Daniel Mackisack on setting ambitious political goals and testing new forms of governance in space
Ep. 20

Daniel Mackisack on setting ambitious political goals and testing new forms of governance in space

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Episode description

Daniel Mackisack is a democratic systems and innovation expert with a career spanning international development, tech entrepreneurship, advisory, advocacy, diplomacy, journalism and research. Inspired by experiences in the Arab Spring, he has spent the last decade working on projects to strengthen democracy and empower citizens, including most recently a participatory initiative to bring citizen voices to the space sector.

0:00Intro
0:17About Daniel and Trust in society
9:40Participatory space policy
21:11The feeling of alienation from politics and how to fix it
28:30The secret behind creativity and innovation
32:52Space as an example case for participatory policy
43:48Personal and academic background
46:53Problems and challenges
51:01How tech for democracy has evolved in the last decade
1:00:55Final message