This page shows all the questions included in the 2026 European Leadership Summit Interactivity Submission Form. If you’d like to plan your responses first, make a copy of this Google Document to draft your answers.
Co-Create “The Art of Becoming” in Nijmegen
Share your ideas and experiences at the most participatory ELS yet! This form covers Interactive Sessions, Play & Connection Experiences, and Evening Magic contributions. Submit your proposals by 15 December 2025.
Note: Deep Dive Working Sessions are proposed through the registration form.
Completing this form will take about 15 minutes per submission.
Contact Information
Email address *
Name *
Phone Number
Organization/Group
City *
Country *
Bio – Describe your experience and background including your Burning Man-related projects. (maximum 200 words) *
Links to your website or relevant profiles
Contribution Type
How do you want to contribute? (You can submit multiple forms for different sessions or types) *
☐ Interactive Session
☐ Play & Connection Experience
☐ Evening Magic
☐ Installation Art
☐ Other: ___________
Interactive Sessions
Session Title *
Content Track *
☐ Personal Becoming (Personal leadership and skills development)
☐ Local Becoming (Regional events, organizational development and community building)
☐ Network Becoming (Communal effort across the global Burning Man community)
☐ Societal Becoming (Burning Man culture’s impact on the wider world)
Session Format *
☐ Workshop (hands-on skill building)
☐ Panel/Discussion (multiple perspectives and group conversation)
☐ Experiential Activity (learning through doing)
☐ Creative/Arts-Based Session
☐ Problem-Solving Lab
☐ Presentation with Q&A
☐ Other: ___________
Session Description (max 400 words) *
Please include:
- Core topic and learning objectives
- What participants will take away or be able to do differently
- Any real examples, case studies, or challenges you’ll explore
- Group activities or interactive elements planned
What does participation look like in your session? How will participants actively engage? *
Why are you passionate about facilitating this? *
Ideal Duration *
☐ 30 minutes
☐ 45 minutes
☐ 60 minutes
☐ 75 minutes
☐ Other: ___________
Ideal number of participants * (e.g., “8-12” or “up to 25”)
Room setup needed *
☐ Workshop tables for small groups
☐ Circle of chairs
☐ Theater seating (chairs in rows)
☐ Classroom style (tables with chairs facing front)
☐ Open space, no furniture
☐ Other: ___________
Materials or equipment needed (e.g., flipchart paper, markers, projector, sound system)
Co-facilitators (Name and email if applicable)
Have you presented similar sessions before? If yes, where?
Be sure to also complete the “Additional Information” questions in the section below.
Play & Connection Experiences
Activity Title *
Activity Type *
☐ Movement Lab (circus, martial arts, dance, yoga, etc)
☐ Creative Workshop (art-making, music, hands-on creation)
☐ Connection Catalyst (friending, networking, skill exchange, community building)
☐ Other: ___________
Description (max 300 words) * Please include:
- What participants will do
- How this builds connection or community
- Any skills or experience participants will gain
- Your approach to making it inclusive and accessible
Duration and timing preferences *
Participant capacity * (e.g., “6-12” or “up to 30”)
Space and equipment needs *
Any relevant experience facilitating similar activities? *
Be sure to also complete the “Additional Information” questions in the section below.
Evening Magic
Contribution Title *
Type of Evening Contribution *
☐ Dine-around conversation
☐ Performance or entertainment
☐ Creative workshop or hands-on activity
☐ Social gathering or community experience
☐ Cultural exchange or celebration
☐ Quiet/reflective space or activity
☐ Party production or atmosphere creation
☐ Other: ___________
Duration and timing preferences *
Description (max 300 words) *
Please include:
- What you’re interested in creating or facilitating
- How participants will engage
- The experience or feeling you want to create
Technical requirements (lighting, sound, space, setup time, stage and rigging plots, fire elements etc.). Please describe.
Collaboration Are you collaborating with other contributors? Would you like to?
Be sure to also complete the “Additional Information” questions in the section below.
Installation Art
Project Title *
Project Description * What does it look like? How do participants interact with it? What experience does it create?
Dimensions * Width x Length x Height (approximate)
Installation Location Preference
☐ Indoor space
☐ Outdoor space
☐ Either indoor or outdoor
☐ Specific location needs: ___________
Interactive Elements * Are there ways for participants to engage with your piece beyond viewing it?
Image of project, if you have one. Provide a link or email it to els2026@burningman.org. This can be a sketch, diagram, photograph of a scale model, CAD design, or any other method of visual explanation.
How might the ELS team best support bringing your project to the Summit? (i.e. volunteer support, lighting, rigging transportation, installation support)
How is your art secured to a surface or the ground?
Technical Requirements Please describe.
- Electrical needs (describe connection): ___________
- Structural support: ___________
- Sound/audio components: ___________
- Lighting requirements: ___________
- Fire elements:
☐ Yes (we’ll follow up with additional safety questions)
☐ No
Setup and Breakdown
- Installation time needed: ___________
- Breakdown time needed: ___________
- Assistance needed: ___________
Be sure to also complete the “Additional Information” questions in the section below.
Additional Information
These additional information questions apply to every contribution type you submit.
Complete them once for each Interactive Session, Play & Connection Experience, or Evening Magic activity you propose.
Participation Design Support
☐ I’m experienced with participatory facilitation
☐ I’d like support to make my session more interactive
☐ I’m new to facilitation and would appreciate mentorship
☐ Not relevant to my proposed contribution
Accessibility considerations
How will you ensure your session is accessible to people with different abilities, learning styles, or comfort levels?
Connection to ELS theme
How does your contribution connect to “The Art of Becoming”?
Anything else you’d like to share?
This is your space to tell us something not captured elsewhere.
Thank you for co-creating the 2026 European Leadership Summit!
We’re excited to review your proposal and will reach out by 2 February 2026. See you in Nijmegen!
Questions? Contact els2026@burningman.org.