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The deliberative sessions of the Gipuzkoa Citizens’ Assembly come to an end with the presentation of the recommendations to the General Assembly
The Gipuzkoa Citizens’ Assembly is, together with the one already held in Tolosa, the second deliberative democracy initiative promoted by Arantzazulab in the territory. Promoted by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Arantzazulab and Telesforo Monzon eLab, the initiative was launched in November 2022 following the OECD’s principles of good practice and with the support of…
Read MoreThe members of the Tolosa Citizens’ Assembly present their recommendations to the representatives of the Tolosa City Council
The Tolosa Citizens’ Assembly has been a process that has put deliberative democracy and collaborative governance into practice. It has been innovative, and, launched here for the first time, it has enabled the meaningful involvement of citizens in public policy making. Based on the principles of good practice defined by the OECD, the City Council…
Read MoreWhat would it take to reimagine the future of collaborative governance? Research into transformation ecosystems
Part 4 of a 4-part series – The behind-the-scenes look at what it is really like to try and create change. Some personal reflections. At the beginning of this year, I started a research fellowship with Arantzazulab. Our idea was simple – find examples of where transformation has happened, on the ground, where said transformation…
Read MoreThe Basque Government supports the work of Arantzazulab during the visit of the president Iñigo Urkullu to the laboratory’s headquarters
In the visit the Basque Government announced its incorporation as a permanent member of Arantzazulab’s Board of Directors. This afternoon, the president Iñigo Urkullu visited Arantzazulab, Arantzazu’s Social Innovation Lab, a reference centre in governance innovation. The purpose of the visit was to present the Basque Government as a new member of Arantzazulab’s Board of…
Read MoreThe Citizens’ Assembly of Tolosa ends the information phase and dives deep in the deliberation in its third session
On the 19th of November, in the third session of the process, the participants of the Citizens’ Assembly of Tolosa have finished the information phase and have immersed themselves in the deliberation phase. The day began with a review of the work carried out to date. In the two previous sessions, experts and professionals have…
Read MoreIn its second session, the Tolosa Citizens’ Assembly continues with the information phase
Last weekend took place the second session of the Tolosa Citizens’ Assembly. In the meeting held on Saturday 5th November, the second of the deliberative process, Assembly members have continued to deepen their knowledge of the question posed by the Town Council of Tolosa. The starting point proposed by the public institution is: What can…
Read MoreFirst meeting to create a network of knowledge agents and on Governance Innovation
Promoted by Arantzazulab, researchers and practitioners from 13 different organisations attended the event. Researchers, Knowledge agents, laboratories or research groups that are reflecting, researching, and carrying out practical and experimentation actions in the field of Governance and democratic innovation met today in Gandiaga Topagunea, the headquarters of Arantzazulab. The main objectives of the session were:…
Read MoreGipuzkoa Citizens’ Assembly kicked-off with 32 Gipuzkoa citizens
This pioneering deliberative process seeks the meaningful involvement of citizens in public policy making The Gipuzkoa Citizens’ Assembly started last weekend. After months of work, 32 Gipuzkoans selected by civic lottery met in the Orona spaces in Hernani (Gipuzkoa) to hold the first deliberative sessions, which took place on Friday afternoon and on Saturday. The…
Read MoreTolosa Citizens’ Assembly’s first deliberation session took place with the participation of 32 people from Tolosa
The first Citizens’ Assembly of Tolosa kicked-off on the 22nd of October. 32 Tolosa residents are the protagonists of this pioneering process and will propose a series of recommendations to build a Tolosa that improves the health and emotional wellbeing of everyone. At the beginning of the session, representatives of Tolosa Town Council and Arantzazulab…
Read MoreResidence with international experts frames valuable insights for reimagining Collaborative Governance
Arantzazulab hosted a two-day residency for strategic reflection with the participation of leading international experts in the field of social innovation, systemic transformation and democratic innovation: Jayne Engle, director of Participatory Canada; Anthony Zacharzewski, director of the Democratic Society; Gorka Espiau, director of the Agirre Lehendakaria Center; and Michelle Zucker, a researcher who leads Arantzazulab’s…
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