The past is the present

A Working Model for the People

In 2006, 116 of the world's boldest voices gathered around one table to face the questions we're all still asking, and left a seat open for whoever came next.

That work continues—now.

2006
The first table

A small model. A global reach.

On September 9, 2006, 0 of the world's most compelling thinkers, artists, writers, scientists, social entrepreneurs, philosophers and humanitarians from 0 countries come together in Berlin Germany.

Seated around the worlds largest table in historic Bebelplatz square, they engaged with 0 questions out of 0 questions donated by international public.

Why?
The table todayIntroducing the new Table of Free Voices
2026
The table today

A Living Archive. A Worldwide Platform.

On September 9, 2026, we reopen the table as a public platform for questions, responses, and relationships.

A place to share experience, listen across difference, and discover what we hold in common. New questions. New voices. Same purpose: a more just world.

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The Table of Free Voices
116 voices · Berlin, 2006
The Table
of Free Voices
116 voices, one table
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What they came to say
One of 11,151 verbatim responses sealed in 2006. The living archive opens 09.09.2026.
Then / Now
Twenty years. The conversation continues.
2006Berlin, Germany
2026Worldwide
100 Questions · 67 Countries · 11,151 Responses · 18 Languages
days until the conversation reopens
09 · 09 · 2026

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