10.10.2025
Local Self‑Governance and Sustainability Transformations
Around the world, people want their local governments to be more accountable, more effective, and more participatory. Local government can also play a key role in helping us shape the future in more intentional ways. Here in Germany, the Losland project worked with ten municipalities in different regions, all of which wanted to involve community members more actively in designing the future of their communities. Even though local circumstances varied across sites, we learned that it works quite well to engage randomly‑selected citizens in addressing specific issues and co‑designing desired futures.