Is a polis lifestyle sustainable nowadays?
On 25th of September, the Italian Interactive Forum took place in Bologna, in the Baroque, beautifully renovated Sala del Dentone, within the Bologna municipality headquarters. The event was organized with the official patronage of Bologna municipality, and in...
Exploring Democratic Innovations
On Wednesday, September 17, the Incite-Dem Interactive Forum took place in Ljubljana. Organized by Focus, the event brought together 12 decision-makers, public servants, and experts from various levels, ranging from representatives of the National Assembly and state...
Exploring Innovations
On 11th September 2025, we hosted an Interactive Forum at the House of Connections in Groningen. This event served as a follow-up to the six Democracy Labs held by the INCITE-DEM team across six countries, where 161 participants collaboratively designed 31 democratic...
Ensuring Social Legitimacy: Potsdam Interactive Forum
How do we design more inclusive and effective participation, whilst ensuring social legtimacy? This was one of the core questions discussed during our Interactive Forum held in Potsdam on the 11th of September 2025. In 2024, we developed innovative ideas for...
Local Realities, Shared Visions: Exploring Democracy Models in Tallinn, Estonia
On August 14th, Tallinn University hosted an Interactive Forum that gathered 14 participants from across Estonia’s political and civic landscape. The group included politicians from different local parties, NGO representatives working on citizen engagement, deputy...
Lisbon Interactive Forum: Exploring Democratic Innovations
On June 24th, the Portuguese edition of the INCITE-DEM Interactive Fora took place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, bringing together 16 policymakers, public officials and technical staff from local and national institutions. The aim was to assess the...
INCITE-DEM involves children in co-creating the future
Who is most relevant to reach in a project about inclusive citizenship, sustainability and democracy? Children are literally our future, and what could be better than involving them in discussions about what world we should shape together? This summer, INCITE-DEM and...
[BLOG] Reflections from the Interactive Forum in Barcelona
On July 9th, the Barcelona Interactive Forum brought together 14 policymakers and public administration professionals to evaluate the feasibility and implementation potential of six democratic innovations co-designed by citizens across Europe. The event focused on...