Shared Future CIC

Empowering, Sustaining, Innovating

We are Shared Future. We're committed to community empowerment, social enterprise and democratic participation. We're all about providing expertise, building connections and delivering worthwhile projects. We work with not-for-profit organisations, the public sector and ethical private companies.

About Shared Future

Latest from Shared Future

Report of Our Money Our Planet Workshops

There is overwhelming evidence that we are in a climate emergency. Government can seem paralysed in the face of this complex issue. This report outlines some possible ways to make some progress, based on our experience and knowledge of participatory approaches, which put citizens into the driving seat of decision-making whilst improving transparency and governance at a local authority level.

Read the full story

Beyond the ballot: How citizens can lead the climate change conversation

Over recent months, as climate change has been propelled into the political mainstream, there has been an upsurge in interest in the role of deliberative processes such as Citizens’ Assemblies and Citizens’ Juries, too. An Assembly is a key demand of Extinction Rebellion, for example. Will politicians act or just nod? In this blog Pete Bryant and Rebecca Willis consider how getting the conditions right makes action more likely.

Read the full story

  • Social Enterprise

    Shared Future is a social enterprise with a mission - to support other social enterprises. We can help individual enterprises grow, and we deliver innovative social enterprise support programmes that can improve a whole community.

    Learn More about Shared Future's Social Enterprise work

  • Engagement

    From citizen juries and inquiries to community-led design, we are committed to community engagement. We connect people and then support them to take action.

    Learn More about Shared Future's Engagement work

  • Participation

    We're serious about participation at Shared Future - encouraging citizens to become more active and influential within their community, their city or society. We're UK leaders in the field of Participatory Budgeting.

    Learn More about Shared Future's Participation work

  • Our Services

    Shared Future are leaders in the fields of Participatory Budgeting and Citizen Inquiries/Juries. We can also provide expert advice on Community-Led Planning, Community Empowerment Projects, Ethical Business and Social Responsibility, plus many other areas.

    What We Do

  • Who We Are

    Since Shared Future was founded in 2009, we've built a successful team of experienced consultants and practitioners who offer a diverse range of skills. We work together on worthwhile and stimulating projects that reflect our personal values.

    Meet The Team