Good practice:

Trendsportal card game

The Municipality of Venlo has composed 26 goals for its SUMP, in the process together with the stakeholders.
To prioritize these goals the municipality created this game with all the 26 goals on a separate card.
The attendees must select 8 of the 26 cards they think that were the most important for the region/city and they must write down their substantiation at the back of the card with also a measurement or opportunity to reach this goal.
There are also a green and red card for the goal that players think is the most important or the most undesirable.
Furthermore there is a Joker card (what have we missed) and a “talk further” card where the participants can leave their contact details, so that the municipality can contact for a meeting.
Each game session starts with showing the animation movie about Venlo’s SUMP Vision: https://youtu.be/aRjXtyso61M.
Afterwards, the game starts (of course with a short intro and explanation of the 26 goals).
When everyone has made his/her selection the game master collects the cards, puts them on big main boards and starts the discussion about the notable results (why are some goals chosen by lots of players or why is a green or red card).
At the end, a good overview of the goals that the stakeholders value as the most important one is provided (along with the measurements/ opportunities they see)

App. € 1500,- to develop the specific card game

The game helped a lot in the smooth running of the SUMP decision-making process in the Municipality of Venlo. During the game session held, the goal “support the environment and energy transition” got the most attention, so this confirms that the stakeholders think this should be the most important subject in the municipal mobility policy.

The game has been used in several municipalities to prioritize the formulation of new policies. It is easily accessible and understandable for every individual and can be easily adopted by other authorities for co-planning.