Forum für Gegenwartsfragen

1. Workshop

In a time of growing social tension, we need spaces where people can truly encounter one another. Spaces where the goal is not to debate or persuade—but to speak and to listen.

"Sprechen & Zuhören," a dialogue format developed by "Mehr Demokratie e.V.", enables exactly these encounters: non-hierarchical, respectful, and connecting. Different perspectives are allowed to coexist. Personal experiences are shared—without judgment, without rebuttal. The solutions are just lying around (in the attic).

Once a month, we gather under the roof of Schloss Freudenberg to explore questions that have no easy answers. In a world full of opinions, sensory overload, and digital misunderstandings, something essential is being lost: the conversation that truly connects.

This is dialogue, not debate. Not discussion, but encounter. An open space for people who want to listen—and are ready to share their own perspective.

Admission is free, but registration via the link is required. Soup and drinks will be provided for all participants.

For 33 years, the non-profit “FREUDENBERG Gesellschaft Natur + Kunst” has developed Schloss Freudenberg as a “Field of Experience for the Senses and Thought”. With 300,000 annual visitors, it is a major cultural site. Its permanent exhibition features 150 stations where guests of all ages explore perception as the basis for judgment and opinion. The participatory programme creates a democratic space in harmony with nature, art, and society.