Facilitate a dialogue and uncover the wisdom of the group.
Deep Democracy is a practical facilitation method to start dialogue and discussion where we actively search for the wisdom of the minority.
Citizen Participation & Inclusion
For years, citizen participation has been a popular buzzword. However, often citizens are not actually involved in complex issues in a participatory way. Perspectivity designs and facilitates processes that involve the whole system. Examples of our work with citizen participation can be found below. contact us
Citizens co-design their district masterplan
Residents think along to design a Masterplan for the district Nieuw-West in Amsterdam.
Perspectivity was asked to organised two open sessions to facilitate the conversations between the residents and other relevant stakeholders.
Online Workshop: Putting People First
An online and interactive workshop on working with stories for a more people-centered and inclusive approach, especially in fragile and complex settings. 20 April 2021 - 13:00 to 16:00 CET What is the workshop about?Organised by Perspectivity and ReflACTION,...
Inspired by G1000
In the past years, the concept of 'G1000' has gained more popularity as a way to involve citizens in the creation of government policy. We recently had an elaborate conversation with the initiators of G1000 in the Netherlands. We were inspired by their enthusiasm,...
Iedereen moet mee kunnen doen in Amsterdam. Praat je mee?
Reizen met het openbaar vervoer, naar school gaan, iets leuks doen of solliciteren op een baan. Voor mensen met een beperking kunnen deze alledaagse dingen een hele opgave zijn. Hoe maken we van Amsterdam een stad waarin iedereen mee kan doen, met of zonder beperking?...
Training: How can we include & unleash everyone in shaping the future?
Liberating Structures - Training from within the Perspectivity Network Do you work in global/local development, on social change, or around complex multi-actor agendas? Are you driven by social purposes, transformational learning, team problem-solving? Do you...
Learning by telling stories about participation in Amsterdam
As a follow-up to the multi-stakeholder lab 'Meedoen Werkt' (Participation Works) at the end of 2015, the whole stakeholder field came together again on the 12th of December 2016. The central question of the meeting was: "How do we strengthen and support each other on...
Participatory policy design in Maastricht
On June 14, the new subsidy system for volunteer work was approved by the Maastricht city council, with "extensive compliments to everyone" by the council. The new regulation has been developed through a participatory process with a wide representation of various...
Senior citizen dialogue in Maastricht
The municipality of Maastricht is strengthening the position of senior citizens with a positive approach to health. More info? Newspaper Seniorendialoog (in Dutch) Positive health Contact: Elien Rogaar
Amsterdam city districts reflect on participation programmes for citizens
The City of Amsterdam would like all of its citizen to participate in society; as a volunteer or in a job. The Pulse program -which started in 2015- activates citizens with a large distance to the labour market. In a one-day workshop, more than 60 policy advisors...
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