fibs Podcast series, following the previously condensed version of this podcast. It includes long-form, un-cut interviews with WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John, director of the Flux Party Daithí Ó Gliasáin, and Felicity Ruby. More commonly referred to as the AABill, the Assistance and Access Bill (2018) was […]Author informationCharlie CarusoCitizen Journalist and author/editor of Understanding Y, who obsesses over the idea of re-engineering the political system, Charlie was head of global growth for MiVote, is an avid #auspol Tweeter and passionate about political disruption and improving the way we make decisions in Australia. "Right now, we're all on a plane, and we've realised the pilot is drunk. The election is our opportunity to get the drunk pilot out of the cockpit and hand over to one that's flown the plane before and can get us down safely," she said. | Twitter |

Can Blockchain remove the cult of personality and spin from our current voting system? Listen to this month’s guest, Jamie Skella a winner of the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer award for his Blockchain voting system, MiVote. This world-first technology was listed 7 among 100 innovations that will change the world by The Australian. I ask Jamie Skella if the technology he is creating will create a new way for voters to think about how we elect leaders?

Adam is a serial innovator with a twenty year global history of starting fast growth businesses in sport, information and media. Outspoken and opinionated with a revolutionary bent, Adam has a Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and has studied at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University.  With deep expertise in fast growth business development, Adam was the CEO of BRW’s 2010 Fastest Growing Private Company (under $100M), Sportsnet Corporation.  Adam is the Founder, Chief Steward & Council Member of global democracy movement MiVote which was a finalist in the 2016 Singularity University Grand Global Challenge Awards. He is a member of the UN Blockchain for Social Impact group and is featured in the book Democracy Squared. Despite his career milestones, Adam's most important job is that of partner to Mel and father to four wonderful angels; Kennedy, Percie, Avery and Jasper. Adam lives in Melbourne, Australia but travel extensively. The world is his innovation lab. Our conversations ranges from fathering, dark nights, asking for help and working with a highly diverse team. We ended the conversation with a discussion about power. Adam talked about 3 types of power, and how they are playing out on the world political stage. We talked about the global propaganda machine lead by Rupert Murdoch, and how those who have enduring leadership power are comfortable presenting all sides of an argument as a matter of integrity and respect.

Speaker Jamie Skella Type Live Conversation About Work Club Global Work Club Global is for people and organisations who want to break free from the rigid, conventions of traditional working. Those who have freedom of movement, curiosity of mind, diversity of thought and courage of spirit to transition effortlessly between work, life and leisure. Work Club provides collaborative working spaces to stimulate and energise its members and encourages conversations to spark creativity. About this conversation Technologist and entrepreneur Jamie Skella has spent two decades designing, building and advising of businesses across blockchain, IoT, and even future food. Formerly Executive Director at MiVote, a not-for-profit democratic movement, Jamie has since gone on to co-found one of Australia’s first blockchain projects, Horizon State. A company focused on redesigning how societies collaboratively make decisions using emerging technology – and how to arrive at high-quality decisions – Horizon State has built a community empowerment and secure voting platform that delivers unprecedented trust through the integrity and post-unforgeable attributes of distributed ledger technology. More About The Speaker Jamie Skella joins Florence Guild to explain Blockchain in simple terms, walk us through the Horizon State story, and gets us to think big picture about the opportunity that blockchain enabled disruption presents – as well as the risks and opportunities that come along with it. Decentralisation and disintermediation is on the horizon, whether you’re ready for it or not. Conversation Notes - Blockchain can be framed as a digitised and synchronized notebook, designed to replace how society organises itself. - It provides for an equitable and disintermediated society where we can redistribute wealth and potentially even save the environment. - In the long-term, the banks will need to make way for the rapid influx of change. - At this stage, developer tools are young and a lot more quality design work needs to be in place. - The accountability and transparency present in the system will always counteract the criminal element. Quote “It’s not the technology we need to stop, or slow, or fix – it’s the people. Technology is agnostic, all technology can be used for good and for bad.” Jamie's Linkedin: Jamie Skella Jamie's Twitter: Jamie Skella Join Us Did you enjoy the conversation? If so, make sure to subscribe! For more information on our serviced office spaces and speaker conversations in Sydney and Melbourne contact us at events@workclubglobal.com.

“By 2020 people will begin to understand what digital democracy is, the system won’t change itself and those in power don’t benefit from changes to the current system.” says Adam Jacoby, Chief Steward of MiVote. He, his tribe and team are disrupting democracy by bringing blockchain technology and a redesign to collective decision-making. Not just digital democracy but looking at how it could be, a model that educates, not just improving on how it is now. We discuss, succession planning, transparency of political donations, failed initiatives, young people and mentoring, and the growth of this digital democracy movement. Resources MiVote website Adam’s […]The post TP 45: Disrupting Democracy appeared first on Tathra Street.

“By 2020 people will begin to understand what digital democracy is, the system won’t change itself and those in power don’t benefit from changes to the current system.” says Adam Jacoby, Chief Steward of MiVote. He, his tribe and team are disrupting democracy by bringing blockchain technology and a redesign to collective decision-making. Not just digital democracy but looking at how it could be, a model that educates, not just improving on how it is now. We discuss, succession planning, transparency of political donations, failed initiatives, young people and mentoring, and the growth of this digital democracy movement. Resources MiVote website Adam’s […] The post TP 45: Disrupting Democracy appeared first on Tathra Street.

Several years back Adam Jacoby called upon his considerable experience as a seasoned entrepreneur to kick-start the democratic movement that is MiVote. As founder and chief steward of MiVote, Adam is responsible for spearheading positive word-of-mouth for the movement and articulating the concept via social media, traditional media and the stage. In this open and frank interview with Trevor Young, Adam explains how MiVote uses online and offline communications tactics to build visibility and influence across the globe, and how he manages his personal brand on social media versus the brand that is MiVote. While Adam has spoken at Davos and met with heads of state, it wasn't all that long ago that MiVote kicked off publicly in humble surroundings - a coffee morning event at a well-known South Melbourne cafe that attracted just five people. Tune in to find out how Adam and the team have managed to come so far in such a short space of time? Check out MiVote here - http://mivote.org.au/

Imagine a government that was truly serving the people. Well Adam has created an intelligent voting system called MiVote that's rapidly catching on, and will soon actualise sustainable, highly-evolved democratic infrastructure around the globe. Fuck. Yes!

Get all links mentioned in the episode here: https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/069-direct-democracy-made-digital-dion-mccurdy Skip through the episode:00:57 - Introduction03:58 - First interest in law & politics07:30 - Democracy & indicators society is progressing10:39 - A closer look at Australia12:44 - Lessons learnt from his parents14:56 - Dr. John de Groot, Wills & Estates18:23 - Law & Order19:33 - Types of democracy, citizen juries25:31 - Direct democracies, the Swiss system30:46 - Public support on issues in Australia32:30 - Plebiscites & direct democracy in Aus37:22 - Australia’s democratic crossroads49:56 - Representatives and politicians41:16 - How NewVote began44:42 - What NewVote is, MiVote, Flux47:38 - Why an app, the future of NewVote50:24 - Barriers to politics today53:27 - What a future ideal democracy may look like56:30 - Trust in politics, downside of direct democracy59:44 - Leaders that he respects01:00:55 - Daily routine01:01:57 - Best purchase under $20001:02:40 - What is difficult to find middle-ground on?

Get all links mentioned in the episode here:  https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/068-the-power-of-blockchain-jamie-skella Skip through the episode:00:54 - Introduction04:04 - Favourite games06:43 - Innovation in the gaming industry08:44 - Early interests in tech14:49 - Competitive gaming16:45 - Issues facing the industry17:42 - GG EZ eSports bar20:18 - The future of gaming and Twitch23:27 - Respectable businesses in the field25:00 - Skrilla, blockchain tech, and Ethereum32:07 - Lessons learnt from his parents33:52 - Cryptocurrencies and blockchain45:52 - Horizon State and HST52:22 - MiVote and the secure digital ballot01:04:20 - Nahdlatul Ulama01:06:21 - His partner’s role in Horizon State01:09:48 - The future of Horizon State01:11:45 - Naval Ravikant01:12:46 - Worst advice in the blockchain space01:15:03 - What isn’t changing in blockchain & eSports01:16:42 - What he would do with $100 million01:17:08 - What he would do a TED talk on01:19:07 - Best purchase under $20001:20:14 - What is difficult to find middle-ground on?

Meet Jamie Futurist and entrepreneur Jamie Skella talks with me about why we should be optimistic about technology like AI and blockchain. As well as the future of democracy and the media. I resonate so much with Jamie who talks about something I absolutely believe in, and is one of the driving factors of why I started this podcast and Futures Collective as a whole. Technology like AI is automating and replacing jobs, there's no doubt about that, but there is also incredible opportunities that can come out of all this innovation if we foster what makes us unique as humans. The best part is he also makes this podcast actionable and relevant to young people growing up today. Jamie has spent 20 years in the design, building and advising of businesses across blockchain, eSports, machine learning, and even future food. He has formerly been the Executive Director at MiVote, and is now the Co-Founder of Horizon State, who are redesigning how societies collectively make decisions using distributed ledger technology. What we discuss - How automation and AI might affect our futures, and things we can do to prepare for that - Democracy - what is wrong with it and how to shape an effective democracy - Media influence and bias - The importance of curiosity

Collective Campus hosted Disrupt the Public Sector, its annual conference on innovation in Government, for the third time this year as part of the Australian Government’s Innovation Month 2017. I had the pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion on the topic of how to ‘make things happen’ in Government - which loosely translates to how to we transform Government to one that attracts top talents, is adaptable in the face of rapid change and uses its position to create more impact in society, rather than hide behind the veil of using taxpayer dollars as an excuses not to innovate which is incorrectly perceived as being risky (it is if you take few large bets instead of many small ones) and outsourcing accountability. Public sector spending in the Australian state of Victoria has almost doubled in the past 10 years, whereas in the private sector we see organisations like Netflix (entertainment), Khan Academy (education) and Minute Clinic (healthcare) achieving much more with much less in this time thanks to their ability to spot trends and opportunities and use emerging technologies to enable creating impact with less capital investment. Imagine a Government, with its wealth of resources, that moved just a little bit more like a Netflix? About our panelists: Jamie Skella Entrepreneur, futurist & strategist Jamie Skella is considered a thought leader in technology design, building and advising businesses across AI, blockchain, exports, and even future food. Jamie is an Executive Director at MiVote, who are redesigning government to give people the opportunity to vote on policy issues as they arise - not just for policy packages every few years. MiVote: www.MiVote.org.au Alvaro Maz Alvaro is Co-founder and Managing Director of Code for Australia. Code for Australia is helping Australian Government’s move towards a platform that allows citizens, public servants and industry to come together and work on issues that affect us all. Alvaro is also a social entrepreneur with a passion for public issues, technology and social change. In 2013 he launched Creative Suburbs, an online platform to help more people make a difference in their cities. He embarked on Code for Australia in late 2014 which led to launching Code for Aotearoa and a strong interest in government Every now and then he writes on urban issues for TrendCity. Code for Australia: www.codeforaustralia.org TrendCity: www.trendcity.org Janna McCann Janna is currently the General Manager at BizLab, for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Bizlab has recently been established with the mission to support the Federal government's national innovation agenda through driving innovation within the public sector to facilitate engagement with industry and assist Australian innovators in becoming more competitive both locally and on the international stage. Topics discussed: -Key challenges to innovation in the public sector -Experiences in overcoming challenges -Procurement policies at odds with startup engagement -The merits of an open government v a closed one -What will Government look like in 20 years - does its role change? -Blockchain in Government -The perils of ‘not invented here’ -Why doing nothing costs taxpayers a lot more than changing Show notes: Watch the full video with audience Q&A at facebook.com/collectivecampus

Speaker Adam A Jacoby Type Live Conversation About this conversation Having spent five years redesigning democracy to better cater for the world it now needs to serve, the MiVote Movement has been featured in books, worldwide media and was a finalist at the Singularity University Grand Global Challenge Awards 2016. Widely considered the most robust democracy innovation in the world, hear from the Founder about why democracy is broken and how a growing band of global democracy warriors are taking on governments all over the world with a ten year goal of being the largest single branded political movement on earth, winning seats in 50 global parliaments and emancipating the voice of 3 billion people. Conversation notes - What is democracy today? What’s the difference between democracy and politics? - What would democracy look like if it was a product created by an entrepreneur after the Internet era? - The problems with our current democratic system and the MiVote interventions to solve them. - Other democracy warriors around the world, common goals and differences with MiVote - The non-binary conversation MiVote proposes and how they write policy MiVote chapters around the world and who supports it, from Hollywood to Silicon Valley - How fake news benefit the Trumps of the world and the importance of transparent elections - Why we need to change the model that has been serving for more than 100 years More about Adam Adam is a serial innovator with a twenty-year global history of starting fast growth businesses. Outspoken and opinionated with a revolutionary bent, Adam has a Masters of Entrepreneurship & Innovation and has studied at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Adam’s start up footprint includes; IMS Sports, LifeLounge.com, Learning from Legends and the global Mummu group of Companies (Mummu Sport, Cycling & Talent) which were 2013 finalists in the Anthill Cool Company Awards (global category), #40 BRW Fast Starter 2015 and Top 10 in Smart Company’s Smart50 Awards 2015. With deep expertise in fast growth business development, Adam was the CEO of BRW’s 2010 Fastest Growing Private Company (under $100M), Sportsnet Corporation. Adam is the Founder & Chief Steward of political movement MiVote which was a finalist in the 2016 Singularity University Grand Global Challenge Awards. Adam’s LinkedIn: Adam A Jacoby Adam’s Twitter: @adamajacoby MiVote’s website: mivote.org.au Quote “We’re still governing ourselves under the same model as 100 years ago. So the model in which we decide and make communal decisions was built for a world that doesn’t even exist anymore.” Join Us Did you enjoy the conversation? If so, make sure to subscribe! To join us at Work Club Sydney or Melbourne for our speaker conversations, email us at events@workclubglobal.com. For more information on Work Club, visit workclubglobal.com

Adam Jacoby from the fascinating new political organisation MiVote joins to the show to explain his long gestating plan to put 3 senators in Australian Parliament that you can control with an app. But it's the details of how he intends to make it work that are so very fascinating. Plus we examine the PR wreck that is Uber and is Nokia back from the dead with their deeply odd announcement of the new 3310 phone?

Let's talk about a little thing called democracy. MiVote is a new political movement that launches next week and it's all about direct democracy. It's an online platform and political party that enables its members to directly influence their elected representatives: representatives that will be committed to enacting the people's (informed) will. Founder Adam Jacoby kindly gave me a lot of time to talk through the idea and answer my annoying questions. He sets out just how fucked the system currently is and why he believes this might just work. Problematic is coming to Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney Boundless Plains To Share is coming to Adelaide, Brisbane & Melbourne Stan Australia announces One Night Stan Article: More Than Cory Bernardi: Why Right Wing Politics Is Fracturing In Australia by Matthew Knott @adamajacoby Article: Our democratic operating systems aren't working: here's how to upgrade them by Jon Barnes Article: Mob rule: Iceland crowdsources its next constitution  Fast Company story: Can direct democracy be revived through new voting apps?  DemocracySquared.io Cause of the Week: MiVote.org.au  

A special report from Future Assembly in Melbourne, where three young women with very different roles and experiences in the tech world share what they’re working on and what’s important to them. Grace Wearn Communications Specialist for Vichyper, part of the Space X Hyperloop Pod competition, an initiative of Elon Musk. Casey Thomas CEO of Dark Shadow Studios – A tech start-up enabling risk-free drone racing using VR. Sally Kellaway on diversity in the VR industry with some key advice for employers. Finishing up with a powerful minute from the MiVote presentation with some bold declarations on the subject of digital democracy. Grace’s Links Org: […]The post TP 05: Future Assembly Special Report appeared first on Tathra Street.

A special report from Future Assembly in Melbourne, where three young women with very different roles and experiences in the tech world share what they’re working on and what’s important to them. Grace Wearn Communications Specialist for Vichyper, part of the Space X Hyperloop Pod competition, an initiative of Elon Musk. Casey Thomas CEO of Dark Shadow Studios – A tech start-up enabling risk-free drone racing using VR. Sally Kellaway on diversity in the VR industry with some key advice for employers. Finishing up with a powerful minute from the MiVote presentation with some bold declarations on the subject of digital democracy. Grace’s Links Org: […] The post TP 05: Future Assembly Special Report appeared first on Tathra Street.

Despondent at how little citizens’ voices were being heard and how little impact the average person could have in the way society was being run, an Australian entrepreneur by the name of Adam Jacoby decided to stop moaning on Twitter and start doing something about it. The result is MiVote, a voting platform, information platform, and political movement set on increasing the degree to which the will of people is being heard in Australian politics. Inspired by the success of Pia Mancini’s DemocracyOS and Partido De La Red in Argentina, MiVote has built a platform which was recently awarded the Grand Global Challenge Award at the Singularity University’s Global Innovation Summit (founded by the infamous Ray Kurzweil).