Us Now is a documentary film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the Internet. Right up our alley! The movie, recently premiered in the UK, highlights the impact of online networks on our notions of leadership, communication, hierarchy, and ultimately government and governance.

The documentary hosts a series of the world’s leading experts on communication, management and governance – notables includes Clay Shirky, Saul Albert, Ed Miliband, and our very own Don Tapscott (watch below) – in a broad discussion on what the explosion of online networks and grassroots community action means for governments from the local to trans-national levels.

And here’s one of my favourites – Tom Steinberg, director of mySociety.org, on the limits of representative democracy:

You can view all the videos here.