97 randomly selected citizens show what the Rhenish mining region needs beyond billions in funding and major projects. The state government must now respond to their ten recommendations.

Slogans won’t slow the rapid development of dangerously powerful AI. But a citizens’ assembly representative of humanity’s diversity and independent of frontier labs and national governments could.

Welcome to autumn, with a 10% discount on any of my 2026 & 2027 courses by registering before Monday 12 October with the promo code AutumnSale! I am pleased to announce my new 2027 schedule of …

On 25 September, the Utopia bookshop in Paris will welcome Bertrand Séné and Beverley Toudic for a discussion on citizens’ assemblies. Bertrand Séné posits in…

Bringing Neighborhood Council leaders together for 12 years.

Since September 18, 2026, a randomly selected Citizens’ Panel has been deliberating on measures to strengthen democracy in the European Union (EU). Until the end of the year, anyone interested can sub...

South Africa’s first climate citizens’ assembly is looking for ways to create a fairer transport system – and confronting the enduring legacy of apartheid along the way.

Communities across the country will be able to build and control their own clean energy supply.

With COP31 a few months away, new research has found the most trusted decisions about how to fight global warming are made by the people affected most by those environmental issues.

Does citizen deliberation inside representative institutions enhance legitimacy among non-participating publics?

ToP Group Facilitation Methods training - Sitges, Barcelona

Now Available! The second edition of Democracy Beyond Elections: A Handbook on Citizens’ Assemblies is now available to download for free. Around the world, Citizens’ Assemblies are demonstrating what...

Transformative organising combines community organising and collective care. Discover the basics of power and creating change together.

Informal event for facilitators and friends from across the North East to come together over coffee in Newcastle city centre.

Strategy turns what you have into what you need to win. Learn to design campaigns where tactics drive change and build people power.

I have spent much of my working life listening to the public, watching opinions change, loyalties shift and issues once considered settled become f...

Lead transformative organising programmes with communities across the UK to build power and win change.

Elise Burns and Keith Williams appeared in campaign filmed by Rankin this year – both were denied their wishes, but their relatives are picking up the baton

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

Help us support the family of Dr Jason Arday with funeral a… Patrick Vernon OBE needs your support for In Memory of Dr Jason Atta Kwei Arday: Supporting His Family