About

Vision

DemocracyLab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded with the goal of creating a virtual community dedicated to improving the democratic process and producing collaborative solutions to public policy problems. The successful construction and marketing of DemocracyLab’s website will result in:

• Improved communication between participants and their elected representatives.
• The creation of a merit-based forum for public dialogue.
• The creation of a collaborative problem solving tool that maximizes the effectiveness of participants’ creative energies.
• A more engaged and educated public.
• A critical examination of the connections between the values we hold, the objectives we formulate, the policies we advocate, and the laws we implement.

Mission

Create a non-partisan, non-profit website dedicated to improving the democratic process by enabling the exploration, organization, communication, and synthesis of the values, objectives, and policies affecting humanity.

Values

• Freedom of Speech – We believe in the fundamental right of all human beings to think and express themselves freely.
• Democracy – We believe in the power of the vote, and in the legitimacy of the democratic process as a means to make collective decisions.
• Public Participation – We believe that a politically engaged and active citizenry is essential to a healthy society.
• Individual Intelligence – We believe that the power of reason is the defining characteristic of human beings, and that every individual has the ability to make a unique contribution to society’s betterment.
• Collective Wisdom – We believe that the gathering and aggregating of the intelligence of individuals can consistently yield effective solutions to societal problems.