Ep 33 - Do We Need Deep Democracy? with Max Rashbrooke

Introducing Max Rashbrooke Here in Aotearoa New Zealand we’d like to think that we live in a classless society. That anyone can “make it” and that opportunities are equal. But today's guest, author Max Rashbrooke, has made a career out of unpacking uncomfortable myths such as this. He shows that there are indeed different classes in Aotearoa New Zealand, and that this affects how citizens engage with government. During our discussion, Max makes the case for a deeper form of democracy and calls for Aotearoa New Zealand to join the wave of deliberative democracy that is spreading across the globe. How exciting is that? If you are ready to have your views of our society challenged a bit, this eye-opening episode is for you. In today’s episode you’ll learn: What are “the Remuera Right” and “the Kilbirnie Left” The uncomfortable truth about social classes in Aotearoa New Zealand and what that means for your work How to navigate historical distrust from communities How the long-term benefits of deliberative democracy far outweigh the (sense of) short-term loss of control for governments. Resources mentioned in this episode Join us for the Talk It Up unconference in February 2022 in Kirikiriroa Hamilton Max Rashbrooke’s LinkedIn profile Max Rashbrooke’s website Browse and purchase Max’s books, especially his latest book Too Much Money Watch Max’s hugely popular TEDx talk: Three Ways to Upgrade Democracy for the 21st Century Listen to episode 28 where we hear a case study of Deliberative democracy for the future of Auckland's water, with Dr Tatjana Buklijas and Dr Jenny Wigley. Sign up for the Movement Makers newsletter Sign up to our fortnightly newsletter and get the insights, tools and powerful whakaaro from people transforming the collaboration space.