Strategic Democracy
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ORIENTATION
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Tamer Tamer Salameh
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"We know from chaos theory that even if you had a perfect model of the world, you'd need infinite precision in order to predict future events. With socio-political or economic phenomena, we don't have anything like that."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Welcome to Your Strategic Democracy Orientation
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"It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows." Epictetus
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem”. Mahatma Gandhi
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem”. Mahatma Gandhi
This orientation is intended as a brief to inspire you to look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act. It contains an overview, as follows:
- Conclusion
- Thrusting Philosophy
- The Problem
- Reboot Democracy= Strategic Democracy ± Operational Democracy ± Both
- Tamer KARTS
- Brief answers to four question, which are:
- Conclusion
- Thrusting Philosophy
- The Problem
- Reboot Democracy= Strategic Democracy ± Operational Democracy ± Both
- Tamer KARTS
- Brief answers to four question, which are:
- Where we are now?
- Where do we need to go?
- How do we get there?
- How to lead and manage the above?
Conclusion
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Primum non nocere or primum nil nocere = "First, to do no harm." Unknown origin; some attribute it to Hippocrates
This is about democracy in the USA only. Other countries will require customization. Nevertheless, other countries can benefit from the practice. The focus is on the executive and legislative branches of the US government, with attention to the supreme court.
They are the population of this work and play a major role in society. That role if misdirected will hamper: freedom, individual liberty, representative government, rule of law under God.
They are the population of this work and play a major role in society. That role if misdirected will hamper: freedom, individual liberty, representative government, rule of law under God.
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?
This work, 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. The conclusion of this work is graphically illustrated in two parts, namely;
- The Problem in Simple Terms, and
- The Solution.
The Problem in Simple Terms
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The Solution
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Strategic Democracy Thrusting Philosophy
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"Our practice is multi-disciplinary in the sense that it seeks an optic appropriate to the problem and not to a particular scientific discipline."
H. Igor Ansoff (Father of Strategic Management)
Strategic Democracy aspiers for people to compete and better the practice in every way (PME). It is an aggressively adventures initiative thrusting curiously, without leaving anyone behind and eliminating mediocrity; effectively, efficiently, and equitably for an exceptional future, by learning and practicing the following, in any order:
- eliminating things that do not work (exit),
- improving things that work (innovation),
- exploring future potential of things that are new (entrepreneurship),
- applying preventive measures for things that surprise us (precaution), &
- what to do when things surprise us (preparation).
It is intended for everyone.
Strategic Democracy and Tamer KARTS to Reboot Democracy
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Strategic Democracy and Tamer KARTS
This work builds on the interaction between:
- Democracy containing three components, namely; Strategic Democracy, Operational Democracy, and a mixture of the two to respond to the future.
- Tamer KARTS, which stands for Knowledge and Actions interactions for Results over Time in Society (KARTS), to produce best combination required for the response.
Strategic Democracy and Tamer KARTS
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Reboot Democracy
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So, let us reboot Democracy by integrating and/or differentiating the strategic and operational modes while balancing them, as follows:
- 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 (ability, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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1. Where we are now?
2. Where do we need to go? 3. How do we get there? 4. How to lead and manage the above? |
Now,
go there to lead and manage! |
Next, a brief elaboration on the four questions.
1. Where are we now?
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Seneca said on wasting time: "They lose the day in waiting for the night."
On wasting time Seneca said: “The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today… The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. Benjamin Franklin
“With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed”. Abraham Lincoln
"POLITICS is not scale-free. One can be libertarian at the federal level, Republican at the state level, Democrat at the county level, socialist within the commune, and communist at the family and tribe level."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"Suit the action to the word, the word to the action." William Shakespeare
1. Where are we now?
Seneca said on wasting time: "They lose the day in waiting for the night."
The Problem - Complex not Complicated
What, What, and What?
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What, What, and What?
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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.
Universal Problem Solving Method
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Summary
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The problem is so convoluted yet, almost 500 year ago Niccolò Machiavelli's statement remain point on; “…and what physicians say about consumptive illnesses is applicable here: that at the beginning, such an illness is easy to cure but difficult to diagnose; but as time passes, not having been recognized or treated at the outset, it becomes easy to diagnose but difficult to cure.” |
2. Where do we need to go?
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Marcus Aurelius
Summary
"Prevention is better than cure.” Desiderius Erasmus
"Prevention is better than cure.” Desiderius Erasmus
3. How do we get there?
"If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don't take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing." Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Strategic Democracy Paradigm
It is a paradigm for deliberate and/or emergent leadership and management of ourselves, each other, and institutions over time in society. It is a multidisciplinary paradigm for complementing democracy with fundamentals from leadership and management; focusing on strategic management and all knowledge rather than politics and economics.
Strategic Democracy and Society*
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* Society consists of entities and environmental turbulence
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* Society consists of entities and environmental turbulence
Democracy, Strategic Democracy & Operational 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 supplement each other and complement Democracy through the interactions between knowledge, action(s) and result(s) over time in society (Tamer 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.
To cut a long story short; both Strategic Democracy and Operational Democracy supplement each other and complement Democracy through the interactions between knowledge, action(s) and result(s) over time in society (Tamer 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.
4. How to lead and manage the above?
"Prevention is better than cure.” Desiderius Erasmus
Learn and Apply Strategic Democracy
Questions (sample): General Fundamental Question: How to periodically and/or real-time, plan and implement in society over time for an exceptional future?
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 .
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.
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.