The recommendation of 99 ordinary citizens for the Irish Government is to hold a referendum, aimed towards making a binding constitutional amendment, to protect Biodiversity within the Republic of Ireland. Listen to the interview between Alex King, an independent journalist…
Earlier this year, we were asked to facilitate a Citizen’s Panel on how homeowners can make their homes more energy efficient, in order to help the UK reach it’s net zero targets. Ray Plummer, one of our panel members, shares…
At Shared Future we have a vision of thousands of deliberative conversations happening across the country on a regular basis – allowing ordinary citizens to come together to discuss the challenge of climate change and its local impact, to forge…
Change can be hard to prove, especially in Citizens’ Jury processes. It is harder still to measure empowerment, agency and different power structures that can be an important impact of citizens’ jury processes. We had the opportunity to meet with…
In the two previous blogs in this series we looked at theatre, or rather legislative theatre, as a playful way to explore issues of power and to overcome policy blocks. And before that, creative facilitation, which uses model making or…
Our experiments in game-like facilitation shows play can make deliberative and participatory processes more effective and enjoyable. Deliberative and participatory processes remain one of the best ways of building a democracy where everyone’s voice counts. However, these processes can be…
Our experiments in game-like facilitation shows play can make deliberative and participatory processes more effective and enjoyable. In the first of three blogs on creative deliberation and playful facilitation, we look at how it had a role in the Southwark…
Findings from a collaborative evaluation project on public engagement at COP26 Ahead of COP26, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) invited funding applications from organisations planning public engagement initiatives. They brought together six organisations to share knowledge, plan, create a…
A Carers Week blog by Shared Future. Sure, we’re all concerned about the cost of living crisis. But there are some who are more invisible than most of us. Who are really struggling. Have been ‘just about managing’ at best,…
Looking back on his long and illustrious career in the field of participatory budgeting, Alan Budge speaks to us about how he got into PB, his highlights and advice for making participatory processes sustainable. After more than 25 years promoting…