WDC-Campus: Dialogwerkstätten

Warum kennen wir uns eigentlich nicht? | Dialogwerkstatt

Frankfurt is one of Europe’s most diverse cities: 180 nations, countless languages, perspectives, and stories. Yet people often remain within social and cultural filter bubbles, meeting mostly those who think alike, live alike, and grew up alike. What if encounters were not left to chance, but intentionally designed?

This evening focuses on encounter as a matter of design. A society in which people genuinely meet on equal terms forms the foundation of a resilient democracy.

Agnesa Kolica, founder of Grow Together Germany, will be joined by representatives from Frankfurt’s civil society and political sphere, as well as two participants from the Vielfaltsfreundin programme, who will share what happens when Encounter by Design succeeds – when intentionally designed connections shift perspectives and spark empathy. The discussion will be moderated by Marie Anny Bertsch, co-founder of Grow Together Germany.

This evening is an invitation to reflect and to act: How can democracy be designed through encounter – structurally, individually, and institutionally?

On the panel.
In conversation with the audience.
And in practice through guided speed-matching – experiencing Encounter by Design first-hand.

Grow Together Germany gUG builds social arrival structures in Frankfurt: spaces where encounters are intentionally designed so that everyone can feel at home. 2,347 people from 57 nations have already taken part.

Registration required.

Grow Together Germany gUG is a social start-up that creates social arrival structures: from cultural and social filter bubbles toward genuine solidarity and a strong democracy. With programmes such as Vielfaltsfreundin, Speak Buddies, and Welcome Buddy, the organisation creates spaces for encounters on equal terms between newcomers and locals.

For this commitment, Grow Together Germany was awarded the Frankfurt Diversity and Integration Prize – a recognition of lived diversity and democratic cohesion.