SummaryI propose piloting a Citizens’ Assembly process to support badgeholders in the assessment and voting process of the 4th round of Retro public good funding. This assembly would allow us to overcome the most blatant shortcomings of the RPGF3 process. It would refocus the process from collected intelligence to collective intelligence.What is the RPGF of the Optimism collectiveFor readers not familiar with the Retro public good funding (RPGF) process, here is a short introduction. For othe...

SummaryI propose piloting a Citizens’ Assembly process to support badgeholders in the assessment and voting process of the 4th round of Retro public good funding. This assembly would allow us to overcome the most blatant shortcomings of the RPGF3 process. It would refocus the process from collected intelligence to collective intelligence.What is the RPGF of the Optimism collectiveFor readers not familiar with the Retro public good funding (RPGF) process, here is a short introduction. For othe...

The challenge2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the first known “minipublics”. Since then, the discussion about the “right” process for selecting citizens through random selection for a political office (aka sortition) is ongoing. Major progress has been made in the theoretical and practical field. We have seen a strong community of practitioners gather; an incredible amount of research being made. In some cases, we have even seen a full circle: For example, in Germany door to door recruitmen...

The challenge2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the first known “minipublics”. Since then, the discussion about the “right” process for selecting citizens through random selection for a political office (aka sortition) is ongoing. Major progress has been made in the theoretical and practical field. We have seen a strong community of practitioners gather; an incredible amount of research being made. In some cases, we have even seen a full circle: For example, in Germany door to door recruitmen...