Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury
We’re super excited that Birmingham Museum will be one of the first in the UK to hold a citizens’ jury – and we get to be a part of it! This follows a growing trend amongst cultural institutions (New Art…
Jez Hall
Ecosystems of Democracy: Go Deep, Connect and Inspire
Yesterday saw a seismic shift in our representative democracy. And we all wait expectantly to see what change is coming. Yet, beneath the Westminster froth, the pundits, polls and parties, are stark challenges for our democracy and our country. Changing…
Digital Stories from the Bude Area Community Jury
The Bude Area Community Jury on Climate Change, commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership, brought together 34 citizens aged 16 to 86 from across the wider Bude area to answer the question: ‘‘How can we respond to a changing climate, including…
Video from the Bude Area Community Jury
The Bude Area Community Jury, focussed on sea level rise from climate change, was commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership (BCP) in 2023. It brought together 34 citizens aged 16 to 86 from across the wider Bude area to answer the…
Empaville at the Festival of Debate
What was it like to take part in the Empaville Participatory Budgeting role play game at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield? Deborah Timoni lets us know in her blog, reflecting on what happened at our interactive workshop in May…
Your Pots Participatory Grants in Lancaster District
Pots of Possibility grants help regenerate North Lancashire’s environment and build healthy, thriving communities across Lancaster district. There are smaller Community Pots, decided by a local panel, and larger Your Pots participatory budgeting grants, voted on by local people in…
Building Bridges, Safer Communities Blog
Why We Came Together to Hold the first Citizens Panel on Policing and Community Safety In recent years, the conversation around policing in the UK has grown increasingly urgent. At the heart of this dialogue lies a critical need to…
Preston Climate Jury
The Preston People’s Climate Jury offered 30 Preston residents a chance to have their say on how to tackle climate change across the city and make recommendations to local leaders about how the city should act in response. Shared Future was…
Local Climate Engagement Programme Evaluation
The Local Climate Engagement Programme (LCE) aimed to help ensure that the UK can reach its net zero target. It provides local authorities and their partners in England with support to undertake or commission high quality, inclusive public engagement in…
Insights from a Peoples Panel on Home Energy
Ensuring Local Energy Benefits: In 2023, working with Shared Future’s facilitators and supported by funding from the Scottish Government, Regen, an independent not for profit with a mission to transform the world’s energy systems for a zero carbon future, conducted…