The festival’s online event in March
Digital Kick-Off
Three days of project showcases, workshops, and creative bureaucracy in action!
The Digital Kick-Off marks the starting point of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival year. From 3–5 March 2026, it brings together public servants, innovators, and changemakers from around the world for three days of online Project Showcases and digital workshops. As a free, global event, the Digital Kick-Off highlights practical examples of creative bureaucracy in action and sets the tone for the festival programme leading into the live event in Berlin in June.
The full workshop and Project Showcase programme will be published in mid-February 2026.
What to expect
Projekt showcases
Project Showcases present innovative approaches to public sector transformation from both the DACH region and the international community. All showcases are shared as short, pre-recorded videos via the Creative Bureaucracy Festival’s social media channels (LinkedIn & Instagram), allowing participants and the wider community to discover, discuss, and vote on projects they want to see at the festival throughout the Digital Kick-Off. The programme concludes with the announcement of 6 jury favourites and two community voting winning projects, which are invited to present live on 11 June at the Creative Bureaucracy Festival in Berlin.
Projekt showcases
Project Showcases present innovative approaches to public sector transformation from both the DACH region and the international community. All showcases are shared as short, pre-recorded videos via the Creative Bureaucracy Festival’s social media channels (LinkedIn & Instagram), allowing participants and the wider community to discover, discuss, and vote on projects they want to see at the festival throughout the Digital Kick-Off. The programme concludes with the announcement of 6 jury favourites and two community voting winning projects, which are invited to present live on 11 June at the Creative Bureaucracy Festival in Berlin.
Digital Workshops
The Digital Kick-Off also features a curated selection of interactive online workshops in German and English. These sessions focus on hands-on exchange, practical tools, and shared learning, offering participants the opportunity to dive deeper into methods, challenges, and experiences from across the public sector. The workshop programme contains workshops from key institutions of creative bureaucracy and is completely free.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIGITAL KICK-OFF 2026
The Digital Kick-Off 2026 takes place from 3–5 March 2026. Project Showcases and digital workshops are spread across the three days, with activities running throughout the day.
The Digital Kick-Off is a free, online event.
Project Showcases are published via the Creative Bureaucracy Festival’s Instagram and LinkedIn channels.
Digital workshops take place online and are hosted on various platforms by the respective partner organisations. You can sign up for workshops via our programme calendar and the Creative Bureaucracy Festival Eventbrite. Workshops will be available starting the middle of February.
The Digital Kick-Off features Project Showcases and digital workshops highlighting creative bureaucracy in action.
Project Showcases present innovative public sector initiatives from both the DACH region and the international community and are shared as short, pre-recorded videos. German-language projects are published on 3 March via LinkedIn and Instagram, international projects on 4 March. The programme concludes on 5 March with the announcement of six jury favourites and two winning projects of the community voting—one German-language and one international.
Alongside the Project Showcases, a curated selection of digital workshops in German and English takes place across the three days, offering hands-on exchange, practical tools, and peer learning.
Workshops will be available starting the middle of February.
The Digital Kick-Off is free of charge and open to everyone.
- Project Showcases & voting:
To follow the Project Showcases and take part in community voting, simply follow the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on Instagram and LinkedIn.
- Digital workshops:
Participation in workshops requires registration via Eventbrite. Registration will be available starting in mid-February.
