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by John Talbut
Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:42 pm
Forum: General issues
Topic: Yardsticks for empowerment
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Views: 7475

Yardsticks for empowerment

To be empowering an action must do at least one of the following three and be consistent with the other two: 1. Support people to be aware of more of the possibilities in any situation 2. Support people to develop the knowledge and abilities to act on more possibilities 3. Honour people's right to c...
by John Talbut
Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:09 pm
Forum: General issues
Topic: The meaning of Empowerment
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Views: 7601

The meaning of Empowerment

This forum is about empowerment in the sense of personal empowerment, of enhancing peoples ability to access their power from within.
by John Talbut
Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: Panocracy in practice
Topic: Parliamentary panocracy
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Views: 11009

Parliamentary panocracy

On a large scale, would a 'parliament' or 'executive' in a panocracy be elected or appointed and by whom? This is an example of how panocracy does not need big changes in systems and structures, it is more about how they are used. So in this case we can still have a parliament with MPs being appoint...
by John Talbut
Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:22 pm
Forum: Panocracy in practice
Topic: Working by consent
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Views: 6963

Working by consent

Since one of the bases of panocracy is that only individuals make decisions, how can decisions be made that affect a number of, or many, people while taking into account their wishes and needs and their right to participate in the making of decisions that affect them? An answer is working - organisi...
by John Talbut
Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Panocracy in practice
Topic: Making decisions "in the service of" others
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Views: 6855

Making decisions "in the service of" others

When someone exercises some sort of authority, whether a representative like a Member of Parliament (MP) or just someone exercising some form of leadership which we are content form them to do, we tend to talk of them speaking or deciding "on our behalf" or "for us". In democrati...
by John Talbut
Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:57 pm
Forum: Panocracy in practice
Topic: What is Panocracy?
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Views: 6761

What is Panocracy?

Panocracy means rule by everyone. It is a principle underlying systems of organisation that asserts that everyone has the right to make and act on decisions about things that affect them and that no one else has the right to take that away from them. See the panocracy web site at: http://panocracy.o...