Proposals and Ideas
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- Manifesto – Probably42’s flagship document bringing together the top transformative ideas in the form of a Manifesto of Ideas.
- Considered Proposal - a formal output of Probably42 bringing together the best ideas on a subject and more often than not underpinning the transformative ideas selected for the Manifesto of Ideas.
- Selected Discussion – a Discussion Meeting output which has been reviewed to qualify the ideas and temporarily underpins some aspect of the Manifesto, pending a Considered Proposal being written.
- Discussion Output – outputs from Probably42 Discussion Meetings. These contain a mix of ideas without too much qualification of how good they are.
- Discussion Input – useful facts, papers, or other information to support discussion.
- Insight Document – papers on a topic which either inform or propose ideas. These may be standalone, or be a forerunner of a Considered Proposal.
- Submission – any formal input of particular note to an external body
- Superseded – documents replaced by new versions, or subsumed in later documents
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Featured Documents
1_caption_title:AI- How can Government prevent AI undermining.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal01,7340This document 'How can Government prevent AI undermining our society, while still reaping the benefits?' takes a look at how AI harms can undermine every facet of what we rely on in our current society. It then proposes what we might do about them. It sis one of our 'Considered Proposal' series... More »
2_caption_title:Long-term thinking in Government _caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal01,3480This document 'Long-term thinking in Government - Making it Happen' version 1.0 is a Considered Proposal born out of our Probably42 discussion meetings on the subject. .. More »
3_caption_title:Longer healthy lives_caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal01,9050This is a 'Considered Proposal' in our series based on initial discussions of the Probably42 discussion groups.The full title is: The Implications for Society of Longer Healthy Lives.. More »
4_caption_title:Manifesto for Society in the Artificial Int.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal05,9960This document is a summary of the full Manifesto for Society in the AI Future it conforms to the requirements in our document Invitation to Tender for the role of H.M. Government. It exemplifies the type of ‘Summary Manifesto’ we think is needed for public consumption to supplement a full manifesto. .. More »
5_caption_title:Artificial Intelligence - What is missing in .._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal03,7390This document is a copy of our Feedback and Recommendations to the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change with respect to their excellent document A New National Purpose: Innovation Can Power the Future of BritainOur recommendations are published here and are particularly important in our view, because they cover what we believe are omissions from the Government approach to AI and are largely absent from debate, yet are fundamental to our future as an AI Society... More »
6_caption_title:Productivity - Generating a Productivity Obse.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal02,6100We recently generated this two page document on how we might tackle the UK problem of largely stagnant productivity to help spread visibility of these ideas. It is drawn from our Manifesto of Ideas and other of our 'Considered Proposals'. .. More »
7_caption_title:Elderly Social Care_caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal02,1230This document on Elderly Social Care is one in our series of Considered Proposals on the subject. It completely replaces the original discussion documents on the topic... More »
8_caption_title:Wellbeing - Measuring Individual and National.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal03,9180This document is one in our series of 'Considered Documents'. It is slightly different in that it is a supporting document for other proposals, including in our Manifesto of Ideas, about Wellbeing. It looks at Wellbeing in detail and puts forward a number of proposed Individual and National Measures of Wellbeing... More »
9_caption_title:Transforming our Democracy and Political Syst.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal09,4570Transforming our Democracy and Political System for the 21st Century Issue 2.6 October 2022. When it comes to democracy our vote is a blunt instrument: we normally have no input on political policies, often have to vote for the least-worst party, or even rely on our perception of the principles and values of a political party. Our vote’s value depends on whether we live in a marginal or safe seat. The adversarial system of Parliament, confrontational politics and constant distortion all polarise opinions and bring politics and politicians into disrepute. The media exacerbate this confrontation and distortion. The focus is on discord rather than solutions. This is one of our cornerstone documents. It looks at existing political issues, the objectives of an improved Digital Democracy and Political System in the 21st century and political strategies and ideas for addressing these. A summary of these policy proposals is given below and explained in the document: Introduce Majority Plus Voting – a new voting system that improves on both ‘First Past the Post’ and Proportional Representation Establish Digital Democracy including Enable Advisory Digital Voting at a policy level to allow our input and inform politicians. Make use of a Digital Identity card for security. Introduce a Digital Ideas System and associated policy development process to allow us to contribute ideas to policy development Trial vUK for developing consensus, learning from vTaiwan Combine Representative Democracy with elements of Direct Democracy clarifying the role of our representatives Improve Policy Development – using digital democracy, an enhanced role for Think Tanks and Manifestos with a standardised format Improve Diversity of Demographic Representation – a system ensuring representatives closer to our own view; who have more diverse work and life experience; are better qualified; better reflect the make-up of people in the country; with an adjusted role for parties and introducing a requirement for ‘chartered politician’ status for cabinet ministers. Enable Trusted Media Sources - which inform and educate rather than exacerbate the distortions of adversarial and confrontational politics Reorganise Government and Parliament including Create a Chamber of the Future focused on the long-term by replacing half the House of Lords to address the short-termism of politics. Establish associated long-term bodies and mechanisms responsible for future Scenario Planning and associated ‘Society Development’ and Contingency/Disaster Planning. Improve Devolved Decision making – more ‘Democracy on the doorstep’ and ‘Managing Bodies’ Establish annual factual progress and ‘state of nation’ reporting so we have a better view of how Government is actually performing underpinned by mirroring existing factual bodies like the ONS (Office of National Statistics) and OBR (Office of Budget Responsibility) to extend across all sectors of policy Introduce more subject expertise into our governing systems by establishing expert bodies (like the Covid SAGE panel) alongside every Government department; outsourcing more areas of responsibility to professionals, similar to the Bank of England; developing; a professional ‘Chartered Politician’ status for MPs as a requirement for ministerial office; addressing MP Diversity with respect to technology and business understanding given the chronic imbalance. Establish a formal channel to and from businesses for developing ideas and opportunities and assisting in tackling issues Address Adversarial Politics through a series of measures which tackle root causes of the excesses of the adversarial system, both in Parliament and in the media Develop and establish a written constitution which expires and is updated and renewed every 20 years in order to bring clarity to the public of our framework over the longer-term Make Governing for all a reality including: Define Governing for all measures - a measurement system to ensure Government for a fairer and better society Track Progress visibly – annual communication of progress and setbacks Create a National Fund and National Dividend Payment to make everyone feel they benefit from growth in the economy Require Employment Dividends - to make a direct connection between the success of a company and employees’ success Incorporate ‘Spirit of the Law’ features across our legal and regulatory systems to address the practice of pushing the ‘Letter of the Law’ to the limit Reform the Civil Service to address the many limitations that have built up and to transform its culture to be appropriate for a 21st Century Society in an Artificial Intelligence Future .. More »
10_caption_title:Housing - Tackling the Housing Crisis - Issue.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by Tony Clack Category: Considered Proposal04,8230Updated version combining earlier and adding more information and proposals about the issues. The proposition suggests 12 possible strategies for tackling different aspects of the housing crisis, set in the context of 10 goals that ideally need to be achieved by a combination of strategies. .. More »