We recruited 12 residents of Liverpool, UK at random and asked them to decide what should happen to £100k.

There were few limits on what they could decide. The money could go to any cause, from animal rights to poverty reduction, environmental protection to direct payments to individuals. The beneficiaries could be local, national, or international.

The group chose to donate the money to organisations tackling poverty in their local community. They sent £25k each to The Florrie community centre; The Dingle, Granby and Toxteth Collaborative, a network of schools; the Team Oasis children’s charity; and the Granby and Toxteth Development Trust.

The money came from a private donor and the process was organised by researchers and community organisers living in the city.

The purpose of the exercise was to harness the participants’ collective wisdom and ingenuity about how the money can have the most benefit. We also hope to inspire others to undertake activities in a similar vein.

You can catch up on the whole story on the blog and via this in-depth report.

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