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  • Wellington City Council, New Zealand - Budget Simulator

    Wellington City Council in New Zealand used Simulator between 2009 and 2015 to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget challenge, and find out how the public would prioritise services if they were in charge for the day. More
    Closed 1 August 2015

  • Derby City Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Derby City Council in the UK have used Simulator on a number of occasions to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget challenge. Using a budget Simulator they invited the public to have a go at balancing the books - stepping in to the shoes of the Finance Director for the day and prioritising the services they valued the most whilst understanding that to improve some services, others must be reduced. More
    Closed 30 April 2015

  • Waltham Forest Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Waltham Forest Council in London, England used a budget Simulator to involve their citizens in the 2014/15 budget challenge. The public were invited to take part in having their say in how the council should allocate the budget, and what services if any should be reduced in order to balance the books. More
    Closed 31 January 2015

  • The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), UK - Budget Simulator

    Due to an increased demand for skills in the construction industry, CITB expected that there would be a demand for grant funding and training provided by CITB so wanted to find out which services stakeholders would prefer investment to go to. They opted for a Budget Simulator and invited participants to select the strategic services that they favoured the most. More
    Closed 1 August 2014

  • Province of Alberta, (Tourism, Parks & Recreation) Canada - Priority Simulator

    The government of The Province of Alberta in Canada needed to renew the Alberta sports plan and wanted to involve the public in setting the priorities for the next 10 years. They used a priority Simulator and asked participants to allocate points to the sections of sport they valued the most. Over 2 months they received over 4,500 responses which helped to inform the final decision. For more information you can check out the full story here - ... More
    Closed 1 January 2014

  • Aberdeenshire Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland used Simulator to involve their citizens in prioritising the budget. Through the use of Simulator they were able to educate their citizens on the difficult trade-offs that needed to be made in order to balance the books. More
    Closed 1 December 2013

  • Southwark Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Southwark Council in England wanted to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget challenge, so used Simulator and asked the public to prioritise the services that they valued the most. More
    Closed 1 November 2013

  • Worcester City Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Worcester City Council in England used a Budget Simulator to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget consultation. Participants were asked to prioritise the services they valued the most which would help to inform the council as to which services should be maintained or improved, and which services may be reduced if necessary. More
    Closed 1 November 2013

  • Surrey County Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Surrey County Council in England used a budget Simulator to involve the public in prioritising the budget for 2008/09. Using Simulator allowed the public to try their hand at being the financial director for the day and have a go at balancing the books, whilst at the same time being educated on the tough decisions that councils are faced with each year to ensure all services are suitably accounted for whilst making sure they do not overspend. More
    Closed 31 May 2008

  • London Borough of Barnet, UK - Budget Simulator

    The London Borough of Barnet in England have used Simulator on a number of occasions between 2007 and 2014 to involve their citizens in the budget setting challenge. Respondents were given the opportunity to prioritise the services they value the most and are educated as they go, on the tough decisions that need to be made in order to balance the books. More
    Closed 1 February 2008
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