Designing Consensus-Building for the AI Era

AI helps organize the context behind each person's voice. We support dialogue in which participants explore one another's reasons and conditions and consider new possibilities together.

Technologies of Governance for the Next Century

When someone says 'democracy is dead,' we need to remember that our current system of governance is not the final form — it is a provisional solution for now.

Rather than lamenting the current system, if we view democracy as a 'framework for exercising collective intelligence,' we can envision better mechanisms for consensus-building and decision-making.

By combining technology with institutional design, we build and deliver solutions that recognize previously overlooked information and create new value.

Plural Reality

Our software connects municipal listening to consensus building to policy execution, AI-driven in real-time. Turning voices on the ground into the power of decision-making.

Partners & Voices

Ota City, Gunma
Takemasa Aiba / Welfare & Children's Division
"With Cartographer, the hassle and enormous time spent on 'whiteboard notes' and 'flip charts with sticky notes' became unnecessary. AI now composes, shares, organizes, and extracts key points on the spot. Humans can focus more on 'essence,' 'fundamentals,' and 'thinking.'"
KOSO NIPPON, Residents Council
Makoto Maeda / Facilitator (Advisor to Plural Reality)
"The power of Japan's first AI-organized consensus building through Cartographer was outstanding. I gained the ability to facilitate meetings democratically yet logically while embracing every participant's thoughts. It's entirely thanks to external help, though. (laughs) Prince Shotoku, who was said to listen to many people simultaneously, may have been using AI."
Digital Democracy 2030
Hayato Kobayashi / School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
"I truly felt the speed of discussion deepening was 'doubled.' With plain AI transcription, you only organize 'what was said' after the fact. But because this runs in real-time, AI can be used to organize and deepen discussions. It's not just a substitute for a note-taker — it also replaces the facilitator."
Cybozu-shiki
Dan Takahashi / Editor-in-Chief
"Cartographer will save people who became leaders without management skills. While discussing editorial policy with Cartographer, I was told that my definitions of 'hit' and 'quality' were vague and confusing my team members, and it even taught me workshop methods."
Resolving a Couple's Argument
shora
"It was incredibly good. There were some unfamiliar aspects, but Cartographer allowed us to clearly understand each other's positions and have a discussion toward harmony. The actual argument ended, so I'm beyond grateful!!!"
Ota City, Gunma
Residents Council Participant / Woman in her 20s
"Cartographer was a groundbreaking system that made the discussion easier to move forward. Even though I find it difficult to speak in front of others, I was able to participate with confidence."
Digital Democracy 2030
Shingo OHKI / Facilitator
"These are interesting points. Reading this report, it feels like there is so much more we could discuss if we wanted to go deeper."
TigerMov
Nogawa / Overseas Training Program Operations
"I thought Cartographer would be very useful for running schools and classrooms. The larger our overseas training programs become, the more we will want a tool like this."
Ota City, Gunma
Takemasa Aiba / Welfare & Children's Division
"With Cartographer, the hassle and enormous time spent on 'whiteboard notes' and 'flip charts with sticky notes' became unnecessary. AI now composes, shares, organizes, and extracts key points on the spot. Humans can focus more on 'essence,' 'fundamentals,' and 'thinking.'"
KOSO NIPPON, Residents Council
Makoto Maeda / Facilitator (Advisor to Plural Reality)
"The power of Japan's first AI-organized consensus building through Cartographer was outstanding. I gained the ability to facilitate meetings democratically yet logically while embracing every participant's thoughts. It's entirely thanks to external help, though. (laughs) Prince Shotoku, who was said to listen to many people simultaneously, may have been using AI."
Digital Democracy 2030
Hayato Kobayashi / School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
"I truly felt the speed of discussion deepening was 'doubled.' With plain AI transcription, you only organize 'what was said' after the fact. But because this runs in real-time, AI can be used to organize and deepen discussions. It's not just a substitute for a note-taker — it also replaces the facilitator."
Cybozu-shiki
Dan Takahashi / Editor-in-Chief
"Cartographer will save people who became leaders without management skills. While discussing editorial policy with Cartographer, I was told that my definitions of 'hit' and 'quality' were vague and confusing my team members, and it even taught me workshop methods."
Resolving a Couple's Argument
shora
"It was incredibly good. There were some unfamiliar aspects, but Cartographer allowed us to clearly understand each other's positions and have a discussion toward harmony. The actual argument ended, so I'm beyond grateful!!!"
Ota City, Gunma
Residents Council Participant / Woman in her 20s
"Cartographer was a groundbreaking system that made the discussion easier to move forward. Even though I find it difficult to speak in front of others, I was able to participate with confidence."
Digital Democracy 2030
Shingo OHKI / Facilitator
"These are interesting points. Reading this report, it feels like there is so much more we could discuss if we wanted to go deeper."
TigerMov
Nogawa / Overseas Training Program Operations
"I thought Cartographer would be very useful for running schools and classrooms. The larger our overseas training programs become, the more we will want a tool like this."