The participation game

A board game that helps city employees consider how operations and services could be planned in better co-operation with residents.

The City of Helsinki's Participation Game helps city employees consider how operations and services could be planned in even better co-operation with residents.

At the same time, it helps introduce Helsinki's participation model and build a concrete participation plan with contributions from the entire personnel. 

The Participation Game is a board game that can be played by anyone who is interested in the operations of the City and the development of them. The material is available to all on the web.

The Participation Game starts with the identification of elements and gains of participation. When playing, the players evaluate which things are currently done well to enable the participation of citizens, and in which areas there is room for improvement. In the last phase of the game, the players agree upon the concrete measures. The developers have also come up with a documentation and follow-up tool for the game, which is used for documenting the participation plans generated during the game, and producing data of the gameplay.

Source: City of Helsinki