About us

MISSIONS PUBLIQUES
IS A HIGH IMPACT SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
FOUNDED IN 1998

We bring the voice of ordinary citizens into strategic discussions.

To improve governance and decision-making processes, we organize citizens’ dialogues that involve the stakeholders concerned.

We act at the local, national and global levels.

Our expertise

Designing
public policies

Citizens’ expertise is key to designing territories and policies for now and for the future. Because no one is better qualified to judge a community than the people who live there!

Evaluation
and impact

We create our citizens’ dialogues with an eye to the expected impact. Our adaptive methods mean that every stage of the process can be tailored to the stakeholders’ requirements.

Creating forums for dialogue

Collective intelligence emerges from constructive, non-partisan forums for discussion. There are no winners or losers: all voices are heard and help shape informed, shared and inspiring viewpoints.

Strategic support

You can be sure that your strategy or your policy takes citizens’ expertise on-board and reaps the benefits of the dialogue with stakeholders.

Designing agile processes for complex questions

Every issue is unique. Which is why you need hybrid methods that can evolve with and adapt to your concerns.

Empowerment
and training

Your staff, stakeholders and the citizens are prepared for the participatory processes and decision-making.

"As the world leader in shared and autonomous mobility, Keolis uses the results from citizens’ debates to feed into its strategy.

Citizens’ dialogues on driverless mobility (2019)

Scheherazade Zekri

Director New Mobility Services, KEOLIS

The Team

Judith Ferrando y Puig

Co-director

Antoine Vergne

Co-director

Elsa Ogien

Participatory project manager

Judith Ferrando y Puig

Co-director

"In a high-tech society where the people have handed their decision-making power to experts and political representatives, citizens must be able to have their say on matters affecting the future of their community. Otherwise social tensions and inequalities will only increase.

It’s particularly motivating to work with people and give them the chance to take part in these complex collective choices. And to realize that far from individualistic stereotypes, they hope to see a fairer, more equal society emerge.

Antoine Vergne

Co-director

"The reason I do this job? To push the boundaries of governance at every level, but especially at global level. My dream is a political society where different forms of democracy complement and strengthen one another. My PhD thesis covered the notion of the random draw, a way of bringing fresh views, openness and a long-term perspective to politics. Which is really just going back to basics, of course.

Elsa Ogien

Participatory project manager

"What motivates me is the chance to give citizens an active role in politics, to help them have an impact on decisions that directly affect them. We set up the mechanisms for citizen participation because we believe that a person’s individual experience makes him or her fully capable of forming an opinion and discussing issues of general interest with other citizens. We help people to collectively take ownership of these issues, whether they relate to their day-to-day lives or to issues of social organization.

Erwan Dagorne

Senior Consultant

Lucile Philip

Participatory project manager

Manon Potet

Participatory project manager

Erwan Dagorne

Senior Consultant

"I want to play a role in the collective construction of our society, to make it meaningful. At a time of great change, we need to come together and spend some time reflecting on our shared values. In my view, debate and communication are key to the healthy and sustainable development of our societies.

The Citizens’ Debate on Space for Europe made a strong impression on me. It was organized on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). I worked closely with partners from the 22 countries in which the debate was held, and was at the heart of the processes. The methods used proved their worth when it comes to shaping future policies.

Lucile Philip

Participatory project manager

"Our job is to create the conditions needed to foster the emergence of a new collective idea. And when we succeed, it is incredible how innovative citizen intelligence can be.

The citizens’ dialogues on the future of Europe were a highlight for me. They were initiated by the European Commission and came with a series of challenges! Bringing together 96 citizens selected at random in each of the 27 EU countries and getting them to agree on some major issues affecting the future of Europe was a unique opportunity.

Manon Potet

Participatory project manager

"With Missions Publiques, I want to prove that no political subject is too complex for citizens, regardless of age, gender, origin or background. When we engage them in dialogues on complicated issues such as health, technology, social reform or ecological transition, we’re assuming that they are as qualified as anyone to have a say in the future of society.

The International Citizens’ Dialogue on Driverless Mobility, which now includes some twenty cities around the world, has shown that participants can take ownership of a subject both collectively and individually, and reconnect with the political process.

Yves Mathieu

Co-director and founder

Huy Tran-Karcher

Ariane Ioannides

Yves Mathieu

Co-director and founder

"The expertise that comes from citizens’ dialogues provides clarity, intelligence and a new outlook to decision-making. If proof is needed, take the global citizens’ debate we organized, covering 24 time zones in 30 hours. Bringing citizens from 76 countries around the table and realizing how closely their views convergence was pivotal for me and confirmed the value of humankind’s collective intelligence.

Huy Tran-Karcher

"

Ariane Ioannides

"

Ophélie Bretaudeau

Maria Tazi

Benoît Verhulst

Ophélie Bretaudeau

"

Maria Tazi

"

Benoît Verhulst

"

Adrien Romme

Kalli Giannelos

Pierre Arène

Adrien Romme

"

Kalli Giannelos

"

Pierre Arène

"

Marie-Adèle Elebe

Théa Disdier-Haumesser

Marie-Adèle Elebe

"

Théa Disdier-Haumesser

"

Judith Ferrando y Puig

Co-director

Antoine Vergne

Co-director

Judith Ferrando y Puig

Co-director

"In a high-tech society where the people have handed their decision-making power to experts and political representatives, citizens must be able to have their say on matters affecting the future of their community. Otherwise social tensions and inequalities will only increase.

It’s particularly motivating to work with people and give them the chance to take part in these complex collective choices. And to realize that far from individualistic stereotypes, they hope to see a fairer, more equal society emerge.

Antoine Vergne

Co-director

"The reason I do this job? To push the boundaries of governance at every level, but especially at global level. My dream is a political society where different forms of democracy complement and strengthen one another. My PhD thesis covered the notion of the random draw, a way of bringing fresh views, openness and a long-term perspective to politics. Which is really just going back to basics, of course.

Elsa Ogien

Participatory project manager

Erwan Dagorne

Senior Consultant

Elsa Ogien

Participatory project manager

"What motivates me is the chance to give citizens an active role in politics, to help them have an impact on decisions that directly affect them. We set up the mechanisms for citizen participation because we believe that a person’s individual experience makes him or her fully capable of forming an opinion and discussing issues of general interest with other citizens. We help people to collectively take ownership of these issues, whether they relate to their day-to-day lives or to issues of social organization.

Erwan Dagorne

Senior Consultant

"I want to play a role in the collective construction of our society, to make it meaningful. At a time of great change, we need to come together and spend some time reflecting on our shared values. In my view, debate and communication are key to the healthy and sustainable development of our societies.

The Citizens’ Debate on Space for Europe made a strong impression on me. It was organized on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). I worked closely with partners from the 22 countries in which the debate was held, and was at the heart of the processes. The methods used proved their worth when it comes to shaping future policies.

Lucile Philip

Participatory project manager

Manon Potet

Participatory project manager

Lucile Philip

Participatory project manager

"Our job is to create the conditions needed to foster the emergence of a new collective idea. And when we succeed, it is incredible how innovative citizen intelligence can be.

The citizens’ dialogues on the future of Europe were a highlight for me. They were initiated by the European Commission and came with a series of challenges! Bringing together 96 citizens selected at random in each of the 27 EU countries and getting them to agree on some major issues affecting the future of Europe was a unique opportunity.

Manon Potet

Participatory project manager

"With Missions Publiques, I want to prove that no political subject is too complex for citizens, regardless of age, gender, origin or background. When we engage them in dialogues on complicated issues such as health, technology, social reform or ecological transition, we’re assuming that they are as qualified as anyone to have a say in the future of society.

The International Citizens’ Dialogue on Driverless Mobility, which now includes some twenty cities around the world, has shown that participants can take ownership of a subject both collectively and individually, and reconnect with the political process.

Yves Mathieu

Co-director and founder

Huy Tran-Karcher

Yves Mathieu

Co-director and founder

"The expertise that comes from citizens’ dialogues provides clarity, intelligence and a new outlook to decision-making. If proof is needed, take the global citizens’ debate we organized, covering 24 time zones in 30 hours. Bringing citizens from 76 countries around the table and realizing how closely their views convergence was pivotal for me and confirmed the value of humankind’s collective intelligence.

Huy Tran-Karcher

"

Ariane Ioannides

Ophélie Bretaudeau

Ariane Ioannides

"

Ophélie Bretaudeau

"

Maria Tazi

Benoît Verhulst

Maria Tazi

"

Benoît Verhulst

"

Adrien Romme

Kalli Giannelos

Adrien Romme

"

Kalli Giannelos

"

Pierre Arène

Marie-Adèle Elebe

Pierre Arène

"

Marie-Adèle Elebe

"

Théa Disdier-Haumesser

Théa Disdier-Haumesser

"