Ideas Documents - This section is for Ideas that are reasonably well-developed e.g. a paper on a subject, or the output of a Probably42 Discussion meeting. You can also create Supporting Documents for additional information e.g. an explanation.
Document Category – This is used largely by Probably42 to identify the status of a document e.g. a ‘Discussion Output’ document contains a mix of ideas without too much qualification of how good they are. A ‘Considered Proposal’ document however is a formal output of Probably42 bringing together the best ideas on a subject and more often than not underpinning the Transformative Ideas selected for the Manifesto of Ideas. The full list of categories is described behind the 'Ideas A-Z' menu item.
Ideas Blog - The Ideas Blog sub-section provides an alternative way of publishing ideas in an Ideas blog.
Guidelines - Please read the Helpful Ideas Guidelines before inputting any Papers or Proposals.
Display Options - Documents below are displayed according to the date they were first published, with the most recent first. If you want to view them in alphabetical order, select the Ideas A-Z tab in the menu below. You can also view just those documents in a category on that A-Z page, or by clicking on the Category name in the header of a specific document.
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1_caption_title:AI- How can Government prevent AI undermining.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal09820This document 'How can Government prevent AI undermining our society, while still reaping the benefits?' takes a look at how AI harms can undermine every facet of what we rely on in our current society. It then proposes what we might do about them. It sis one of our 'Considered Proposal' series. More »
2_caption_title:Long-term thinking in Government _caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal09490This document 'Long-term thinking in Government - Making it Happen' version 1.0 is a Considered Proposal born out of our Probably42 discussion meetings on the subject. More »
3_caption_title:Longer healthy lives_caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal01,4920This is a 'Considered Proposal' in our series based on initial discussions of the Probably42 discussion groups.The full title is: The Implications for Society of Longer Healthy Lives More »
4_caption_title:Manifesto for Society in the Artificial Int.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal04,8350This document is a summary of the full Manifesto for Society in the AI Future it conforms to the requirements in our document Invitation to Tender for the role of H.M. Government. It exemplifies the type of ‘Summary Manifesto’ we think is needed for public consumption to supplement a full manifesto. More »
5_caption_title:Artificial Intelligence - What is missing in .._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal02,8670This document is a copy of our Feedback and Recommendations to the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change with respect to their excellent document A New National Purpose: Innovation Can Power the Future of BritainOur recommendations are published here and are particularly important in our view, because they cover what we believe are omissions from the Government approach to AI and are largely absent from debate, yet are fundamental to our future as an AI Society. More »
6_caption_title:Productivity - Generating a Productivity Obse.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal01,8430We recently generated this two page document on how we might tackle the UK problem of largely stagnant productivity to help spread visibility of these ideas. It is drawn from our Manifesto of Ideas and other of our 'Considered Proposals'. More »
7_caption_title:Elderly Social Care_caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal01,7100This document on Elderly Social Care is one in our series of Considered Proposals on the subject. It completely replaces the original discussion documents on the topic. More »
8_caption_title:Wellbeing - Measuring Individual and National.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal03,0430This document is one in our series of 'Considered Documents'. It is slightly different in that it is a supporting document for other proposals, including in our Manifesto of Ideas, about Wellbeing. It looks at Wellbeing in detail and puts forward a number of proposed Individual and National Measures of Wellbeing. More »
9_caption_title:Transforming our Democracy and Political Syst.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by # Probably42 Category: Considered Proposal08,5350Transforming our Democracy and Political System for the 21st Century Issue 2.6 October 2022. When it comes to democracy our vote is a blunt instrument: we normally have no input on political policies, often have to vote for the least-worst party, or even rely on our perception of the principles and values of a political party. Our vote’s value depends on whether we live in a marginal or safe seat. The adversarial system of Parliament, confrontational politics and constant distortion all polarise opinions and bring politics and politicians int.. More »
10_caption_title:Housing - Tackling the Housing Crisis - Issue.._caption_link:View Document »
Created by Tony Clack Category: Considered Proposal03,7730Updated version combining earlier and adding more information and proposals about the issues. The proposition suggests 12 possible strategies for tackling different aspects of the housing crisis, set in the context of 10 goals that ideally need to be achieved by a combination of strategies. More »