Townhall ran the Community BIFF audience programmer vote, and gathered questions for directors and actors plus satisfaction surveys across some 30 programmes.

Residents pick the budget projects themselves. Turnout rose from 1,710 people to more than 10,000 in the year Townhall was introduced.

Some 700 people discussed in about 80 groups. Each group's proposal became a ballot item on the spot, with results shown live on screen.

The superintendent sat down with a citizens' panel. For each agenda item, yes and no pile up on the stage dashboard as people, live.

Young people proposed and chose policies themselves. Even delicate topics such as drug prevention drew candid input.

Townhall powered the question page and ran the debate floor. Keywords from participants gathered on screen to open the discussion.

Citizens around yellow tables in the square shared their views by phone. Large-scale voting support was refined alongside this event.