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==== ‘Social Algorithms’ help humans decide what to do ====

To the concept of algorithm we then add a modifier: a ‘Social’ Algorithm is a process or set of rules that allow humans to solve complex creative problems in collaboration.

Unlike numbers or geometric concepts, humans are constantly changing. The challenges that we face in society are of a type that resists fixed sequences and predetermined outcomes. They require both the sensitivities and the creative inspiration of the human spirit to witness new solutions and bring them into being.

Social algorithms then are fluid feedback loops that place these human faculties at the center of a communal solution generation process.

===== Democracy =====

Democracy gives a set of practices for arriving at a prosperous society but it doesn't define what that state looks like. It merely creates a context where humans can have a better chance at assessing and improving their conditions. Steps: Talk about it. Vote on a course of action. Execute. Reassess who gets to talk about it. Repeat.

===== Science =====

Science is a social context for observing the world and arriving at common understanding. It doesn't tell us which experiments to perform or when we have it figured out or what the truth is. Humans remain the creative agent. In order for individual experiences to translate to others we perform a common set of steps. Something like, “Describe your observations, form a hypothesis, outline your methods, share your results.”