In 2019, a corner of Belgium made history when it established a new form of institutionalised citizen deliberation. Five years after its inception, the team of researchers following it reflect on the ongoing learnings emerging from the Ostbelgien Model.

#CitizensAssembly

Nine design principles for 'common good housing missions':

Retrofitting first
Moving second
Adapting third
Circular biomaterials
Definancialised markets
Legible systems
Convivial infrastructures
Open buildings
Systemic governance

From Modern Housing, by me and Mazzucato
medium.com/dark-matter-...

Flexible service-boundaries - asking the shop lady whether I could cook instant noodles that they sold on the spot (not common in Oslo, Norway) opened up a series of interactions. Moments of joy and serendipity in an over-designed city.