Forum for Inclusion

Forum for Inclusion follows votetandem.org on the topic of voting rights in Switzerland. The web application gives people without a political voice an actual voice. It does so by allowing these people to record a voice message of their opinion on current votes in Switzerland. Sharing opinions with a voice message is much more intimate, which changes the perspective from a number in a statistic to an actual person speaking to you with their unique human voice.

At the same time, the conscious design decisions experiment with building a more respectful online platform where people have to listen instead of being able to reply, with exposing your voice acting as a soft barrier.

To give it some context, it is worth mentioning that in Switzerland, there are at least four dates for votes or elections each year at the national, cantonal, and municipal levels.