1 · Proposal
A topic is checked and put forward for decision. Nothing is under way yet.
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How we work
From concern to impact
Every step has a responsible person, a result and evidence. Even a failure is a documented result.
What we do differently
We don't want to change who decides. Parliaments continue to decide. Parties continue to argue. Elections continue to determine majorities. We want to change how decisions are prepared, explained, implemented and reviewed. The debate should take place on a basis that anyone can look up.
For us, it doesn't start with a proposal but with an observation. Anyone who starts with the solution only looks for arguments in its favour.
It's rarely because nobody knows
The application that gets stuck. You wait months for a decision. Nobody is to blame, everyone is responsible. In the end the problem resolves itself, usually at your expense.
The reform that nobody explains. Something changes, and nobody knows why. What other options there were, what it costs and who pays for it – you don't find out. You only find out who likes it.
The promise without follow-up. A law is passed and celebrated. After that, nobody checks whether it worked. In politics, failure rarely has consequences.
Our steps
- Step 1
Report
Observation with evidence
- Step 2
Bundle
Link duplicates, keep the origin
- Step 3
Check
Justify relevance and responsibility
- Step 4
Decide
The board proposes, members decide
- Step 5
Carry out
Dossier, experts, those affected
- Step 6
Submit
In due form to the responsible body
- Step 7
Follow up
Response, impact, report
Three decisions we keep separate
A proposal is not an approval. An approval is not an external submission. An external submission is not an acceptance – and certainly not a success.
2 · Approval
Members decide on the first stage. Responsibility and route are named.
3 · Submission
Only then does something go to an official body – as a separate step with its own approval.
Three things nobody else puts in a petition
Problem, those affected, responsibility, costs and demand are part of every good petition. What sets us apart is the rest.
What we rejected. We show all the solutions we examined and rejected again, with reasons. Anyone who only shows the winner has probably never seriously compared.
Who will oppose it – and rightly so. We name the interests that stand against our proposal. And we say why they are understandable. We name interests, not people.
How you can tell whether it worked. We write down in advance how, after twelve months, you can tell whether it worked. That way nobody can wriggle out later – not even us.
How you can measure us
No demand without a description of the problem. Every demand is preceded by what specifically isn't working. Proven, not claimed.
No solution without a price tag. What it costs and who pays for it is stated. Even when the number is uncomfortable.
No position without the other side. We name who is against it and for what understandable reason. Opponents are not enemies.
No failure without admitting it. After twelve months we say what became of every petition. Even if nothing came of it.