Johan Galster

Johan Galster is Director and founding partner of We Do Democracy, where he is an expert advisor on deliberative democracy, democratic innovation, and participation. He is the co-founders of Democracy Garage Copenhagen, Denmark’s independent development platform for democratic innovation.

He is a leading expert consultant in designing and implementing Citizens’ Assemblies that comply with the OECD’s international principles. He has designed and led more than 15 Citizens Assemblies as lead facilitator at the municipal and regional level in the Nordic region. Johan has over 20 years of experience as an advisor in inclusion and as a facilitator of change processes across various societal players with a focus on urban development, mobility, climate adaptation, renewable energy and green transition.

He has in-depth knowledge of complex development projects and politically driven organisations, and advisor in participatory processes characterised by multiple stakeholders and solution approaches that rely on early participation and engagement of citizens in the implementation phase. Johan holds a Master’s degree in Aesthetics & Culture from Aarhus University.