Strategic Democracy
"Deliberate and/or emergent leadership and management focusing on strategic management of ourselves, each other, and institutions over time in society while interacting with turbulence."
Tamer Tamer Salameh
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Tamer Tamer Salameh
Strategic Democracy - Orientation
Orientation Video |
DelimitationsThis work addresses democracy in the USA only. Other countries will require customization; unfortunately and in this case, "there is no such thing as one size fits all."
Nevertheless, other countries can benefit from the practice. |
The Problem in Simple Terms - USA on Fire
You might be wondering (if not, then you should);
- why is the USA and the rest of the world in such a mess ?
- what got us here? and,
- how do we get out of it?
The Problem - Complex and not Complicated
Multi-dimensional pendulum and ping pong interactions between and among individuals, groups and institutions. Materializing at the societal level as gaps of opposing directions in societal institutions, which are: economy, education, environment (ecology), health, marriage & the family, law & order, information & media, politics, religion, technology, and maybe other. Resulting in HARM that is evident as inefficiencies, ineffectiveness, and inequities.
Apply Strategic Democracy
Almost any dictionary defines democracy as "a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives." Which is what is practiced in the USA.
To cut a long story short; both Strategic Democracy and Operational Democracy complemt Democracy through the interactions between knowledge, action(s) and result(s) over time in society (KARTS). Its purpose is to ensure the survival, growth, and development of democracy at scale. The thrust is to improve existing practice and create exceptional futures. So, let us reboot Democracy by integrating and/or differentiating the strategic and operational modes while balancing them.
To cut a long story short; both Strategic Democracy and Operational Democracy complemt Democracy through the interactions between knowledge, action(s) and result(s) over time in society (KARTS). Its purpose is to ensure the survival, growth, and development of democracy at scale. The thrust is to improve existing practice and create exceptional futures. So, let us reboot Democracy by integrating and/or differentiating the strategic and operational modes while balancing them.
- Vision: Exceptional United States of America and better interactions with every country by partnering with people to learn and apply knowledge, action and results over time in society (KARTS); while interacting with turbulence in real-time and/or periodically.
- Mission: To improve existing practice and create exceptional future.
- Objective: Achieve effective, efficient, and equitable future.
- Goal: A gage to measure the degree of objective achievement (success/failure).
Reboot Democracy
This work reboots democracy regardless of type by advancing three actionable components:
1. Operational democracy tackles stable environments that contain issues, events, problems etc... Which are repetitive and experienced before; supplemented with a high state of knowledge and adequate time to respond. Such as discrimination (gender, color, religion, age, income and other), drug addiction, computer privacy, unemployment, and hunger. It is a known problem and solutions either exist or could be developed.
2. Strategic democracy addresses turbulent environments that contain issues, events, problems etc... Which are novel surprises not experienced before; supplemented with low state of knowledge and time constraints. For instance, COVID19, Oil crisis and stock market collapse. It is either an unknown problem or partially known and solutions are either partial or do not exist; development of solutions is required.
3. Both complement each other and success cannot be complete unless they are satisfied. Both modes are impactful and urgent whereas, the former is addressed sequentially and latter concurrently. Sometimes they overlap which requires balancing while having district strategies and the supporting capabilities while addressing change. Therefore, an effective, efficient, and equitable future starts by engaging both. Thus, deliberate and/or emergent leadership and management focusing on strategic management of ourselves, each other, and institutions over time in society while interacting with turbulence.
Strategic Democracy is for Everyone in General
Strategic Democracy is for Everyone - Specifically
Strategic Democracy Tools
KARTS = Knowledge and Action for Results over Time in Society.
Before and After Strategic Democracy
Strategic Democracy in Action
KARTS Overview
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Strategic Democracy is for Everyone
Apply What We Always Did!
The Problem - Complex and not Complicated
Learn and Apply Strategic Democracy
Practical: It is applicable in a complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-ability, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-generational and multi-ideological turbulent environment(s) for an effective, efficient, and equitable result. While, respecting your education, faith, gender, ethnicity, politics, economics, and age. It is intended for everyone.
Non-Political: This work is non-political, it neither promotes a party nor favors any political candidate. It focuses on actions and outcomes rather than personalities. It critiques (appreciation/criticism) interactions as necessary for knowledge and/or action alongside current situation and/or anticipated future.
Paradigm: It is a paradigm for deliberate and/or emergent leadership and management of ourselves, each other, and institutions over time in society while interacting with turbulence. It is a multidisciplinary paradigm for complementing democracy with fundamentals from leadership and management; focusing on strategic management rather than politics and economics.
Questions (sample): General Fundamental Question: How to periodically and/or real-time, plan and implement in society over time for an exceptional future?
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Four Specific Fundamental questions:
1. Where we are now? 2. Where do we need to go? 3. How do we get there? 4. How do to lead and manage the above? |
Now, go there to lead and manage! |
CRITIQUE: Strategic democracy addresses the future potential for survival, improvement, growth and development. It is based on leadership and management, focusing on strategic management. The core of the argument is that democracy is the best form of government yet, in the USA, it has not performed exceptionally. Therefore, the fundamental question is what can be done to better democracy? Thus, strategic democracy was created to complement democracy by leading and managing different aspects of societal institutions, which are: .
for improving the future of our country and having better relations with other countries.
Appreciation and/or criticism are welcome and encouraged, hence we will be dealing with many unknowns. Therefore, many of the conclusions are judgements that will be tested by several methods.
for improving the future of our country and having better relations with other countries.
Appreciation and/or criticism are welcome and encouraged, hence we will be dealing with many unknowns. Therefore, many of the conclusions are judgements that will be tested by several methods.
METHODOLOGY: This website intended as a living book, whereas data/information will be collected to build actionable models. Four main tools will be used:
- Strategic Issues Management 2.0 for determining impact/urgency,
- Design Thinking for building models,
- Real Time Delphi for verification, and
- Scrum for leading and managing developments.
ACTION: Actionable models will be provided to better the future as measured by effective, efficient and equitability outcome(s) for an exceptionally prosperous future. The thrust of the undertaking is to facilitate democracy in many ways, such as:
- If your nation is a democracy, then strategic democracy contributes to its survival and improvement.
- If your nation is not a democracy, then strategic democracy sets the stage for a future democracy.
RESULTS: The results must contribute to people practicing with "skin in the game" and materialized "antifragility" in five categories, as follows:
- practical applicability,
- further testing,
- not to do,
- do not know, and
- backup and preparation.
Results will be shared in two ways:
- InfoNarrative: when reliability and validity of findings is low.
- InfoGraphics: when reliability and validity of findings is High .
