Jess Scully

@jessaroo

Executive Director, RadicalxChange | Author, Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World | Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney | Let’s build the future

Sydney, Australia radicalxchange.org Joined October 2007

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Jess Scully @jessaroo Aug 11, 2020

How do we update democracy’s operating system?

There are models in use around the world showing us how we can rebuild trust and get more courageous policy decisions by expanding who has a say and how.

I’m in @GuardianAus today sharing some of the ideas in #GlimpsesOfUtopia

Ethelo @ethelo Aug 11, 2020

From Sydney, AU's deputy mayor @jessaroo: "The way we do politics today underestimates the capacity of the average citizen for big-picture thinking. They need to be empowered and informed, and we need to cast the net wider than the usual suspects." 🙌

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Jess Scully @jessaroo Nov 11, 2025

Good to speak with new Japanese MP @takahiroanno, inventor of Broad Listening, a new AI-augmented approach to political campaigning + policy design: he’s joining our Future of Digital Democracy event this Friday, register here: luma.com/0iyrzr14

luma.com The Future of Digital Democracy: Learning with Ukraine · Zoom · Luma All talks are now available to watch on YouTube! A Global Conversation on Democratic Resilience & Frontline Innovation Amid ongoing war, Ukraine has achieved…

RadicalxChange Verified account @RadxChange Nov 11, 2025

🎙️NEW POD: FIXING BUGS IN DEMOCRACY

What if democracy worked more like open-source software?

@jessaroo speaks with @takahiroanno, an AI engineer and sci-fi writer who just won a seat in Japan's parliament. youtu.be/A_S6GP5-lBQ
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Jess Scully @jessaroo Oct 15, 2025

I’ve spent my career championing innovation for a fairer world and I’ve never encountered an organisation like @RadxChange: at the intersection of creative & digital culture, democratic participation & market reform, all of which are critical for tackling systemic transformation.

(((E. Glen Weyl/衛谷倫))) ⿻ 🇺🇸/🇩🇪/🇹🇼 @glenweyl Sep 30, 2025

She has precisely the mix of leadership experience, imaginative capacity, political savvy and academic curiosity and rigor that @RadxChange needs to scale into everything that our previous ED, @m_t_prewitt, laid the ground work for and I have hoped for for so long.
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Jess Scully @jessaroo Oct 15, 2025

Thanks @glenweyl, I can’t believe my luck to be guiding @RadxChange in this next phase. I’m excited to expand its influence, scale the pluralistic solutions we need, and co-design projects with partners from social movements to web3 communities. If you’re curious, get in touch!

(((E. Glen Weyl/衛谷倫))) ⿻ 🇺🇸/🇩🇪/🇹🇼 @glenweyl Sep 30, 2025

I couldn't be more thrilled to announced that @jessaroo will be joining @RadxChange as its new Executive Director. I met thousands of people around the world as we traveled for the @pluralitybook, yet no one impressed me as much as @jessaroo.
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Jess Scully @jessaroo Aug 12, 2024

Tomorrow: register below!

Tech evolves at speed: why should democracy, a technology for social decision making, remain static & stuck in the 19th century?

#Plurality by @glenweyl @audreyt is a guide to updating democracy for our times using tech, diversity and human connection

Jess Scully @jessaroo Aug 7, 2024

Can we play a role in reshaping our digital public sphere for the common good?

I’m interviewing @audreyt & @glenweyl on Tuesday at a *free* Sydney event, thx to #CentreofthePublicSquare, #CommitteeforSydney
and #CivicImaginationNetwork. Join us!

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