“The city of Kortrijk has made it a priority to stimulate greater citizen participation. We had held a large scale survey asking our citizens what they considered to be the policy priorities for the coming years in their street, neighborhood and city. The response was overwhelming and people wanted to somehow stay involved with the execution of these plans. That’s when Jurgen contacted us and introduced us to the brilliant concept of ‘Budget Games’. It’s an innovative way to involve citizens in policy making which Jurgen helped to produce and facilitate in Kortrijk. Together with Co-Learning we were the first to use it on the European continent.”