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The 'featured documents' in the slide show are ones that we think are of particular interest and if you are new to Probably42, good ones to take a look at first.
This is the output from Probably42 Deep Thought on the subject of: The Environment, Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.Please note it has been incorporated and replaced by the 'Considered Document' on the topic:http://www.probably42.net/documents/1/90/environment-agriculture-fisheries-and-food .. More »
This document is a 'considered output' of Probably42. It takes as input the best ideas generated in the individual Probably42 group meetings and incorporates additional ideas generated as a result. It presents these in a structured manner with a summary list of the ideas early on in the document... More »
At Tony's urging I'm uploading the detailed brief behind a petition I've submitted to the EU, on a possible step forward in addressing climate change, using the existing structure of WTO rules. The petition reference is 1107/2019 and can be found at the link below. I don't claim this is anything other than a possible seed of a better solution, but if you see some merit in the idea we'd be grateful if you could take the time to register and support the petition. Maybe with enough support we'll see if we can't get someone to get that seed to flourish. Thanks! https://petiport.secure.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/petition/content/1107%252F2019/html/Petition-No-1107%252F2019-by-Matthew-Clack-%2528British%2529-on-urging-the-WTO-to-recognise-that-absence-of-environmental-regulation-represents-an-%25E2%2580%259Cactionable-subsidy%25E2%2580%259D.. More »
Coronavirus situation as an opportunity for inspiration This document summarises some of the opportunities for the future as a result of both responses to the situation and because of the watershed opportunity it creates for improving the country. This version 1.1 has minor updates to the version originally published in April... More »
This document puts forward a proposal for a new UK Voting System to overcome the deficiencies of both 'First Past the Post' and 'Proportional Representation'. This version is version 1.8 taking in comments from a number of reviewers to add clarification. It is linked to other documents on improving our democratic system. In particularhttp://www.probably42.net/documents/1/69/transforming-our-democracy-and-political-system-for-the-21st-centuryandhttp://www.probably42.net/documents/1/68/chamber-of-the-future.. More »
This is Version 5.0 November 2020 It is a short summary of the full 20+ page Ideas Manifesto available at http://www.probably42.net/documents/2/38/a-manifesto-of-ideas-for-our-future-society-in-the-21st-centuryIt comprises: Introduction - 1 page 10 proposed Transformative Strategies - 6 pages Shared Values and Principles - 1 page .. More »
This paper puts forward a new approach called Meritocratic Capitalism. We believe Meritocratic Capitalism (MC), when applied to organisations, can address many of the current issues in society and at the same time set in place an enhanced system that is designed to benefit all, not just the few, on an on-going basis. In the UK we have enough experience of capitalism to know that it broadly works for us but also to understand some of the Pros and Cons. Meritocratic Capitalism (MC) is an attempt to now move on a stage both addressing the Cons and accentuating the Pros. As a result resetting our expectations of organisations operating in the UK. Essentially the objective is to change our society over time to be based on merit and reward merit, whether organisational merit or personal merit, at every turn. The objective of MC is also to be relevant to the long-term and future generations, not just the short-term. In particular to take account of the speed of technological change and in particular the high potential but likely disruption of some of the advances such as Artificial Intelligence... More »
Paper by Tony Clack addressing how an innovative approach could be used to ensure AI contributes financially in the long-run while spurring its take up in the short-term... More »