Reimagining Society: A Call for Deep Democracy and System Change

In this podcast episode, David Johnston talks to indie Johar, the founding director of 00 and Dark Matter Labs, about the importance of radical creativity and the need for a deeply democratic society. Johar discusses his early experiences as a Sikh, which instilled in him a belief in the equitable capacities of all humans and the need to create a new invitation for everyone to contribute to society. He emphasizes the democratization of building society, whether through the built environment, public spaces, or new institutions. Johar also highlights the challenges of outdated organizational models, which rely on control and command structures, and the need for a new operational theory that recognizes the power and capability of every human being and the importance of creativity. He calls for a transition toward new ways of governing ourselves, embracing our entanglement with nature, and reshaping our relationships with one another and the designed world.