A democratic lottery gives everyone an equal chance of being selected. That's not the same as an equal ability to participate. Inclusion requires deliberate design and our research identifies specific strategies. 📚 Read "Including the Underrepresented" fidemocracy.org/publications

The application deadline for the Deliberative Facilitator Masterclass is closing soon. 🤝 Co-designed and developed with @wedodemocracy.bsky.social Registrations: fidemocracy.org/deliberative...

How does a facilitator help an assembly move from exchanging views to recommendations that survive politics? Simone Klint (We Do Democracy) on reading the political room. 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGj...

If you already know how to facilitate, this is where you become a deliberative facilitator, ready to hold the whole process. Our Lead Facilitator Masterclass is hosted together with @wedodemocracy.bsky.social. 📍 Demokrati Garage, Copenhagen 🗓 September 14-16 📩 Apply: fidemocracy.org/deliberative...

We're extending the deadline for the Call for Workshops and the Call for Trainers at FIDE Forum 2026. 🗓️ New deadline: August 28. Apply here: fidemocracy.org/europe-forum...

Still working on your proposal? July 17 is the deadline for both the Call for Workshops and the Call for Trainers at FIDE Forum 2026. Do not let a good idea miss the cutoff. Send it in 👉 fidemocracy.org/europe-forum...

In our latest newsletter, Kyle Redman travels to Ukraine to wrap up our work supporting three local citizens' assemblies. Read the full story: fidemocracy.org/news/inside-... 📚 ☀️ This issue also comes with a bonus: our team's picks for summer reading.

Democracy R&D just released its 2025 State of Deliberation report. Five key trends: AI in assemblies, democratic resilience, expanding representation, deliberation beyond government, and funding sustainability amid cuts. Read the reporte here 👉 democracyrd.org/annual-repor...

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Every year, Democracy R&D takes stock of what our global network has created and learned. The annual report highlights new research, citizens’ assemblies,

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USAID dismantled. Major foundations pulling back. And the EU is negotiating its next budget. Democracy gets less than 0.5% of €2 trillion. Together with @alliance4europe.bsky.social, we mapped where funding stands and what must change. 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1GoRA...

Workshops are 75-minute sessions with 15 to 35 participants. If you have done the work and learned something real, this is where to bring it. Apply here: drive.google.com/file/d/1fYc3... The deadline is July 17. Know someone whose work deserves this room? ✏️ Tag them.

The EU's next 7-year budget is being negotiated now. We joined @alliance4europe.bsky.social to publish 9 recommendations to put deliberative democracy at the center of it. Read the paper: drive.google.com/file/d/1GoRA...

Deadline extended to join our Lead Facilitator Masterclass! You now have until July 31 to submit your registration. This program will run across September, with two online sessions and three intensive in-person days with @wedodemocracy.bsky.social. ✍️ Register at www.fidemocracy.org/deliberative...

We're opening the agenda for the FIDE Forum 2026 in Vienna, and contributions from the field are what make it worth attending. The Forum will host over 30 workshops across two days. Two calls are now open for anyone who wants to shape what's on the program.

Ready to lead a citizens' assembly? Join @zakiaelvang.bsky.social from @wedodemocracy.bsky.social and Jacob Birkenhäger for a three-day hands-on Masterclass in Copenhagen. September 14-16. ✍ Register at www.fidemocracy.org/deliberative...

🎟️ Registration for FIDE Forum 2026 is open! Because this is a truly participatory forum, you don't just attend—you shape the agenda. Alongside general registration, we have also launched two Open Calls for both workshops and training sessions. Get involved👇 www.fidemocracy.org/europe-forum...

FIDE Forum 2026: From Novel to Normal. A conference for practitioners, officials, parties, NGOs, and funders working to move deliberative democracy from the margins to the mainstream. Because deliberation is democratic infrastructure. 📍 Vienna, Nov 18 and 19. 🔵 The program overview is now live.

Brussels brought our team together 🤝 For the DSG program's first international exchange, Europe and North America, same room, same mission. Some joined from a distance, but their work showed up in every session. That is what it means to be a small team doing work that feels bigger than its size.

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Good Governance: DSG Leaders Learn From Europe’s Democratic Innovators On May 21-24, the Deliberative State Governance cohort of bipartisan state leaders, including KY Secretary of State Michael G. A...

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US state leaders travel to Brussels to learn about citizens' assemblies in Europe! The #DeliberativeStateGovernance cohort is composed of state leaders from Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington, coming to learn about the innovative role of deliberation.

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What can European leaders shaping the field of democratic innovation teach America about putting theory into practice? Meet the experts who will be presenting on Citizens' Assemblies to our cross-partisan Deliberative State Governance cohort. More on DSG here: www.fidemocracy.org/deliberative...

Opening the deliberation black box 📦 The first Deliberative Facilitator Masterclass starts on September 14- 16. Hosted at Demokrati Garage, Copenhagen Learn more and register at www.fidemocracy.org/deliberative... 🤝 Co-designed and developed with @wedodemocracy.bsky.social

✍ Submit your workshop for the 2026 FIDE Forum! Deadline: July 17 Call for workshops: drive.google.com/file/d/1fYc3... We’re starting the call early to help people plan, and we strongly recommend submitting your applications early, as spaces are limited.

People can make extraordinary decisions. But someone in the room has to know how to hold the space. FIDE & @wedodemocracy.bsky.social, are publishing the Competence Model for Lead Deliberative Facilitators. It starts with one belief: ordinary people are capable. 🧵

💭Takeaways from the Webinar: What Must a Lead Deliberative Facilitator Know and Do @kellymcbr.bsky.social highlights how complex project delivery can be for deliberative processes. Learn more about our new Competence Model for Lead Deliberative Facilitators: shorturl.at/tZbRk

🚨Last chance to join us today and explore the core competencies behind strong facilitation at 4 pm CET. The webinar is co-presented together with @wedodemocracy.bsky.social. ✍️ Register: shorturl.at/TK4bA

Why do we need a competence model for lead deliberative facilitators? We want to go beyond the long-standing methodological debates to identify what a good lead deliberative facilitator must be able to achieve. It’s about the what, not the how. ✍ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2aacb7...

SAVE THE DATE ➖ FIDE Forum 2026 From novel to normal: making deliberation a democratic standard On 18–19 November, we are gathering in Vienna to face the new reality. Engaging citizens is no longer an option – it's a necessity. ✍ Get notified when we go live: www.fidemocracy.org/europe-forum...

Introducing a new Competence Model for Lead Deliberative Facilitators Join us in the launch of a new training program, in partnership with @wedodemocracy.bsky.social. Sign up to learn more. 📆 April 29, at 4–5:30 PM CEST ✍ Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2aacb7...

✨ What is Shiny Object Syndrome? We've all seen it: jumping on the latest platform or trend… without asking if it actually serves your goals. Here is Lucile Duclaux sharing a better approach to communicating citizens' assemblies with purpose. Watch the full recording: youtu.be/k3bQiKssk3g?...

In the midst of war, local governments in Ukraine turn to citizens with three new assemblies They received a record-high response rate, and their deliberation has just started. Find out more 👉 www.fidemocracy.org/news/deliber...

🚨Last chance to register — Starting today at 14h CET 👇

FIDE - Europe@europe.fidemocracy.org · 4mo ago

Media bias, political pressure, changing contexts… How do you communicate citizens’ assemblies through it all? Join us on Friday for practical lessons from national-level processes. 📅 Mar 27, 2pm CET 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c65f01...