5. Representative Guidance Systems

MetaPolls can help bridge the gap between direct and representative democracy by providing structured preference information to elected or appointed representatives.

How It Works

Rather than attempting to replace representatives with direct votes on every issue, MetaPolls create rich preference landscapes that representatives can use to better understand constituent priorities.

This addresses the bandwidth problem in representative systems - the difficulty representatives face in understanding the full preference landscape of their constituents across numerous complex issues.

A representative guidance MetaPoll might track constituent preferences on key issues, priorities for resource allocation, or satisfaction with different aspects of representation. Representatives can then use this information to better align their actions with constituent preferences, while still exercising their judgment on implementation details.

This creates accountability without micromanagement - representatives retain decision authority but have clear visibility into constituent preferences.