Welcome to Strategic Democracy
Democracy = (Strategic Democracy ± Operational Democracy ± Both)/Time
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
Thomas Paine
Vision - "We the people", improving existing practice & creating an exceptional future.
Mission - Helping each other look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act.
Purpose - Insure the survival, growth, development, and success of Democracy.
Aim - For everyone of "we the people" to become better in every way and have better interactions with other countries.
Mission - Helping each other look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act.
Purpose - Insure the survival, growth, development, and success of Democracy.
Aim - For everyone of "we the people" to become better in every way and have better interactions with other countries.
How?
How does our vision, mission, purpose and aim come true?
It is not external events themselves that cause us distress, but the way in which we think about them...It is our attitudes and reactions that give us trouble. We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.
Epictetus from “The Enchiridion” written by Arrian
In General
Engage stable &/or turbulent environment(s) by deliberate and/or emergent leadership and management focusing on strategic management of ourselves, each other, and institutions over time in society.
Specifically
By responding effectively, efficiently, and equitably; either sequentially (periodic), and/or concurrently (real-time), and/or mixture (balance) of the two in society. Whereas society contains:
I. Entities - that produce interactions between individuals, groups, and institutions (economy, education, environment (ecology), health, marriage & the family, law & order, information & media, politics, religion, technology, and maybe other).
II. Environment - stable and/or turbulent determined by:
1. Unpredictability:
I. Entities - that produce interactions between individuals, groups, and institutions (economy, education, environment (ecology), health, marriage & the family, law & order, information & media, politics, religion, technology, and maybe other).
II. Environment - stable and/or turbulent determined by:
1. Unpredictability:
- Visibility of future, and
- Speed of change.
- Novelty of Events (familiarity), and
- Complexity, which contains: Scope (ranging from local to global) and decision making and/or judgements that are affected by interaction of the entities.
The Approach for Answering the Five Questions
The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product.
Peter Drucker
The five Questions and ETA Answers
Thrusting to bridging the gap between leaders and follower in the USA through integration and differentiation of many originators, critiques, and practitioners. With emphasis on answering the Fundamental Question: How to lead and manage ourselves, each other and the US government, while interacting with turbulence for effective, efficient and equitable performance (formidable advantage)?
Preparation to answer the previous question is complemented by answering five questions, as follows:
Preparation to answer the previous question is complemented by answering five questions, as follows:
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1. Where we are now? ETA 4-1-2023
2. Where do we need to go? ETA 5-1-2023 3. How do we get there? ETA 6-1-2023 4. How to lead and manage the above? ETA 7-1-2023 5. Why not? ETA 8-1-2023 |
Now
go there to lead and manage Or, do not. |
We are different, unique, interrelated, we are one. One human race.
How?
How to effectively, effeciently, and equitably improve democracy?
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Amelia Mary Earhart - on taking the first steps.
Components
Two complementary parts constitute this work, namely:
- Part I. A manual/monograph entitled Strategic Democracy, with main emphasis on questions 1, 2, and setting the stage for questions 3 and 4.
- Part II. An online living book (this website) with main emphasis on critiquing Part I, and emphasizing on the practical applicability of questions 3 and 4.
Limitations
Since all models and tools have limits that work at certain times but fail at others e.g., Strategic Planning, SWOT, MBO, Blue Ocean Strategy, MBE, Issue Management, Managing by competitive edge, etc. Hence, a precautionary predisposition of this work is openness for invention, innovation, creativity, and critique (appreciation and/or criticism). Therefore, this work is constantly renewing through learning and practice. Thus, we are limited to the extent that we learn and use "Tamer KARTS" (acronym for Knowledge and Action interactions for Results over Time in Society) to better Democracy. Which contains Strategic Democracy, &/or Operating Democracy &/or a mixture (balance) of the two over Time.
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. Learn and apply Tamer KARTS: Knowledge, Action, Results over Time in Society.
Summary of Orientation
Facta Non Verba.
The Latin phrase meaning “Deeds not words." Unknown Origin
Welcome to Your Strategic Democracy Overview
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.
Epictetus
This work, neither promotes a party nor favors any political candidate, nor is skewed towards personalities or favoritism. It focuses on actions and outcomes. It critiques (appreciation &/or criticism) interactions as necessary for knowledge and/or action alongside current situation and/or anticipated future. It is not neutral for it seeks effectiveness, efficiency, and equitability in results. While, respecting your ability, age, economics, education, ethnicity, gender, politics, and religion.
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 for leading and managing the affairs of the citizens of the United States of America.
They are the population of this work and play a major role in society. That role if poorly lead and managed will hamper: freedom, individual liberty, representative government, rule of law under God, and future growth & development.
This overview is intended as a brief to inspire you to look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act. It contains an overview, as follows:
1- Problem(s).
2- Solution(s), with emphasis on:
4- Summary of Problem, Solution, and Benefit.
5- Intended participants.
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 for leading and managing the affairs of the citizens of the United States of America.
They are the population of this work and play a major role in society. That role if poorly lead and managed will hamper: freedom, individual liberty, representative government, rule of law under God, and future growth & development.
This overview is intended as a brief to inspire you to look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act. It contains an overview, as follows:
1- Problem(s).
2- Solution(s), with emphasis on:
- rebooting Democracy,
- introducing Strategic Democracy, and
- introducing Tamer KARTS.
4- Summary of Problem, Solution, and Benefit.
5- Intended participants.
Next, conclusion containing the problem and solution in general.
1- Problem(s)
First, to do no harm.
Unknown origin; some attribute it to Hippocrates
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 Problem in Simple Terms
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The problem in simple term is a gap between what we are capable of doing and what we are doing. That is producing fires (harm).
You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.
Maya Angelou
The Problem - Complex not Complicated
What, What, and What?
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What, What, and What?
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Fire feeds on obstacles.
Marcus Aurelius
Multi-dimensional pendulum and ping pong interactions between and among individuals, groups and institutions. Materializing at the societal level as gaps (fragilities) of opposing directions in societal institutions, which are: economy, education, environment (natural), 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.
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What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.
William Shakespeare, from the “Julius Caesar” play.
Universal Problem Solving Method (UPSM)
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What does not work? - What not to do!
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What does not work? - What not to do!
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Future Scenarios
If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
Yogi Berra
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.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Leave other people's mistakes where they lie.
Marcus Aurelius
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.
Noam Chomsky
2- Solution(s)
Our practice is multidisciplinary 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)
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.
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.
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
The solution is reboot democracy into:
- strategic democracy to address turbulent environment,
- operational democracy to address stable environments, and
- mixed to address any combination of the above two.
What is the difference and similarirt between a dictatorship and a democrcay.
A dictatorship forces you to be silent.
A democracy forces you to talk.
They are both similar in lacking results.
Unknow Author
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.
The three modes engage society, which contains, individuals, groups and institutions on the on hand, and an environment that could be stable and/or turbulent, on the other. Which requires matching action in the form of: distinct strategies, distinct supporting capabilities, distinct investments, and distinct change processes. Therefore, 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. Thus, an effective, efficient, and equitable future results happen by engaging all modes through matching action(s).
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
Marcus Aurelius
The Solution
Tamer KARTS, Strategic Democracy and Society*
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* Society consists of entities and environmental turbulence
Tamer KARTS, Strategic Democracy and Society*
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* Society consists of entities and environmental turbulence
This work builds on the interactions for addressing current and future issues. The interactions are between:
- Democracy containing three components, namely; Strategic Democracy, Operational Democracy, and a mixture of the two over time 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 in society.
3- The Benefits
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
"Life is" Poem by Mother Teresa
Strategic Democracy aspiers for people to compete and better the practice in every way. 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).
A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.
From the book, "De Beneficiis" by Seneca
The Benefits
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
Gautama Buddha
Actionable propositions will be provided to better the future as measured by effective, efficient and equitability outcome(s). 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, improvement, and growth and development.
- If your nation is not a democracy, then strategic democracy sets the stage for a future democracy.
4- Summary of Problem, Solution, and Benefits
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Marcus Aurelius
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Marcus Aurelius
The Problem - Fires resulting from GAPS.
The Solution - Learn & apply Strategic Democracy through Tamer KARTS to close the GAPS.
The Benefits - Closing the GAPS results in Effective, Efficient, and Equitable Future.
Strategic Democracy
is Intended for
Everyone!
To look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act.
is Intended for
Everyone!
To look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act.
5- Intended Participants
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Marcus Aurelius
Strategic Democracy is for Everyone
The Intended Participants
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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 is intended for everyone to participate in an undertaking framed by:
- Vision - "We the people", improving existing practice & creating an exceptional future.
- Mission - Helping each other look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act.
- Purpose - Insure the survival, growth, development, and success of Democracy.
- Aim - For everyone of "we the people" to become better in every way and have better interactions with other countries.
- Strategic Objective - Achieve effective, efficient, and equitable future.
- Operational Objective:
- Goal - A gage to measure the degree of objective achievement (success/failure).
- Limitations - Resistance and/or Support to learning and practicing.
- Some Fundamental Questions:
- What can be done to better democracy?
- How to periodically and/or real-time, plan and implement in society over time for an exceptional future?
- Results - contribute to people practicing with "skin in the game" and materialized "antifragility" in five categories, as follows: practical applicability, further testing, what not to do, do not know, and backup with precautionary 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, strategic democracy was created to complement democracy through Tamer KARTS by leading and managing different aspects of societal institutions. Appreciation and/or criticism are welcome and encouraged, hence we will be dealing with many unknowns.
Look & see, perceive & understand, decide &/or act, by learning and applying (Tamer KARTS) Knowledge and Actions interactions for Results over Time in Society.
Tamer Tamer Salameh
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Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Marcus Aurelius
