Calling creative bureaucrats from all levels of government!
Your ideas are changing government. Share them.
Bring your projects, research, art and bold ideas to the 10th Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Help shape better government.
Global Call for Participation 2027
Are you changing how public administration works—or exploring how it could work better? This year, we invite creative bureaucrats and collaborators worldwide to share their work in four categories: Project Showcase, Research in the Public Sector, Arts & Bureaucracy and Moonshot Ideas.
From small improvements to systemic change, we want to hear what you are trying, what you are learning and what others could take forward. Help us show what becomes possible when creativity meets public service.
Selected submissions will become part of the 10th Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 2–3 June 2027 in Berlin, connecting your work with an international community of public sector changemakers.
Explore the four categories, selection criteria and application process below to find where your contribution fits.
The call is now open.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Project Showcase (Projects and Initiatives)
Tell us about an ongoing or recently completed project that shows how creative and experimental approaches are changing public administration.
We welcome practical innovations at every level of government: better public services, simpler processes, leadership and organisational culture, new forms of public participation and successful cross-sector collaboration. Projects that bring a fresh perspective to social challenges are also welcome.
Project Showcase (Projects and Initiatives)
Tell us about an ongoing or recently completed project that shows how creative and experimental approaches are changing public administration.
We welcome practical innovations at every level of government: better public services, simpler processes, leadership and organisational culture, new forms of public participation and successful cross-sector collaboration. Projects that bring a fresh perspective to social challenges are also welcome.
Arts & Bureaucracy
Share an artistic project that explores public institutions, bureaucracy or the relationship between people and the state.
We welcome work across artistic disciplines, from visual art and installations to performance, film and participatory projects. Tell us how your work offers new perspectives, questions familiar practices or creates opportunities for dialogue about bureaucracy, public institutions, democracy or people’s experiences of the state.
Arts & Bureaucracy
Share an artistic project that explores public institutions, bureaucracy or the relationship between people and the state.
We welcome work across artistic disciplines, from visual art and installations to performance, film and participatory projects. Tell us how your work offers new perspectives, questions familiar practices or creates opportunities for dialogue about bureaucracy, public institutions, democracy or people’s experiences of the state.
Research & Discovery
Share research that offers new insights into how public institutions operate and how they can change.
We welcome research from all disciplines on public sector innovation, from organisational culture and leadership to service delivery, public participation and institutional reform. Tell us what you have learned, why it matters for public administration and how your findings could inform practice.
Research & Discovery
Share research that offers new insights into how public institutions operate and how they can change.
We welcome research from all disciplines on public sector innovation, from organisational culture and leadership to service delivery, public participation and institutional reform. Tell us what you have learned, why it matters for public administration and how your findings could inform practice.
Moonshot Ideas
Imagine a world where public institutions operate in fundamentally different ways. What would that look like, and how could we get there?
We welcome moonshot concepts, ambitious goals and new directions for public administration. Describe the future you envision, what it could make possible and the steps or changes needed to move towards it.
Moonshot Ideas
Imagine a world where public institutions operate in fundamentally different ways. What would that look like, and how could we get there?
We welcome moonshot concepts, ambitious goals and new directions for public administration. Describe the future you envision, what it could make possible and the steps or changes needed to move towards it.
For questions about your submission, write to us at programme@creativebureaucracy.org.
Please note: Submitting a proposal does not constitute a right to be selected or considered for the programme. The jury and the festival team reserve the right to decline any submission without giving reasons. Participation in the Creative Bureaucracy Festival is only final once it has been confirmed in writing by the festival team.
How else can you get involved?
- Know a project worth sharing? Pass on our Global Call for Participation to the people behind it and encourage them to apply.
- Interested in becoming a partner? Join us for the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 2–3 June 2027 in Berlin. Contact partnerships@creativebureaucracy.org to explore partnership options with our festival director.
- Bringing a group or planning a side event? We welcome ideas for bringing changemakers together during the festival week. Get in touch with our programme team at programme@creativebureaucracy.org.
