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Rigshospitalet sets up a well-being panel to distribute DKK 3.5 million across the organization
All employees at Rigshospitalet have just received an invitation to enter the draw to become a member of Rigshospitalet's deliberative Wellbeing Panel, which will decide how DKK 3.5 million will be used to improve wellbeing - across all employee groups. Recent years...
Change and hope come from the margins
New Year's speech by Zakia Elvang, We Do Democracy / A year ago, we stood together here at Democracy Garage at the start of another fateful year and said: Phew, what a year. Now it has to get better. But here at the start of 2026, I think we have to realize that it...
How to strengthen youth democracy – 14 recommendations from young people themselves
The future of local democracy must be developed together with young people – not on their behalf. This is clear after 55 young people took part in the process of making recommendations for a stronger youth democracy. The message from young people is clear: We want to be involved!
How to strengthen youth democracy – 14 recommendations from young people themselves
The future of local democracy must be developed together with young people – not on their behalf. This is clear after 55 young people took part in the process of making recommendations for a stronger youth democracy. The message from young people is clear: We want to be involved!
National citizen panel on animal welfare to point to the future of Danish pig production
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has appointed a citizen panel consisting of 36 representative Danes to make recommendations for better animal welfare for the country's pigs as part of the agreement 'Together for the Animals'. The citizens' panel will...
Copenhageners are concerned about green urban spaces with fewer cars
New data across all citizen collections in Copenhagen shows a unique insight into Copenhageners' priorities regarding traffic, urban space and city life. As an independent third-party secretariat, We Do Democracy has collected data across a total of eight citizen...
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We Do Democracy is looking for a student with a flair for IT, data and technology who wants to help keep our digital systems sharp and contribute to the work for more and better democracy.
Who will be in charge of our drinking water in the future?
In late summer, 36 citizens from all over Region Zealand gathered in a deliberative citizen panel to discuss one of the most fundamental questions in our everyday lives: How do we ensure clean drinking water and strong local communities in the future water supply?
Youth councils in Denmark – we focus on the format
As background for DR's focus on youth councils, we have gathered knowledge about youth councils and youth councils in Denmark. Municipal youth councils first saw the light in the 1960s and have since developed significantly since the 1980s, when youth councils were...
COOP AMBA CREATES NEW WAYS OF INFLUENCE IN THE MEMBER ASSOCIATION
Coop amba has started to roll out their new association strategy. By launching votes on the association's key issues in June 2025, the association marked an important shift in how they work with involvement and member democracy. Many member associations today are...
New project to empower youth voice in local climate action
How can young people have a real say in the climate decisions made in their local area?
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Deliberation is spreading – also outside the public sector
Across the Nordic region, we are seeing a new and exciting trend: non-state actors – businesses, universities and NGOs – are increasingly adopting deliberative methods. But what is driving this development? And what can we learn from those who have already taken the plunge?
We’ll explore this at the first ever Nordic Deliberation Learning Call on Wednesday, June 4.
Democracy in motion: Our international camp has ended
Five days of training, conversation and co-creation are now over - and we couldn't be more proud, grateful and excited for the future. This week, we've had democracy practitioners from all over the world visiting the Democracy Garage in Copenhagen. Together we...
The Future Panel presents its recommendations: “We are not thinking about the next election, but about the next generation”
How should Norway manage its wealth – for the world, for ourselves and for future generations?
56 ordinary Norwegians from all over the country have worked intensively on this question in the Future Panel. On Tuesday 13 May, they will hand over their recommendations to seven key civil society organizations, who will now take the baton forward.
Young Influence – join a community that makes a difference
Are you between 15 and 24 years old and live in Nyborg, Vejle, Herning, Guldborgsund or Greve Municipality? Then you have the opportunity to become part of Young Influence – a new project where 60 different young people meet to share experiences as a young person, gain new knowledge and together find solutions on how to make young voices heard.
New citizens’ assembly in Dragør: 36 citizens work together on recommendations for future welfare
In April, 36 of Dragør’s citizens began the work of finding balances and priorities for the future welfare of the municipality. They have now met twice and will share their preliminary work with the rest of Dragør at the third meeting on Tuesday, May 13.
5 municipalities set out to strengthen the democratic voice of young people in local democracy
The municipalities of Greve, Guldborgsund, Herning, Vejle and Nyborg are leading the way in a new project with We Do Democacy, giving 60 young people the opportunity to develop the local democracy they want to participate in
Nordic democracy history
On Friday February 14, 2025, the first Norwegian National Citizens' Assembly (People's Panel in Norwegian) submitted its recommendations on sustainable consumption to the Norwegian government. Minister for the Ministry of Digitalization and Public Administration and...
Stronger local democracy and radical local transformation go hand in hand in RENTEN Transition Northwest
Living with the major crises of our time requires the ability to act for the individual, and at the same time, it is only together with others that green sustainable change can succeed.
Shaping the future of youth engagement
We Do Democracy receives support from the Tuborg Foundation to develop a method for involving young people in democracy together with young people.
The deliberative wave in Denmark: Citizens have performed 7.5 person-years as part of deliberative processes
In 2019, We Do Democracy conducted the first Danish deliberative citizens’ assembly based on the OECD principles and has since worked with deliberative participation methods in Denmark and abroad.
The Future Panel – a national book about Norway’s wealth
66 randomly selected Norwegians will discuss how Norway's wealth can be used to benefit both current and future generations. We Do Democracy is co-running the independent third-party secretariat for the Future Panel together with Norwegian SoCentral. We bring our...
We Do Democracy chosen as advisor at Norway’s first climate citizens’ meeting
40,000 Norwegians are invited by the Norwegian government to participate in the country's first national climate referendum. An advisory team consisting of We Do Democracy, SoCentral and Analyse & Tal is behind the referendum. The parliament focuses on reducing...
Meet Rob Hopkins and train your imagination in local switching
Can you imagine a different green and democratic future? Knowledge, technology and innovation can take us far, but the superpower for the great transformation of our society is your and my imagination.
Citizens’ assembly to find the balances in the difficult climate adaptation to future weather
In a unique collaboration between the utility company Novafos and Egedal Municipality, We Do Democracy will conduct a citizen gathering focusing on climate adaptation and future supply.
Every young vote counts in the EP elections
On Tuesday 14 May 2024 and for three days, almost 100 EUX students will dive into the EP elections and learn more about the elections, the EU and together find out why they think young people should get involved.
Nordic Deliberation Partnership joins forces to strengthen Nordic democracies
In a shared ambition to strengthen the Nordic democracies, the partnership Nordic Deliberation has now been founded. The goal is to reduce the gap between citizens and the political system, ensure robust democracies and accelerate the Nordic deliberative wave.
We Do Democracy becomes a social enterprise
Since 2017, We Do Democracy has been working for more and better democracy – as independent expert advisors driven by entrepreneurship. The democratic work is now sewn into the heart of the company’s corporate form as a registered social enterprise, making our social democratic agenda even clearer to the outside world.
Local government summit puts democracy and citizen assemblies on the agenda
Zakia Elvang was the keynote speaker at the Local Government Summit in Aalborg and Danske Kommuner follows up on the summit with an article about Zakia Elvang, who spent Friday in Aalborg. The focus is on democracy, citizen gatherings and how municipalities must reactivate the social contract with citizens if we want more people to participate in the welfare solutions of the future.