{"id":13620,"date":"2025-11-03T19:39:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stadtmanufaktur.com\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=13620"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:24:40","slug":"wiesbaden-kastanienquartier-sustainable-district-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.stadtmanufaktur.com\/en\/projekte\/kiel-holtenauer-strasse-we-can-do-kiez-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics in Hamburg: Citizen participation on a large scale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Client: Ministry of the Interior and Sport, City of Hamburg<\/h3><\/div>
Project period<\/span>: November 2025<\/h5><\/div>
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The project in brief<\/h2><\/div>

The city of Hamburg would like to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games <\/b>in the Hanseatic city and has its sights set on 2036, 2040 and 2044. But what do the people of Hamburg think about a bid for the Olympics and Paralympics? This question will be discussed from November 2025 in <\/span>15 participation formats<\/b> discussed with citizens and stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n

On behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Sport<\/a>, <\/b>is designing and moderating the public dialog surrounding the application process.<\/span> <\/b>Our goal: broad, fair and effective co-design – from the very first idea.<\/b> The classic<\/span> event management is handled by <\/span>by our partner agency inferno Events<\/a> from Hamburg.<\/span><\/p>\n

The motto of citizen participation: Your city. Your voice. Your games. <\/b> <\/span>The bid concept will be further developed from December 2025 onwards based on feedback from the city council. In May 2026, the people of Hamburg will vote on the bid in a referendum. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i>To the live ticker<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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The city as an arena – Hamburg’s approach to the Olympic bid<\/p>\n<\/div>

Task and background<\/h2><\/div>

Hamburg’s bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is not just a major sporting project, but a social dialog with far-reaching significance for the city.<\/strong> Our task is to shape this process in a communicative and participatory manner – openly, critically, emotionally and inclusively<\/b>.<\/p>\n

With the various participation formats – from the kick-off on November 1, 2025 to the dialog formats per district – we are involving Hamburg’s population in the decision. Enthusiasm for the Olympics and the Paralympics <\/b>has just as much a place in this as justified criticism and fears<\/b> on topics such as costs, safety and security. <\/span> or sustainability. We don’t want to drown out these voices, but rather give them space, take them seriously and discuss solutions together. For us, participation means: listening, making visible, integrating into the process. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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“What a great and challenging task. Together with my colleagues at Stadtmanufaktur GmbH, I am able to lead and moderate a wide variety of discussions with Hamburg’s citizens on the bid for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is a great responsibility that we are happy to take on as a team.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/blockquote>

Thorsten Kausch, Managing Director of Stadtmanufaktur<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Central components of public participation are Information and education. <\/b>Many Hamburg residents still remember the discussions surrounding the failed bid in 2015, but a lot has changed since then: the City of Hamburg’s bid concept<\/a> and the requirements of the International Olympic Committee<\/a> ( <\/span>“<\/span>New Norm”). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Isabell K\u00f6ster from the Stadtmanufaktur team setting up the launch event: Hamburg residents were able to find out about the Hamburg+ concept in the foyer of HafenCity University<\/p>\n<\/div>

Bid for the Olympics: The dramaturgy<\/h3><\/div>