Idea Vault
Idea Vault
Ventures to upgrade democracy’s operating system
Some people will think these are crazy.
The ones who were born to build the next era will feel it in their bones.
All of them are waiting for the right team and backers. Are you in?
GovLens
An AI lens that finally lets citizens see every hidden layer of local government
Empowered Voter Agent
Your personal AI election whisperer turns ballot chaos into crystal-clear confidence
CitizenVoice
A newsroom in your pocket turns any curious citizen into a trusted local reporter
Shenanigan scanner
Real-time AI fact-checker that eavesdrops on politicians and arms the audience with killer questions
PolicyForge consensus
An AI referee that turns 300,000 angry comments into one coherent policy proposal everyone can actually live with
Robo-townhall nomads
Mobile robots that drive to nursing homes and trailer parks so no voice ever gets left out again
Holo-proxy swarm
Send your holographic avatar to city council while you stay on the couch — participation at the speed of light
VR legislative overhaul
Force lawmakers to “walk” the districts their zoning laws create in full-immersion VR before they vote
Quantum Ballot Fortress
Unhackable quantum-encrypted voting, the final boss of election integrity
Longevity legacy simulator
An AI that fast-forwards every policy 150 years and shows you exactly what your great-grandchildren will thank or curse you for
Superposition Policy Labs
Run thousands of parallel futures in simulation so we only enact policies that survive every modeled future survives
Post-Work Sabbatical Accounts
Every citizen gets a 7th-year paid sabbatical — the new social contract for the age of AI abundance
d / layer gov
Modernizing government layers and boundaries created 50-250 years ago
Democracy Nobel and X-Prize fireworks
$50M prizes that make fixing democracy the most prestigious (and lucrative) challenge on Earth
We the people constitutional amendments
Seven game-changing amendments that force transparency, sunlight, and citizen veto power into the Constitution
GovRank
Moody’s + Consumer Reports for government: a public 1–100 competency score for every city, county, and state
The 100-year voter guide
AI that shows exactly how today’s candidates will vote on the problems your great-grandchildren will face
PolisOS
The operating system for 21st-century democracy: scalable, fraud-proof deliberation at the speed of the internet
Citizen assembly blockchains
Randomly selected, well-paid citizen assemblies that write laws on immutable blockchain
Longevity districts
Charter cities that rewrite every rule so humans can live to 120+ and society is built for century-long citizens
RegChain
Blockchain-powered, continuous regulatory markets: regulators only get paid if their rules actually work
The first city that governs from awakened consciousness
The ultimate experiment in enlightened governance for the post-material age
Cutting room floor
Additional wacky yet maybe brilliant democracy OS upgrade ideas
GovLens
An AI lens that finally lets citizens see every hidden layer of local government
Empowered Voter Agent
Your personal AI election whisperer turns ballot chaos into crystal-clear confidence
CitizenVoice
A newsroom in your pocket turns any curious citizen into a trusted local reporter
Shenanigan scanner
Real-time AI fact-checker that eavesdrops on politicians and arms the audience with killer questions
PolicyForge consensus
An AI referee that turns 300,000 angry comments into one coherent policy proposal everyone can actually live with
Robo-townhall nomads
Mobile robots that drive to nursing homes and trailer parks so no voice ever gets left out again
Holo-proxy swarm
Send your holographic avatar to city council while you stay on the couch — participation at the speed of light
VR legislative overhaul
Force lawmakers to “walk” the districts their zoning laws create in full-immersion VR before they vote
Quantum Ballot Fortress
Unhackable quantum-encrypted voting, the final boss of election integrity
Longevity legacy simulator
An AI that fast-forwards every policy 150 years and shows you exactly what your great-grandchildren will thank or curse you for
Superposition Policy Labs
Run thousands of parallel futures in simulation so we only enact policies that survive every modeled future survives
Post-Work Sabbatical Accounts
Every citizen gets a 7th-year paid sabbatical — the new social contract for the age of AI abundance
d / layer gov
Modernizing government layers and boundaries created 50-250 years ago
Democracy Nobel and X-Prize fireworks
$50M prizes that make fixing democracy the most prestigious (and lucrative) challenge on Earth
We the people constitutional amendments
Seven game-changing amendments that force transparency, sunlight, and citizen veto power into the Constitution
GovRank
Moody’s + Consumer Reports for government: a public 1–100 competency score for every city, county, and state
The 100-year voter guide
AI that shows exactly how today’s candidates will vote on the problems your great-grandchildren will face
PolisOS
The operating system for 21st-century democracy: scalable, fraud-proof deliberation at the speed of the internet
Citizen assembly blockchains
Randomly selected, well-paid citizen assemblies that write laws on immutable blockchain
Longevity districts
Charter cities that rewrite every rule so humans can live to 120+ and society is built for century-long citizens
RegChain
Blockchain-powered, continuous regulatory markets: regulators only get paid if their rules actually work
The first city that governs from awakened consciousness
The ultimate experiment in enlightened governance for the post-material age
Cutting room floor
Additional wacky yet maybe brilliant democracy OS upgrade ideas
You made it this far. Now come build it with us.
You made it this far. Now come build it with us.
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© 2025 Civic Bottega. All rights reserved. For discussion only.