Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us

“We are more than we have been led to believe.”

Most systems treat us like consumers who just want the best deal. We actually have a deep hunger to be useful to our neighbors.

The Taiwan digital democracy story changed how I see voting. They use technology to find common ground instead of just making people pick sides.

“If you treat people like children, they act like children.”

Treating people like problems to be solved makes them act like problems. When people are treated as resources, they solve things themselves.

The BrewDog 'equity for punks' model shows how business changes when customers become owners. It turns a transaction into a shared mission.