In the context of declining trust in our democratic institutions, parliaments and communities around the world are looking for novel ways to govern. In some jurisdictions, for example, in the United Kingdom and in Australia, parliaments have begun using innovative participatory processes, such as citizens’ juries, to engage a group of randomly selected citizens in deliberations on issues before parliamentary inquiries. In Belgium, a more permanent democratic innovation - a Citizens’ Council - has been established recently in the Parliament of the German-speaking community. The Citizens’ Council, which will begin in September 2019, will be composed of a rotating set of 24 randomly selected citizens who will work alongside the existing 25 elected representatives, setting agendas, supporting deliberation, and holding MPs to account. This Canberra Conversation will discuss how the Citizen’s Council in Belgium came about, how it will work in practice, and what inspiration it offers for democratic renewal in the ACT. The Panel discussion will be moderated by Dr Simon Niemeyer, ARC Future Fellow at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at IGPA.