The Tech We Need for 21st Century Democracy with Divya Siddarth

<p>Democracy in action has looked the same for generations. Constituents might go to a library or school every one or two years and cast their vote for people who don't actually represent everything that they care about. Our technology is rapidly increasing in sophistication, yet our forms of democracy have largely remained unchanged. What would an upgrade look like - not just for democracy, but for all the different places that democratic decision-making happens?</p><p>On this episode of <a href="https://www.humanetech.com/podcast"><i>Your Undivided Attention</i></a>, we’re joined by political economist and social technologist Divya Siddarth, one of the world's leading experts in collective intelligence. Together we explore how new kinds of governance can be supported through better technology, and how collective decision-making is key to unlocking everything from more effective elections to better ways of responding to global problems like climate change.</p><p>Correction:</p><p>Tristan mentions Elon Musk’s attempt to manufacture ventilators early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. Musk ended up buying over 1,200 ventilators that were delivered to California.</p><p><strong>RECOMMENDED MEDIA</strong></p><p><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691178493/against-democracy">Against Democracy by Jason Brennan</a></p><p>A provocative challenge to one of our most cherished institutions</p><p><a href="https://ledger.humanetech.com/">Ledger of Harms</a></p><p>Technology platforms have created a race for human attention that’s unleashed invisible harms to society. Here are some of the costs that aren't showing up on their balance sheets</p><p><a href="https://www.humanetech.com/insights/the-wisdom-gap">The Wisdom Gap</a></p><p>This blog post from the Center for Humane Technology describes the gap between the rising interconnected complexity of our problems and our ability to make sense of them</p><p><a href="https://demnext.org/">DemocracyNext</a></p><p>DemocracyNext is working to design and establish new i