Multigination September 2026 Event Restitution & Deliberation
A public restitution event presenting the outcomes of the Multigination contributory workshops and digital mediation phase will take place in early September 2026, in coordination with the City of Winterthur and the project's consortium partners.
The exact date will be confirmed shortly. The event will coincide with the inauguration of the new bridge in the Grüze neighbourhood, also scheduled for early September.
What Will Be Presented
Raw Contributions
In keeping with the research team's transparency commitments, all participant contributions will be presented as raw, unanalysed data:
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Drawings and annotations from the contributory workshops
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In-situ collages annotated with responses from the digital mediation survey
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Field notes from ZHAW students responsible for the mediation process
Data Structuring, Analysis Methods & Their Application
The raw data collected can be approached in multiple ways to shed light on the ongoing transformations of the Grüze neighbourhood. By sharing both the raw data and the analytical methods, the Multigination method does not deliver fixed conclusions; rather, it produces robust evidence to support deliberation with civil society and stakeholders.
Citizen collectives, researchers, and any interested organizations are also invited to propose complementary analyses, which will equally be presented at the event.
Live Data Access
Raw data is shared in near real-time on the project documentation hub. Processed data is published as it is finalised. All contributions are accessible via the Multigination Documentation Hub.
Event Objectives
Catalysing Public-Interest Crowdfunding
The Multigination research tests the hypothesis that crowdfunding can help bring to life useful, public-interest projects that fall outside a city's immediate priorities or budget. How could the City of Winterthur support citizen-led initiatives capable of mobilising community funding? This is an open question; and the event will be the ideal moment to discuss it.
A Commented Vote on the Future of Grüze
A second hypothesis explored by Multigination is that it is possible to organise a structured, commented vote on the broad development options for the Grüze neighbourhood. This remains experimental and depends on the outcomes of the digital mediation phase, which cannot be known in advance. The goal is not to lock in decisions (which would be premature when working on urban dynamics that will unfold over decades) but to gain meaningful insight into the needs and aspirations of those who live, work, and can help co-imagine a sustainable and inclusive urban future. This too will be an open discussion at the event.
First Concrete Outcomes
The Multigination research partners have committed to producing tangible results that support sustainable and inclusive urban transition in the three pilot territories; Turkey, Finland, and Switzerland. Some outcomes are medium- to long-term, such as building bridges between bottom-up citizen and stakeholder-driven dynamics and top-down approaches led by cities, experts, and designers. A further commitment was that, within the three-year project timeline, concrete achievements would materialise or be formally programmed by 2027 at the latest. The event will be an opportunity to present these first outcomes and develop them further, in connection with potential crowdfunding projects.
Get Involved
Are you an organization or citizen collective considering a public-interest project with participatory funding that requires public space around Winterthur's Grüze station? Get in touch with the City of Winterthur - Office for Urban Development, Smart City & Sustainability: