At the Innovationsforum 2025 conference in Berlin, leading figures from politics, business, civil society, academia, and the media came together. The goal of the event was to highlight successful strategies, promote mutual learning, and develop effective solutions to key societal challenges.
The research paper "Delegations as Adaptive Representation Patterns: Rethinking Influence in Liquid Democracy" was co-authored by Davide Grossi and Andreas Nitsche as part of the PERYCLES project. Nitsche presented the paper at this year's European Network for Digital Democracy conference, held on June 12 at the Centre d’Économie de la Sorbonne in Paris. He opened with a thought-provoking challenge:
LiquidFeedback Journeys | LiquidFeedback is a framework for deliberation and collective decision-making designed to facilitate constructive debates. It is one of the most prominent implementations of liquid democracy. This episode will tell the "Story of LiquidFeedback" from its inception in 2009 to its participation in the PERYCLES project from 2025 onward. PERYCLES is funded by the European Union.
LiquidFeedback Journeys | As one of the world's oldest participatory democracies, the Haudenosaunee shaped modern democracy with a system of government centuries ahead of its time. From influencing the U.S. Constitution with principles such as federalism, checks and balances, and bicameralism to their visionary "Seven Generations" approach to sustainability, their legacy is a powerful reminder of the sophistication of indigenous political systems.
LiquidFeedback Journeys | With quill in hand, or by the finger’s touch, the learned and the lowly cast their will upon the waves of this translucent sea, to see it swell and guide the ship of state.
Yet not alone doth each man stand, forsooth! A proxy may he choose, a champion to bear his banner high upon the field.