How each model solves the same problems

Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.

Question	Model A	Model B
How are decisions made?	104 randomly selected residents, stratified including by constitutional attitudes, deliberated over eight weekends and voted on a vision and 60 recommendations.Sortition / citizens' assembly	Unknown
How are conflicts resolved?	Independent conveners and facilitated small groups; no means to resolve the boycott by parties that viewed the assembly as partisan.	Unknown
How are public goods funded?	Government-funded (final cost £0.938 million); produced recommendations and a model for later Scottish assemblies.	Unknown
How is AI used?	No AI role.	Unknown
What are the main risks?	Perception of partisan purpose; remit too broad to produce implementable proposals; non-binding status and a general government response.	Unknown

This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.