New Paradigms, Practices and Precursors; From the Misiones Pedagógicas (MP) of the Spanish Second Republic (SSR) to AI Democracy (October 2018)

This paper addresses crucial issues, in a forum that is more qualified collectively than its author for this task. It is part of an iterative research activity that spans widely in time. It is a simple progress report. This paper is a critical overview of present and past sociotechnical change since the industrial revolution, focusing on critical processes, paradigms and practices synthetically. The idea is to explore the management of harmonious sociotechnical systems. But this will be done with an open systems approach, so the emphasis is on understanding different processes without an emphasis on logical coherence, but defining different voices and their potential impacts. Leaving the options open. Without closure, but inviting further dialogue and iterations.