Theme: Relational Infrastructures of Trust and Shared Stewardship

Focus: Trust as civic infrastructure—neighbourhood rituals, participatory budgeting, citizen assemblies, civic tech for inclusion. Emphasis on politics as shared place, new types of leadership, resilience, and responsible stewardship. Summarise the Leadership Challenged Year Research Basis: Where does trust live?; Relational Infrastructure First principle.

Thematic Action Ideas: Citizen jury pilots, civic trust index, distributed leadership practices.

Key Question: How do we govern in ways that are trustworthy, inclusive, and humane?

Expected Outcomes: Frameworks for participatory governance, trust-based leadership models, and resilient civic practices.