Creative Bureaucracy Festival

🧘♀️ The CBF Team is currently taking a short break to recharge, eagerly looking forward to preparing the 8th edition of our Creative Bureaucracy Festival. 📌 Together, we've proven the power of creative approaches in administrations worldwide. Bureaucrats who question the status quo are essential for strengthening and future-proofing democracies around the globe! So join us in 2025 for the next edition of our festival & experience public sector innovation at its finest. Mark your calendars 📅 already for 5 June 2025 in Berlin. 🤩 Stay tuned for updates as we strive to create another memorable event! #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #publicsectorinnovation #publicsector #bureaucracy #transformation #policy #verwaltung #öffentlicherdienst #government #bürokratie #innovation

Community Buzz 💤 ☀️ Sun's out, fun's out, and our community's buzzing with news! Check out the latest updates from our partners below 👇 👉 Celebrating 5 years with BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt! This year's festival featured the FORUM Cities: Prototyping Democracy, marking five years of our partnership with BMW Foundation and the conclusion of the RISE Cities Fellowship 2023/24. Fellows presented their projects, including workshops on citizen-driven city making and public-private partnerships. 🎓 Find out more about the RISE Cities Fellows and their exciting work 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmTnPee8 👉 GovInsider – Spotlighting digital governments around the world!
 Our media partner GovInsider, a digital publication that covers public sector innovation and digital government, has launched a new series of stories spotlighting digital governments around the world along with an interactive map, searchable by agency and country, to get a quick overview of who’s who, what’s happening, and what’s coming up next for digital government. 🗺️ Click through to explore digital governments around the world, or reach out if you would like to nominate an organisation to feature 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gEwBs2jD 👉 Our Partnership With Zeitverlag Continues! Zeitverlag enriched this year's festival with its own stand, offering sample copies and in-depth insights into its high-quality journalism, and facilitating discussions on content and advertising opportunities. This collaboration allowed Zeitverlag and the Creative Bureaucracy Festival to strengthen their partnership, with both looking forward to the 2025. 🗞️ Check out their public sector articles 🔗 https://lnkd.in/df8EEFZA #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #partner #news #community

🍓 Fresh #CBF24 insights from our programme partner Center for Offentlig-Privat Innovation (CO-PI), who impressed at this year's festival with insightful sessions and just published an article on their key takeaways. Danish speakers, dive in 👇!

🌟 Almost two weeks ago, creative bureaucrats from all over the world gathered in Berlin to work on a future-proof public sector and build strong democracies. 💥 In just one incredible day, across 83 dynamic sessions, participants connected and collaborated at our vibrant festival venue, Festsaal Kreuzberg. From inspiring talks to innovative workshops, it was a day full of energy, ideas, and community spirit. 📸 Explore all festival highlights in our photo gallery and relive the unforgettable experience and memories 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGz_2tQE #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #publicsectorinnovation #publicsector #bureaucracy #transformation #policy #verwaltung #öffentlicherdienst #government #bürokratie #innovation #provekafkawrong

🎬 Reflecting on 13 June, we are excited to share the immense joy of the 7th Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Relive the momentum as all Impact Stage Sessions are now available online for you to (re)watch! Head over to our YouTube channel 🔴 https://lnkd.in/dtTmCniS 🍿 Let's take a moment to reminisce on this beautiful event: We welcomed over 1,850 participants in Berlin and connected with more than 2,500 viewers through our online livestream. Across 83 sessions in both English and German, over 200 speakers and project contributors from around the world shared invaluable, vibrant, and inspiring insights on innovative administrative practices. 🙌 A special thanks to all the speakers, partners, crew, contributors, and our online and onsite visitors, as well as our entire community, for your continuous support! Your energy & participation made this year truly exceptional! #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #publicsectorinnovation #publicsector #bureaucracy #transformation #policy #verwaltung #öffentlicherdienst #government #bürokratie #innovation #provekafkawrong

🎏 Exactly one week ago, our fantastic festival came to life! #Throwback to the incredible moments: participants enjoying inspiring sessions on our 4 stages, engaging in thought-provoking discussions at the 4 forums, and connecting with peers throughout the event. It was truly an amazing experience, and we’re still in awe of it all 💫. 🌟 Stay tuned for more festival highlights in the coming weeks! In the meantime, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a moment to fill out our feedback form 📩 https://lnkd.in/ee4eB72u #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #publicsector #bureaucracy #transformation #policy #verwaltung #öffentlicherdienst #government #bürokratie #innovation #provekafkawrong #festival

🌟 Still basking in the afterglow of the incredible festival, we're eager to hear your thoughts! While we're catching our breath after a record-breaking year (most attendees ever 💥 ), we're already reflecting on how to make things even better. ✍️ Your feedback is invaluable! Tell us what you loved and where we can improve. It only takes a few minutes, but it will help us shape the future of the festival: https://lnkd.in/ee4eB72u By the way: we have already announced the dates for the next year 🥳 Mark your calendars for 5 June 2025! Looking forward to hearing from you 💞! #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #provekafkawrong

🙏 We couldn’t have done it without you! A huge thank you goes out to our incredible partners. 👏 Yesterday's success would not be possible without these strong partners by our side. 🫶 We're truly grateful for your innovative ideas, expertise & programme contributions! Together, we've achieved this amazing festival and we look forward to continuing to grow & reach new heights in the coming years. Thank you! ❤️ #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #partners PD - Berater der öffentlichen Hand GmbH Falling Walls Foundation Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V. Bundesministerium der Finanzen Bertelsmann Stiftung German Federal Ministry of Defence - Bundesministerium der Verteidigung Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA) byte – Bayerische Agentur für Digitales Centre for Public Impact Civic Coding – Innovationsnetz KI für das Gemeinwohl GovTech Connect Lokalprojekte BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Politics for Tomorrow Project Management Institute Konrad Adenauer Stiftung & more!

💚 What a day — We could not have asked for anything more! We are in complete awe & hope you feel the same. 🌟 Seeing over 1,850 creative bureaucrats from more than 50 countries come together in Berlin, eagerly working on a future-proof public sector, sharing their visions, and connecting with like-minded peers is a true pleasure. 🤸🏽 We are so happy that you have come to join our movement — because we are here to stay! 🙏 Thank you to everyone who contributed to this wonderful event: the helpers from all teams, the speakers, our partners, our hosts, the venue staff, and especially everyone who prioritized being here with us today. We appreciate you all very much! 💙 💚 #CBF24 #CreativeBureaucracyFestival #provekafkawrong