Creative Bureaucracy Festival

Creative Bureaucracy Festival The largest festival for public sector innovation | Digital Kick-Off Day: 13 March (online) | Festival: 5 June (Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin) |

👏 And that's a wrap on the main programme — what a day. 🏆 A huge congratulations on this year's award winner Mariana Maz...
11/06/2026

👏 And that's a wrap on the main programme — what a day.

🏆 A huge congratulations on this year's award winner Mariana Mazzucato! Thank you to her students for accepting her award on her behalf.

💜 From the first coffee to the final applause, today proved again what creative bureaucracy can do when courage meets collaboration.

🍻 The day isn't over — the Creative Bureaucrats Night starts now in the beer garden. See you there!

🤸 Democracy is a muscle — and today we’re flexing it.From Demokratie Fitness with Verwaltung für Demokratie e.V. to the ...
11/06/2026

🤸 Democracy is a muscle — and today we’re flexing it.

From Demokratie Fitness with Verwaltung für Demokratie e.V. to the Futures Canvas, the Büro der Fehler und Zufälle and our Podcast Haus, is where ideas get tested, played with and reimagined.

🎨 Come make, debate and dream up the public sector we actually want.

Which one are you trying next? 👇

📍 Führung in Dauerkrise · Circle Stage · Fishbowl This is exactly the kind of bold, practical thinking   is here for. 💚 ...
11/06/2026

📍 Führung in Dauerkrise · Circle Stage · Fishbowl

This is exactly the kind of bold, practical thinking is here for. 💚

🔴 Catch more on the livestream — link in bio.

☀️ Midday at   and the atmosphere is buzzing! 🍴 Food trucks fired up, ☕ coffee bike spinning, and the beer garden buzzin...
11/06/2026

☀️ Midday at and the atmosphere is buzzing!

🍴 Food trucks fired up, ☕ coffee bike spinning, and the beer garden buzzing with the kind of conversations that change how the public sector works.

🌳 Grab a deck chair, find a new collaborator, soak it in — the best ideas often happen between the sessions.

📸 Tag yourself if you spot your face in the crowd!

🧭 Not sure which stage to choose? Here's where today's ideas come to life 👇 🎤 Club Stage — keynotes & big-picture debate...
11/06/2026

🧭 Not sure which stage to choose? Here's where today's ideas come to life 👇

🎤 Club Stage — keynotes & big-picture debates (28 sessions, 9:00–19:00)

⚙️ Factory Stage — hands-on transformation (11 sessions)

🌿 Garden Stage — fresh thinking in the open air (16 sessions)

⭕ Circle Stage — fishbowls, your voice in the mix (8 sessions)

🎓 Academy — Public Vitality workshops · 🤝 Meetup — connect & co-create · 🚢 Cruise — golden-ticket deep dives

🔮 Forums: Shaping the Future & Collaborative State — workshop your boldest reform ideas.

📄 Full programme & map: link in bio. Swipe to find your stage 👉

🎉 It's finally here — the day we've all been waiting for: the Creative Bureaucracy Festival is today! 🌍 We're welcoming ...
11/06/2026

🎉 It's finally here — the day we've all been waiting for: the Creative Bureaucracy Festival is today!

🌍 We're welcoming around 2,000 participants from government, politics, civil society and beyond to explore bold ideas and celebrate outstanding innovation in public administration.

💬 With dozens of sessions and 200+ speakers from around the world, the festival is bursting with inspiration — from state reform to inclusive innovation, cultural transformation to smarter public spending. It's all happening across our stages, forums, Academy, Meetup & Cruise sessions.

🕗 Doors are open!

🌐 Not in Berlin? Join us from anywhere via our free livestream — link in bio. 🔴

Let's celebrate the power of creative bureaucracy — together! 💜

🎤 The Club Stage is where the heart of the festival beats: we open the day, hand out our awards and ask how a creative b...
08/06/2026

🎤 The Club Stage is where the heart of the festival beats: we open the day, hand out our awards and ask how a creative bureaucracy can strengthen democracy — from European resilience and the agentic state to the great government efficiency debate. Don’t miss the Opening (9:00 CEST) and the Evening Programme (from 18:00 CEST)! 👇



👉 The Opening – Creative Bureaucracy – Stronger Democracy
📍 9:00 | Opening



👉 The Opening: Strengthening European Democracy in Times of Global Disruption
📍 9:15 | Panel



👉 Transitioning the Public Sector to the Agentic State
📍 14:00 | Keynote



👉 AI in Reykjavík: Building the Future City
📍 14:10 | Keynote



👉 Flip the Mammoth: Bold Innovation and Ethical Hacking in Bureaucracy
📍 14:20 | Keynote



👉 Officially Entertaining – The Power of Non-Boring Government Communications
📍 14:35 | Film presentation



👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival: Hubs & Townhalls
📍 15:00 | Keynote



👉 Scaling Public Innovation: How Education Transformation Became a Catalyst for Digital Government
📍 15:15 | Project Showcase | In collaboration with Rule of Law Programme Asia – Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung



👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – The City of Sydney
📍 15:30 | Award



👉 Designing the Commission of Tomorrow
📍 15:40 | Keynote



👉 The Breakthrough Method: What If Bureaucracy Could Work for You?
📍 17:00 | Keynote



👉 The Great Government Efficiency Debate
📍 17:15 | Panel



🌙 Evening Programme (Club Stage · from 18:00):



👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – Mariana Mazzucato
📍 18:25 | Award



👉 How València Turned an America’s Cup Hangover into a Public Place – and Maybe Lost It Again
📍 18:45 | Mega F**k-Ups



👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – Ólafur Elíasson
📍 19:00 | Award





📺 The Club Stage will be streamed on our website for everyone around the globe — worldwide and free. Link in bio!



🎤 Auf der Club Stage schlägt das Herz des Festivals: Hier fragen wir, wie Reformen endlich Wirkung entfalten, wie der fö...
08/06/2026

🎤 Auf der Club Stage schlägt das Herz des Festivals: Hier fragen wir, wie Reformen endlich Wirkung entfalten, wie der föderale Staat zusammenwirkt und wie Verwaltung handlungsfähig bleibt. Nicht verpassen: das Opening (9:00 Uhr) und das Abendprogramm (ab 18:00 Uhr)! 👇



👉 The Opening: Demokratie braucht Creative Bureaucracy
📍 9:30 | Panel



👉 Frag den Staatssekretär – Entbürokratisierungs- und Modernisierungsagenda für den Geschäftsbereich BMVg
📍 10:00 | Panel | In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (BMVg)



👉 Reformen, die wirken – was Staat und Verwaltung diesmal anders machen müssen
📍 11:00 | Panel | In Zusammenarbeit mit der Falling Walls Foundation & PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand



👉 Zwei Szenarien, ein Kompass: Föderale Kooperation für den Staat von morgen
📍 12:00 | Keynote | In Zusammenarbeit mit dem IT-Planungsrat (IT-PLR)



👉 Die Modernisierungsagenden – Der Weg zu einem modernen, handlungsfähigen Staat
📍 12:15 | Keynote



👉 Investitionen wirksam fördern: Wie Kommunen besser in die Umsetzung kommen
📍 12:30 | Keynote | In Zusammenarbeit mit PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand



👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – Wolfgang Schüssel
📍 13:00 | Award



👉 Gibt es Auswege aus dem Teufelskreis von Medienkritik und Veränderungsangst?
📍 13:20 | Panel



👉 Staatsmodernisierung: Ohne orchestrierte Tech-Ökosysteme keine Chance?
📍 16:00 | Keynote | In Zusammenarbeit mit der Bundesdruckerei Gruppe



👉 Warum der Staat Projektmanagement braucht
📍 16:15 | Keynote | In Zusammenarbeit mit der GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement



👉 Zwischen New Work Konzept und Behördenrealität: Wie gelingt hier Innovation?
📍 16:30 | 20 min | In Zusammenarbeit mit PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand



🌙 Abendprogramm (ab 18:00 Uhr):
👉 Demokratie verteidigen im Rathaus
📍 18:00

👉 Stuttgart 21 – Fehler und Folgen
📍 18:30 | Mega F**k-Ups



📺 Die Club Stage wird live auf unserer Website gestreamt – weltweit und kostenlos. Link in der Bio!



⛴ Welcome to a chance to step away from the festival crowds & dive into focused dialogue — from courageous leadership an...
08/06/2026

⛴ Welcome to a chance to step away from the festival crowds & dive into focused dialogue — from courageous leadership and hands-on innovation to data, inclusion and the power of storytelling in government. These 4 workshops take place on a boat while cruising the waters of Berlin! 🌊

🎫 During the Opening, a limited number of Golden Tickets will be handed out — giving lucky guests access to one of the cruises and the workshop of their choice.

👉 Keine Zeit zu warten – vom Wollen zum Machen
📍 10:00 | Workshop | Deutsch
Schluss mit Wartenummern-Frust und ewigen Bedenken: Wir holen die Verwaltung aus der Komfortzone und zünden den Turbo für mutige Führung und eine neue Lernkultur. Stempel dich frei von alten Mustern und hol dir den Spaß am Verändern zurück!

👉 Mit den Händen denken – Innovationen mit Lego® Serious Play®
📍 11:00 | Workshop | Deutsch
Was, wenn Strategie nicht im Foliensatz entsteht, sondern mit den Händen? Mit Lego® Serious Play® bauen die Teilnehmenden ihre Ideen und Visionen als 3D-Modelle — und sagen so Dinge, die in normalen Meetings unausgesprochen bleiben. Gemeinsam entsteht ein Bild der Verwaltung von morgen.

👉 Who Gets Seen? Data, Power, and Inclusion in Digital Governance
📍 13:00 | Workshop | English
As governments rely on data to deliver services, visibility becomes a condition for access, rights and recognition. Participants map their own "data doubles", explore what's missing or distorted, and collaboratively redesign a data system to make marginalised groups more visible.

👉 Podcasting the Future of Government
📍 15:00 | Workshop | English
Can podcasting help government ideas travel as stories people actually want to carry with them? In this hands-on session, participants explore what makes podcasts engaging — tone, intimacy, surprise, trust — and translate it into practical principles for better government podcasting, ending with a short recorded reflection.

Have you planned your trip yet? The time is ticking ⏱ — we look forward to seeing you in Berlin on 11 June!

Adresse

Berlin

Benachrichtigungen

Lassen Sie sich von uns eine E-Mail senden und seien Sie der erste der Neuigkeiten und Aktionen von Creative Bureaucracy Festival erfährt. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht für andere Zwecke verwendet und Sie können sich jederzeit abmelden.

Die Organisation Kontaktieren

Nachricht an Creative Bureaucracy Festival senden:

Teilen