Title page 1

Contents 3

ABOUT THIS GUEST REPORT 4

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5

INTRODUCTION 6

1. ASSEMBLY OF PARTS SIX FUNCTIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE 13

2. INNOVATION ACROSS PARTS MAPPING EXISTING SOLUTIONS 17

3. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP 30

4. TECHNOLOGY & AI AS COGNITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE 32

CONCLUSION: DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL, ROADMAPS AND EVOLUTION 36

AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 37

APPENDIX. THE CONNECTED PARTS OF A DEMOCRACY - AND EXAMPLES 38

FIGURE 1. EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER 7

FIGURE 2. FINANCIAL TIMES, JOHN BURN MURDOCH 8

FIGURE 3. DEMOCRACY AND ITS FUNCTIONS 16

FIGURE 4. DEMOCRACY, ITS FUNCTIONS AND METHODS 29

FIGURE 5. COGNITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE 33