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Every year thousands of international participants from government, politics, civil society and other change-making organisations join the Creative Bureaucracy Festival and celebrate outstanding examples of innovative public administrations. The year starts with the festival’s Digital Kick-Off Day in March. The live festival takes place on 5 June 2025 in Berlin.
21.08.2024
Some years have passed since ‘The Creative Bureaucracy & Its Radical Common Sense’ was published (2017) and the first Creative Bureaucracy Festival took place (2018), and the path is towards a growing creative bureaucracy movement. At the 2024 festival, Laura Sobral, a researcher and urbanist who has been following the initiative, released an inspirational step-by-step…
31.07.2024
The German state procures goods and services on a large scale every year. The goal it has set itself is for sustainability criteria to play a decisive role in the awarding of contracts so that public procurement can also drive the transformation towards greater sustainability. Currently, however, only 13.7 per cent of contracts at municipal…
31.07.2024
The German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) is Germany’s comprehensive response to the social and economic challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Germany has around 26 billion euros at its disposal as part of the EU’s Next Generation EU recovery instrument. These funds are intended to remove barriers to investment and finance specific measures to…
26.06.2024
You can now view all presentations and talks from our Impact Stage programme on our YouTube channel and browse through our photo gallery to relive the moments from across the event.
14.06.2024
We are truly grateful to you for being part of the 7th Creative Bureaucracy Festival yesterday and for making the day so special with us! With over 1,850 Creative Bureaucrats in attendance, a record number of ticket sales, and countless inspiring moments, we feel the festival was a tremendous success. It was incredible to meet…
12.06.2024
💌 Further questions? Are any of your questions left unanswered? Are you having trouble with your ticket or the livestream? Our team will try to help you as best as we can before and during the festival at info@creativebureaucracy.org. If you are onsite please do not hesitate to come to our info desk for questions…
10.06.2024
The Creative Bureaucracy Festival Awards honour innovators within or associated with the public sector. Exceptional individuals making a significant impact in the public sector and improving lives in different corners of the world are being recognized. Join us this Thursday at the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 13 June 2024, live in Berlin or online via…
31.05.2024
To mitigate the social and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union (EU) has established the recovery instrument Next Generation EU. Through this, the Federal Republic of Germany has access to approximately 25 billion euros for specific measures, including the reduction of investment barriers. The detailed use of these funds is regulated in…
31.05.2024
With the festival just two weeks away, ensure you’re fully prepared for your upcoming experience. Discover our streamlined festival programme! Click on the schedule above or here to view all stages, sessions, and times at a glance. A detailed programme booklet with this overview and additional information will be available on-site (no need to print).…
08.05.2024
The 2024 Creative Bureaucracy Festival programme is now live. Enter our programme calendar and explore our lineup of more than 200 speakers from almost 40 countries, 83 English and German language sessions with several formats such as keynotes, panels, workshops, round tables and even a cruise. Join over a thousand creative minds from around the…
23.04.2024
Prepare to fuel your creativity as we reveal the initial glimpses of the forthcoming programme for the seventh edition of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival, scheduled for June 13, 2024, in Berlin— only two months away! In our new venue at Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin, we’re introducing new stages, formats, and plenty of opportunities to learn, listen,…
04.04.2024
How can we tap into students’ potential to bridge urban-rural divides? What might an effective national strategy for managing social spending entail? How can grassroots initiatives address pressing challenges like water scarcity? And in what ways can fellowship programmes help to promote digital innovation across entire continents? Almost two weeks ago, we explored groundbreaking projects…
26.03.2024
We are overwhelmed by the number of inspiring projects from the public sector! A huge thank you to all the creative bureaucrats who shared their great initiatives with us. In total, more than 90 projects and initiatives were presented by over 150 speakers from 30 countries. This is an incredible diversity and a testament to…
22.03.2024
We are blown away by all the amazing public sector projects — huge thanks to all the creative bureaucrats who shared their inspiring initiatives! Here are our highlights: 💎 40 Project Showcases – 20 from the DACH region and 20 from the rest of the world 💎 150+ speakers with projects from more than 30…
15.03.2024
Your voice counts! The Digital Kick-Off Day Community Voting is now live until 21 March. Which topics from this year’s Project Showcases spark your interest the most? Explore the lineup, join us live on 21 March, and select your favourite session. The top six sessions (three german language and three english language Project Showcases) with…
07.03.2024
Secure your Early Bird Festival Tickets now for the Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2024 on 13 June in Berlin! Join us and over a thousand participants from government, politics, civil society and other change-making organisations to celebrate examples of innovative public administrations from all over the world. Our complete festival programme and all speakers will be…
20.02.2024
The Digital Kick-Off Day is right around the corner and we’re excited to announce that the full programme for the 21 March 2024 is now available online. Join us and a diverse community of creative bureaucrats for a day full of inspiring project showcases, engaging workshops and thought-provoking podcast episodes. Be sure to register in…
08.02.2024
Join us for our first major event of the year, the Digital Kick-Off Day on 21 March 2024. Don’t miss out and register now for free to watch the livestream! This year the programme features three distinct categories and includes over 90 Project Showcases, Digital Workshops, and Podcast Episodes representing more than 25 countries from…
24.01.2024
Brace yourselves for exciting news about our live festival in June. The Creative Bureaucracy Festival will return on 13 June 2024 in Berlin with a brand-new location. After two great years at Radialsystem, and with growing interest, we’re expanding to accommodate yet more creativity and collaboration. On 13 June, we will welcome you in Berlin…
12.12.2023
The Creative Bureaucracy Festival team visited Vienna at the end of November and had the privilege of participating for the first time at Innovate 2023 – the conference on innovation management in the public sector in Austria. There were many special encounters with long-time friends of the festival and new Austrian connections. Together with our…
16.11.2023
Say hello to the twelve outstanding individuals who will support us in crafting a new festival programme that sparks imagination, challenges the status quo, and showcases bold projects for the greater good – the Creative Bureaucracy Festival Jury 2024! Our global jury excels in digital transformation, city development, innovative project implementation, service design, shifting power balances,…
12.10.2023
The Call for Participation for our 2024 programme is now open. We are calling all creative minds and public sector innovators from all over the world and at all levels to show us your contribution to strengthening democracy. Send us your application until 15 December 2023 in three different categories to become part of our Digital…
27.06.2023
Couldn’t join us in Berlin, or missed some of the talks on our mainstage? The entire German and English speaking programme of the mainstage is now available on our YouTube channel for you to watch and share.
23.06.2023
What a fantastic day we had! Once again you managed to far exceed our expectations. Thank you to everyone who was there with us last Thursday and to everyone who contributed to the inspiring programme and experience of the 6th Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Let’s recap! We welcomed more than 1,300 participants onsite in Berlin as…
22.06.2023
How can we scale our collective ability to shape better places for us all to live, work and exist in harmony with each other and nature? In a joint publication with the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt’s RISE Cities program we invited four sets of guest authors involved in this year’s Creative Bureaucracy Festival to share…
05.06.2023
Once again, we are immensely proud to recognise exceptional people and projects that are making a real difference in the public sector and improving people’s lives. The Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award honours innovators within or associated with the public sector. This year, for the first time, we will be presenting awards in five categories to…
01.06.2023
The Young Faces – Young Spaces Award will be presented at the Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2023 for the second time, and for the first time with a European focus. This special award honours the creative involvement of young people in the design of public spaces. The award will take place during the Closing Session (18:00-19:00 CEST)…
04.05.2023
We’re finally here: the brand new programme of the 6th edition of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival is now live. See all speakers, sessions and formats that will shape our festival and make it louder, bolder, and more inspiring than ever! Discover the dynamics behind a bureaucracy of “impact, trust, futures, networks, unlearning, action, justice, and…
05.04.2023
Every year over 1,000 international participants striving for the common good – from government, politics, civil society and beyond – join us to share and celebrate outstanding examples of innovative public administrations. Be one of them! When? The festival takes place on 15 June 2023 in Berlin. We start off with our grand opening…
28.03.2023
The Digital Kick-Off Day was pure joy and you can now watch all sessions online! Thank you to every project, session speaker and guest in front of the camera and thank you to all partners, jury members and organisers for bringing the day to life with us! Last but not least, thank you to every…
