Projects – research, consulting, participation
Focal points
Here you will find all ongoing and completed nexus projects on the respective topic or procedure. Click on one of the terms below.
MiGriS – Micro mobility grid solutions: Modular and cirrcular battery and LEV systems
nexus ist beauftragt die Entwicklung von drei Piloten inklusive der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und der Befragung von Nutzenden umzusetzen.
Durchführung einer Zukunftswerkstatt im Bereich Bildung und Betreuung für das Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
nexus gestaltet im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ) eine Zukunftswerkstatt zur Entwicklung von strategischen Politikansätzen im Themenfeld der Kindertagesbetreuung für Kinder bis zum Schuleintritt sowie der Ganztagsbetreuung von Kindern im Grundschulalter.
Projektevaluation „Dialogforum private Haushalte 2.0“
nexus konzipiert und führt im Auftrag der Technische Universität Berlin und in Kooperation mit C³ team eine Prozess- und Ergebnisevaluation des Projekts „Dialogforum private Haushalte 2.0“ durch.
Municipal Climate Assemblies
nexus designs two climate assemblies with randomly selected citizens in two partner cities.
Berlin-wide participation services for the design of public WLAN
On behalf of the Senate Chancellery, nexus is carrying out a Berlin-wide participation (real participation and online participation) on the design of public WLAN in Berlin.
Citizen participation as part of the procedure for the construction of a mono sewage sludge utilisation plant in the area covered by the Thuringia Municipal Sewage Sludge Recycling Association (ZV KKT)
nexus designs and implements a citizens' jury Planning Cell as part of the procedure for the construction of a mono sewage sludge recycling plant in the area covered by the Thuringia Municipal Sewage Sludge Recycling Association
Pilot Implementation of a Non-Competitive Recognition Format “SynergisteN”
nexus is conducting the pilot phase of a cooperative, non-competitive recognition format for sustainable, transformative projects at the municipal and regional levels on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency.
Dialogue process Tempelhofer Feld
nexus is conducting the Tempelhofer Feld dialogue process on behalf of Tempelhof Projekt GmbH and the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing. The aim is to integrate the perspectives of 250 Berliners into the dialogue on the future of Tempelhofer Feld.
Transformation in Small and Medium-Sized Cities: Mobility Patterns and Impacts on Environmental Quality and the Quality of Public Spaces
On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), nexus is designing a 6-month test phase in which residents of a small town and a medium-sized town in central Germany will test mobility services as an alternative to their own car in their everyday lives.
Development of principles/guidelines for internal informal participation and support for informal participation activities in infrastructure projects of roads, bridges and waters (LSBG)
nexus advises and supports the informal internal participation in the LSBG and the external participation of diverse target groups in infrastructure projects.
idem – innovative and inclusive democratic spaces for deliberation and participation
nexus is researching the challenges faced by people with disabilities in political participation processes. Together with ten other European partners, nexus is developing an AI-based voice assistant to facilitate the communicative participation of people with disabilities.
Citizens’ Climate Forum Schleswig-Holstein
nexus conceives and organises the Climate Citizens' Forum Schleswig-Holstein.
Secure data traffic – everyday illustration of fundamental rights risks
nexus researches how internet users and experts perceive the risks of data processing on the internet and develops data protection-compliant information dialogs.
Process support and evaluation „GROW HAPPY NBG – growing up mentally healthy in the neighbourhood “
nexus accompanies the project team in the planning and implementation process and evaluates the project GROW HAPPY NBG on behalf of the city of Nürnberg.
Forum against fakes – Together for a strong democracy
As a service provider to the Bertelsmann Stiftung, nexus designs and implements a Citizens' Council on the topic of disinformation.
TheaDiPOLIS – Theater participation for a digitally experienceable creation of the future polis
nexus accompanies and evaluates the possibility of combining methods of autobiograph-ical-documentary theater with non-actors with interactive digital tools as a participation method in urban development projects.
A court of the future. Advancing the rule of law together
nexus is organizing a participatory process for judicial employees, stakeholders and the general public to further develop the justice system in Baden-Württemberg.
Development and piloting of the “Participation in border regions” programme
On behalf of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the nexus Institute supports regions on the border with Germany's neighbouring countries in the development of cross-border citizen participation projects and structures.
Conception and implementation of five further training as part of the workshop series “Learning together” for the experience and consulting network Bürgerbeteiligung Sachsen (EBBS)
Accessibility of citizen participation – in the sense of a wide concept of inclusion.
Climate Assembly Skopje
nexus supports the conception, implementation and evaluation of a citizens' council in Skopje on air pollution.
AI Cockpit: Implementation of practical examples for “Human in Command”
nexus evaluates, accompanies and designs the research project AI-Cockpit: Implementation of practical examples for "Human in Command" on behalf of the BMAS.
Gender-sensitive urban planning: potential for sustainable and diverse cities
On behalf of the BBSR, nexus is working together with UP19 Stadtforschung + Beratung as part of the "Experimental Housing and Urban Development" (ExWoSt) research programme on the study "Gender-equitable urban development: potential for sustainable and diverse cities".
Support in the establishment and moderation of the citizens’ advisory council “Structural Change in the Central German Coalfields” Saxony-Anhalt
nexus is supporting the Structural Change in the Central German Coalfields Department, State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt in setting up a citizens' advisory council.
Gesellschafts-Forum Kunstgewerbemuseum of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD)
On behalf of the Dresden State Art Collections, nexus holds a forum with randomly selected citizens to democratize the museum.
Society Forum Bundeskunsthalle
On behalf of the Bundeskunsthalle, nexus organizes a social forum for the democratization of the museum.
Focus groups on the further development of the Confederation’s policy for equal living conditions
nexus investigates living conditions in different regions of Germany for the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community.
The promotion of noise-conscious behaviour
nexus is coordinating the overall study on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency and is conducting a citizens' dialogue.
Communication and participation formats for the Dresden Transport Authority (DVB)
nexus designs and accompanies various communication and participation formats and processes in the context of the planning for the further development of public transport in Dresden.
Strengthening, scaling and networking civil society sustainability initiatives on the way to sustainable politics
In this research project, nexus identifies the social and political hurdles that impede the activities of sustainability initiatives and, together with initiatives, develops recommendations for politics and administration that can strengthen the transformation potential of the initiatives.
Participation for the redesign of the Preußenpark in Berlin
nexus is conducting a public information event, focus group discussions and online participation on behalf of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district authority of Berlin.
Mobility2Grid research campus: Efficient and networked systems for the climate-neutral city
nexus designs and implements innovative participation processes in the various areas of the M2G research campus and analyses the role of participation in transfer processes.
Process support for the creation of guidelines for citizen participation in the city of Braunschweig
nexus designs and moderates the process in cooperation with the local partner DenkRaum Braunschweig gUG.
KIDD – Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Diversity
nexus develops with industry partners a participation-oriented process and quality criteria for the transparent and bias-free implementation of AI.
BeNaMo – supportive research on sustainable forms of mobility
nexus, together with Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, is accompanying the projects funded by the BMBF’s (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) research agenda “Sustainable Urban Mobility”.
Rule-making process in the context of public participation in Bielefeld
nexus accompanies the city of Bielefeld in the participatory development of the rules and regulations for public participation.
National Citizens‘ Assembly Nutrition in Transition on behalf of the German Bundestag
nexus is conducting a national citizens' assembly on nutrition together with a number of project partners.
Interreg DREAM_PACE – Demand Responsive Transport in Central Europe
nexus is conducting studies in the Baden-Württemberg area to strengthen the local on-demand transport structure.
Environmental Policy Dialogue
In a dialogue process with citizens, nexus develops and tests innovative and target group-oriented address formats for people who tend to be sceptical about environmental policy.
Reactivation of railway lines in border regions
nexus investigates the reactivation and development potentials in cross-border regional rail passenger transport between Germany and its neighbouring countries.
Citizens’ Advisory Council on Berlin-Tourism
On behalf of SenWiEnBe and visitBerlin, nexus accompanies the Citizens' Coucil Berlin-Tourismus as its office.
Selection of citizens as members in the National Citizens’ Oversight Committee
nexus is commissioned with the implementation of the selection process; designs, moderates and documents the events of the citizens' forum and the two election committees.
ExWoSt study: Multifunctional inner city development and participatory culture
nexus is preparing the study "Multifunctional inner city development and participatory culture" on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Building and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development at the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBSR).
DIGITAL SCRUBS – Social implications and effects of context-sensitive, neuroergonomic human-machine interactions on team dynamics in networked operating rooms
nexus is researching, developing and evaluating an interpersonal and multimodal attention assistance system for context-sensitive, neuroergonomic human-machine interaction in networked operating theatres for the first time.
Participatory Project Evaluation Health Promotion in the Living Environment of Residential Facilities and Workshops for People with Disabilities
nexus evaluates the project "Making health simple. Designing health promotion in workshops and residential facilities".
Promoting active citizenship through democracy education and active online participation of youth role models (ACTIon)
nexus coordinates the European partnership within the EU education program Erasmus+ .
Participation Assembly Potsdam
nexus moderates the participation council of the state capital Potsdam, which is committed to the further development and implementation of the culture of participation in Potsdam.
Current projects
A court of the future. Advancing the rule of law together
nexus is organizing a participatory process for judicial employees, stakeholders and the general public to further develop the justice system in Baden-Württemberg.
AI Cockpit: Implementation of practical examples for “Human in Command”
nexus evaluates, accompanies and designs the research project AI-Cockpit: Implementation of practical examples for "Human in Command" on behalf of the BMAS.
BeNaMo – supportive research on sustainable forms of mobility
nexus, together with Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, is accompanying the projects funded by the BMBF’s (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) research agenda “Sustainable Urban Mobility”.
Berlin-wide participation services for the design of public WLAN
On behalf of the Senate Chancellery, nexus is carrying out a Berlin-wide participation (real participation and online participation) on the design of public WLAN in Berlin.
Citizen participation as part of the procedure for the construction of a mono sewage sludge utilisation plant in the area covered by the Thuringia Municipal Sewage Sludge Recycling Association (ZV KKT)
nexus designs and implements a citizens' jury Planning Cell as part of the procedure for the construction of a mono sewage sludge recycling plant in the area covered by the Thuringia Municipal Sewage Sludge Recycling Association
Citizens’ Advisory Council on Berlin-Tourism
On behalf of SenWiEnBe and visitBerlin, nexus accompanies the Citizens' Coucil Berlin-Tourismus as its office.
Citizens’ Climate Forum Schleswig-Holstein
nexus conceives and organises the Climate Citizens' Forum Schleswig-Holstein.
Climate Assembly Skopje
nexus supports the conception, implementation and evaluation of a citizens' council in Skopje on air pollution.
Communication and participation formats for the Dresden Transport Authority (DVB)
nexus designs and accompanies various communication and participation formats and processes in the context of the planning for the further development of public transport in Dresden.
Conception and implementation of five further training as part of the workshop series “Learning together” for the experience and consulting network Bürgerbeteiligung Sachsen (EBBS)
Accessibility of citizen participation – in the sense of a wide concept of inclusion.
Development and piloting of the “Participation in border regions” programme
On behalf of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the nexus Institute supports regions on the border with Germany's neighbouring countries in the development of cross-border citizen participation projects and structures.
Development of principles/guidelines for internal informal participation and support for informal participation activities in infrastructure projects of roads, bridges and waters (LSBG)
nexus advises and supports the informal internal participation in the LSBG and the external participation of diverse target groups in infrastructure projects.
Dialogue process Tempelhofer Feld
nexus is conducting the Tempelhofer Feld dialogue process on behalf of Tempelhof Projekt GmbH and the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing. The aim is to integrate the perspectives of 250 Berliners into the dialogue on the future of Tempelhofer Feld.
DIGITAL SCRUBS – Social implications and effects of context-sensitive, neuroergonomic human-machine interactions on team dynamics in networked operating rooms
nexus is researching, developing and evaluating an interpersonal and multimodal attention assistance system for context-sensitive, neuroergonomic human-machine interaction in networked operating theatres for the first time.
Durchführung einer Zukunftswerkstatt im Bereich Bildung und Betreuung für das Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
nexus gestaltet im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ) eine Zukunftswerkstatt zur Entwicklung von strategischen Politikansätzen im Themenfeld der Kindertagesbetreuung für Kinder bis zum Schuleintritt sowie der Ganztagsbetreuung von Kindern im Grundschulalter.
Environmental Policy Dialogue
In a dialogue process with citizens, nexus develops and tests innovative and target group-oriented address formats for people who tend to be sceptical about environmental policy.
ExWoSt study: Multifunctional inner city development and participatory culture
nexus is preparing the study "Multifunctional inner city development and participatory culture" on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Building and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development at the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBSR).
Focus groups on the further development of the Confederation’s policy for equal living conditions
nexus investigates living conditions in different regions of Germany for the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community.
Forum against fakes – Together for a strong democracy
As a service provider to the Bertelsmann Stiftung, nexus designs and implements a Citizens' Council on the topic of disinformation.
Gender-sensitive urban planning: potential for sustainable and diverse cities
On behalf of the BBSR, nexus is working together with UP19 Stadtforschung + Beratung as part of the "Experimental Housing and Urban Development" (ExWoSt) research programme on the study "Gender-equitable urban development: potential for sustainable and diverse cities".
Gesellschafts-Forum Kunstgewerbemuseum of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD)
On behalf of the Dresden State Art Collections, nexus holds a forum with randomly selected citizens to democratize the museum.
idem – innovative and inclusive democratic spaces for deliberation and participation
nexus is researching the challenges faced by people with disabilities in political participation processes. Together with ten other European partners, nexus is developing an AI-based voice assistant to facilitate the communicative participation of people with disabilities.
Interreg DREAM_PACE – Demand Responsive Transport in Central Europe
nexus is conducting studies in the Baden-Württemberg area to strengthen the local on-demand transport structure.
KIDD – Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Diversity
nexus develops with industry partners a participation-oriented process and quality criteria for the transparent and bias-free implementation of AI.
MiGriS – Micro mobility grid solutions: Modular and cirrcular battery and LEV systems
nexus ist beauftragt die Entwicklung von drei Piloten inklusive der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und der Befragung von Nutzenden umzusetzen.
Mobility2Grid research campus: Efficient and networked systems for the climate-neutral city
nexus designs and implements innovative participation processes in the various areas of the M2G research campus and analyses the role of participation in transfer processes.
Municipal Climate Assemblies
nexus designs two climate assemblies with randomly selected citizens in two partner cities.
National Citizens‘ Assembly Nutrition in Transition on behalf of the German Bundestag
nexus is conducting a national citizens' assembly on nutrition together with a number of project partners.
Participation Assembly Potsdam
nexus moderates the participation council of the state capital Potsdam, which is committed to the further development and implementation of the culture of participation in Potsdam.
Participation for the redesign of the Preußenpark in Berlin
nexus is conducting a public information event, focus group discussions and online participation on behalf of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district authority of Berlin.
Participatory Project Evaluation Health Promotion in the Living Environment of Residential Facilities and Workshops for People with Disabilities
nexus evaluates the project "Making health simple. Designing health promotion in workshops and residential facilities".
Pilot Implementation of a Non-Competitive Recognition Format “SynergisteN”
nexus is conducting the pilot phase of a cooperative, non-competitive recognition format for sustainable, transformative projects at the municipal and regional levels on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency.
Process support and evaluation „GROW HAPPY NBG – growing up mentally healthy in the neighbourhood “
nexus accompanies the project team in the planning and implementation process and evaluates the project GROW HAPPY NBG on behalf of the city of Nürnberg.
Process support for the creation of guidelines for citizen participation in the city of Braunschweig
nexus designs and moderates the process in cooperation with the local partner DenkRaum Braunschweig gUG.
Projektevaluation „Dialogforum private Haushalte 2.0“
nexus konzipiert und führt im Auftrag der Technische Universität Berlin und in Kooperation mit C³ team eine Prozess- und Ergebnisevaluation des Projekts „Dialogforum private Haushalte 2.0“ durch.
Promoting active citizenship through democracy education and active online participation of youth role models (ACTIon)
nexus coordinates the European partnership within the EU education program Erasmus+ .
Reactivation of railway lines in border regions
nexus investigates the reactivation and development potentials in cross-border regional rail passenger transport between Germany and its neighbouring countries.
Rule-making process in the context of public participation in Bielefeld
nexus accompanies the city of Bielefeld in the participatory development of the rules and regulations for public participation.
Secure data traffic – everyday illustration of fundamental rights risks
nexus researches how internet users and experts perceive the risks of data processing on the internet and develops data protection-compliant information dialogs.
Selection of citizens as members in the National Citizens’ Oversight Committee
nexus is commissioned with the implementation of the selection process; designs, moderates and documents the events of the citizens' forum and the two election committees.
Society Forum Bundeskunsthalle
On behalf of the Bundeskunsthalle, nexus organizes a social forum for the democratization of the museum.
Strengthening, scaling and networking civil society sustainability initiatives on the way to sustainable politics
In this research project, nexus identifies the social and political hurdles that impede the activities of sustainability initiatives and, together with initiatives, develops recommendations for politics and administration that can strengthen the transformation potential of the initiatives.
Support in the establishment and moderation of the citizens’ advisory council “Structural Change in the Central German Coalfields” Saxony-Anhalt
nexus is supporting the Structural Change in the Central German Coalfields Department, State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt in setting up a citizens' advisory council.
The promotion of noise-conscious behaviour
nexus is coordinating the overall study on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency and is conducting a citizens' dialogue.
TheaDiPOLIS – Theater participation for a digitally experienceable creation of the future polis
nexus accompanies and evaluates the possibility of combining methods of autobiograph-ical-documentary theater with non-actors with interactive digital tools as a participation method in urban development projects.
Transformation in Small and Medium-Sized Cities: Mobility Patterns and Impacts on Environmental Quality and the Quality of Public Spaces
On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), nexus is designing a 6-month test phase in which residents of a small town and a medium-sized town in central Germany will test mobility services as an alternative to their own car in their everyday lives.
Project archive
All nexus projects can be researched in the project archive.
The links and project homepages correspond to the status at the end of the project.