The trade deal with Beijing in 2014 was certainly of this shape. The first generation of AI manipulation algorithms in terms of Uber, social media, and so on was certainly like that in 2015; the pandemic in 2020, of course, was also of this shape. The reason why is that the career public service usually sees anything that is not urgent, like chronic issues, as something within their domain—they’re the competent authority. However, when an emerging situation arises that demands a faster turnaround than the existing cycles would they consider this kind of lay governance as an accelerator to sensemaking. So, the sheer sense of urgency is the first trigger.

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