This document outlines Ajinkya Pawar's proposal to build a secure digital platform called "Unite" to enable meaningful civic participation and organization. The platform would use blockchain and AI technologies to allow users to securely communicate, coordinate, conduct online referendums, fact-check information, and plan and track community initiatives across multiple organizations. Pawar believes rising issues like climate change, inequality and xenophobia require new ways for people to come together and influence policies, companies and neighborhoods in a transparent, empowering manner. The document provides details on how the proposed Unite platform would work and envisions it helping reduce precarity, isolation and propaganda by making users less like "flotsam" and more in control of their lives

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AJINKYA PAWAR
UNITE
P o w e r t o P e o p l e
Using technology to power
communities, unions and
safeguard public good
A j i n k y a P a w a r
ajinkyapawar@gmail.com

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AJINKYA PAWAR
RISING
PRECARITY
All collars – blue, white, pink or any
other – face unprecedented anxiety
and uncertainty about their future
prospects.
A campground in Clarksville, Indiana, which hosts workers for an
Amazon fulfillment center nearby. Photo by Cole Barash for
wired.com Glorification of precarious work behaviors.
The doublespeak hiding the reality of precariat ‘white collar’
workers.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
NO ONE IS
IMMUNE
Technology to replace dependency on
human labour in service of a few
capitalist owners.
Growth of capital at the cost of
civilizational, ecological collapse.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
THE
INDIVIDUAL
FLOTSAM
In the three years following the financial crisis of 2008-09,
growth in temp work tripled that of permanent work in
Canada
Fluid identities, nomadic untethered
life and constant change;
the individual is a flotsam, floating
inconsequentially in the ocean of
humanity.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
THE FALSE
COMMUNITY
Facebook, Linkedin, networking
events….
Most avenues of social interactions
don’t help the new generation of
mobile precariats to ORGANISE in a
meaningful way.
Social media is less about building community , more about spreading
propaganda, projecting identity and building favorable life narrative.
Third Sector research Centre
Community Action and Social Media: A Review of the Literature
The literature reviewed here is dominated by studies of and commentary on the political
impact of social media use, in particular in forms of protest. For community organisations
and groups in the UK, it is striking that, while these media may have helped to change some
processes, there seems to have been little impact on the overall
outcomes in terms of empowerment, equalities or social justice.
Utopian anticipations, where such outcomes were seen as a consequence of inexpensive,
ubiquitous, horizontal communication, are looking problematic: there is, as yet, little
evidence of benefit from social media use for small agencies working at the local level.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
URGENCY
TO
ORGANISE
We need to come together NOW.
Ecological urgency
Humanitarian crisis
Rising precarity among all classes.
We need ways to improve together, to
help each other.
Humanitarian crisis – We can
help each other, if there is a will.
But there isn’t enough of it.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
NEITHER
LEFT NOR
RIGHT
We need new imagination for 21st
century. 20th century ideas of
capitalism, communism etc., have left
us at the precipice of climate change,
pillaged public goods and an all
pervading sense of distrust.
Rule in all organisations is based on the same power dynamic:
that of between the ruler, essentials, influentials and inter-
changeables. The difference between a democracy and a
dictatorship is merely that of the composition – ratio of
essentials to interchangeables.
Hence focus must be on making everyone an essential in the
power dynamic.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
We need an easier way
• To organize meaningfully
• To trust each other and act
together
• To conduct binding referendums
• To not be fooled by propaganda
and smokescreen.
• To remain focused on what is
important and immediate
STRONGER
TOGETHER

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AJINKYA PAWAR
IMAGINE
Being in control of your life –
Your water, your electricity, your public transport,
Your neighborhood playground, your city’s water source, your
employer’s work policies…..
IMAGINE BEING IN CONTROL OF ALL SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS
THAT AFFECT YOUR LIFE.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
IMAGINE
Not looking helplessly at the TV screen as you witness
corruption, idiocy & apathy.
Imagine being able to participate in State’s policy matters that
affect you, as and when it is required.
Imagine being informed and being constantly educated to be
able to evaluate matters with critical thought.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
IMAGINE
A nation without politicians… a nation with direct democracy.
A transparent company where nothing is hidden from the
employees and employees can organize freely without fear.
A community that does not depend on the apathy of distant
governments. It directly governs and manages its common
resources.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
IMAGINE FLOTSAM NO MORE.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
We need an easier way
• To organize meaningfully
• To trust each other and act
together
• To conduct binding referendums
• To not be fooled by propaganda
and smokescreen.
• To remain focused on what is
important and immediate
IMAGINE NEW WAYS OF
ORGANISING
Communicate
Coordinate
Trust
Binding referendums
Fact check
Focus on what matters
Educate
BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY
AI augmented
Volunteer work to
engage people
and call out
propaganda.
Online, Offline
secure ways of
coming together.
To do We need…

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AJINKYA PAWAR
THE UNITE
PLATFORM
A new way of organizing.
Secure, transparent
And empowering
Digital platform
& Volunteer
network
Influence
governments
Influence
companies
Influence
neighbourhoods

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AJINKYA PAWAR
DECIDE TOGETHER.
BLOCKCHAIN ENABLED
ONLINE REFERENDUMS
THAT DRIVE POLICY LEGITIMATELY.
CONTROL YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION
& VOTES.
BLOCKCHAIN ENABLED CONTROL
OVER YOUR VOICE, YOUR INFO.
THE NATURE OF
NEW ENGAGEMENT
CONVERSE SECURELY.
SECURE WAYS OF COMMUNICATING,
COORDINATING, MOBILIZING &
CONFIRMING FACTUAL VERACITY
OF SHARED MESSAGES.
ASSOCIATE FREELY.
ENABLE PARTICIPATION
IN MULTIPLE ORGS –
YOUR COMPANY, CITY, CLUB, COUNTRY ETC.
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
ENGAGE WITH TRUTH.
ACCESS TO ENGAGING FACTUAL
INFORMATION & ANALYSIS
THAT MATTERS. ABILITY TO CALLOUT &
SHUT DOWN FALSE PROPAGANDA.
TRANSACT/ BARTER/SERVE.
ABILITY OF SMART CONTRACTS TO
ACT TOGETHER, MOBILISE RESOURCES,
WORK MOBILE, HOLD EACH OTHER
ACCOUNTABLE.

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AJINKYA PAWAR
Duplication of groups possible (multiple
groups for Nasik City). But one person
can be a member of only one such
group.
MUILTIPLICITY
Default: people from other associations can’t see
details of a person’s other associations.
No global storage or transmission of data about
association or messaging.
PRIVACY &
TRANSPARENCY
Peer reviewed. Referendum based remedy.
Credential verified by parameters defined
in association’s charter – peer review/
location history/ ID cards/ tokens etc.
Expiry can be built in with smart contracts.
ENTRY/ EXIT
Democratic allocation of responsibilities
and duties.
DEFINED
RESPONSIBILITY
ASSOCIATE
Free association to think together, work together & change
your world together.
Tuka Bhende
Nasik, IN
Participant: Nasik & India.
Treasurer: Baarish Co-op.
Cultural secretary: FACEHAT.
BAARISH CO-OP HOUSING…
Latest topics
“Garbage disposal is not happening on time….”
FACEHAT MEDIA PVT. LTD.
Latest topics
“Creative team on xXx brand has been working
Overtime for last week. Need to fix workflow.”
NASIK CITY
Latest topics
“Ideas to improve Nasik’s winery tourism.”
INDIA
Latest topics
“Let us organize to challenge the Electoral Bond
amendment in the Finance Bill, 2017.”
scroll down
Click takes to ‘check up’
Click takes to conversations
In communities.
Click takes to Roles &
Responsibilities.
MY COMMUNITIES & MY ROLE

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CHECK UP
Ensure accountability and transparency in things that
matter – policies, power structures & money.
Society funds
Charter
Roles & responsibilities
Ongoing topics
Suggest new topic
Minute of Meetings
Past topics Archive
Fact check
BAARISH FACEHAT NASIK
Quick access from any page to fact
check functionality.
ONE TAP RESULTS
For the community to remain effective, it needs
to be able to remove members who are frequent
liars/ propagandist. Group can decide in their
smart contract, the rules to bar individuals
whose lies are caught frequently.
DISCIPLINE
Useful to keep conversation rational, on-
point & action oriented.
MODERATE
Deep search to fact check from multiple
external sources and internal blockchain
- snopes, factchecker and other tools
currently being developed across the
globe.
Each sections of check up, also has deep
search capabilities.
SMART SEARCH
AI & volunteer driven feature to enable fact checking
during ‘check up’ or conversations in ‘Decide’.
Toggle between
Communities.
Deep dive into
Community related
Databases, discussions,
and referendums
Search with external
fact checkers & authority
sources &
Internal blockchain
& database check.
CHECK UP
Deep Search
Governors can maintain
a consolidated online
register for offline + Online
conversations

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AJINKYA PAWAR
#Slack like functionality in chat.
Start new topics or referendum options.
Attach files, edit files as group.
Deep search conversations.
WORK TOGETHER
Programmable choices (and/or).
Can suggest alternate course of action, option
here too. Can set defined time (alarms) for
conversation and referendums. Results recorded
on blockchain and inform smart contracts.
Votes can be anonymous/ transparent,
depending on community rules.
REFERENDUMS
DECIDE
Raise issues. Propose ideas. Convene the community.
Decide together.
Topic
13 may 2018
“Garbage disposal is not happening on time….”
Converse
Referendum
BAARISH FACEHAT NASIK
Ramdas
Tuka
Eknath
Increase number of labourers
Find a new service provider
Residents will help by bringing…
Suggest an alternate option
Tap to expand
Tap to expand
Submit
#Slack like functionality
to work together.
Toggle between
Communities.
Tap to explore open
topics.
DECIDE

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AJINKYA PAWAR
Simple interface to plan and coordinate.
EASE OF PLANNING
Built in calendar, reminders and work flow help
build a culture of action, a culture of active
engagement with a focus on results.
EASE OF ACTION
Mutually agreed upon division of labour.
TRANSPARENT & FAIR
RESPONSIBILITIES
Transparent and easy mechanism to
monitor progress, interact and to help
each other.
FOLLOW UP
ROLES
& RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure that the community works.
Plan of Action
RESPONSIBILITIES
Topic
13 may 2018
“Garbage disposal is not happening on time….”
BAARISH FACEHAT NASIK
Toggle between
Communities.
Tap to explore open
topics.
Converse & Plan
Ramdas
Eknath
Tap to prioritise/
formalize a plan of
action/ MoM. This
can also happen by
long pressing an
entry and selecting
from popup options.
Tuka
A POA with timeline
& assigned leaders &
teams gets
populated here.
Tuka
Ramdas
Eknath
Digambar
Raise and manage
funds
Find, vet & invite
service providers
Liaise with SP on
daily basis
Report activities,
spends & outcomes
Tuka
20 May 11:00 AM
Fundraiser
25 May 11:00 AM
Weekly review
27 May 11:00AM
Contract signing
……
Task Leaders Responsibility Tasks &
Timelines
Click to view
calendar in detail.

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AJINKYA PAWAR

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AJINKYA PAWAR
Hello.
I am Ajinkya Pawar, a WPP Atticus award winning brand
strategist by profession, currently heading planning for
Ogilvy Sri Lanka.
I am deeply concerned with the global dangers of climate
change, rising xenophobia and rising inequality. I believe,
my expertise in strategy can be put to better use in the
fight against these three dangers.
I believe, these problems can’t be solved without
meaningful civic participation. Hence, I propose to build a
secure platform for meaningful, action-oriented civic
participation.
I am passionate about the idea and would love your
support in terms of capital, capabilities and scale.
Please write to me at ajinkyapawar@gmail.com if you can
help make this a reality.
Thank you.