Hackathon prototype · NSD democracy for u & me

The Context Translator

Democracy that meets every EU citizen where they already are — on TikTok, in their inbox, on LinkedIn, in their letterbox. One topic, many registers. Worked example: energy efficiency.

1 · Stakeholder side

intake + orchestration

Stakeholder dashboard

Policy unit briefs the system in plain language; sees the campaign map, channel mix, partners and costs.

Persona: DG ENER policy officer
return path

Synthesis dashboard

All citizen input — digital and physical — aggregated into one comparable, weighted picture.

Persona: same policy officer, 6 weeks later
contribution loop

Civic-tech console

Where stakeholder-flagged adapter gaps become open-source issues — and where the consortium picks them up.

Persona: same policy officer + the open-source maintainers
sortition

Assembly organiser dashboard

Stratified-lottery selection of 160 citizens for the European Citizens' Panel on the EPBD — 26 constraints across 6 dimensions.

Persona: Ágnes, Sortition Foundation lottery coordinator

2 · Citizen side — six registers, one topic

outbound

Academic — expert email

Formal invitation to a building-science expert to contribute to the consultation.

Persona: Dr. Anna Kowalski, TU Delft
outbound

Teenager — TikTok

15-second clip, one tap to share a reaction. Hosted by a youth-NGO creator.

Persona: Léa, 17, Lyon
outbound

Professional — LinkedIn

Policy briefing with a CTA to share a structured view.

Persona: Markus, 41, sustainability lead, Berlin
outbound

Low-digital access — paper letter

Plain-language letter with 3 yes/no questions and a prepaid envelope.

Persona: Mária, 72, village in Hungary
outbound · sortition

Assembly — invitation to apply

"Your name has been drawn at random" — postal invitation to apply to the European Citizens' Panel. Stamped envelope + QR + free phone line.

Persona: Mária again — drawn from EU population registers