project nursery for Catalysts

DREAM IT - EXPLORE IT - BUILD IT - GROW IT!

DREAM IT - EXPLORE IT - BUILD IT - GROW IT!

Transform your vision into action

Welcome to our Project Nursery for Catalysts, a nurturing space where ideas are developed into living projects and woven into the ecosystem of changemakers in Switzerland.

Our Project Nursery builds on years of expertise in supporting transformative systems-level initiatives: We provide support at every stage of early-phase project development, offering support and expertise in context mapping, systems thinking, intervention planning, strategy development, team dynamics, leadership, inner resilience, collaborative skills, network building, fundraising, storytelling, communication, and stakeholder relationship management.

Join us as an individual or bring your team along to unleash the potential of your ideas and projects. Let’s create meaningful change together!

What we offer to our Catalysts:

Coaching & tools

Get personal support with your project and help implementing awareness based Systems Change tools & methods.

 

Facilitation

You need facilitation for bigger events? We got you covert with our pool of skilled facilitators.

 
 

impact reporting

We support you with theory & best practices on how to do meaningful impact reporting & how to share your story!

 
 
 

Network

We are a broad community of change makers and we offer a platform of collaboration & peer support.

Highlights from Catalysts

  • Rebecca Panian, Catalyst Lab cohort 2023–2024

    “Collaboratio helvetica and the team offered support in fundraising and networking needed for my project to develop. I am grateful for the community I have been introduced to and how they still care and support me today.”

    – Rebecca Panian, founder of VOLL AUF DIE 12 and participant of the Catalyst Lab 2023-2024

FAQ

  • The Project Nursery is a virtual (and sometimes physical) workspace created by the collaboratio helvetica team to provide accompaniment and concrete hands-on support for changemakers in the early phase development of their ideas and projects. It aims to become a bridge between learning (both topic-specific knowledge and awareness-based systems change methodologies) and doing (moving into action with a specific project).

  • We welcome people who are seeking ways to transform their current organisation or work field, or who are exploring how to create a new project.The Project Nursery is designed for individuals who have completed the Catalyst Lab or changemakers who have completed other learning journeys with collaboratio helvetica and are well-versed in awareness-based change methodologies, complexity management, and systems thinking.

  • The Project Nursery provides support at every stage of early-phase project development. We offer support and expertise in context mapping, systems thinking, intervention planning, strategy development, team dynamics, leadership, inner resilience, collaborative skills, network building, fundraising, storytelling, communication, and stakeholder relationship management.

  • We recommend to sign up for three months, which can be renewed upon completion if needed.

  • You apply via the official form on our website (coming soon), and we will get in touch with you to discuss your project idea and how we can support you to bring it to life.

  • No, the Project Nursery can be joined at any given time.

  • The participation fee per project is CHF 400 per month, and CHF 1000 for three months. This fee includes weekly coaching sessions and invitations to our network and peer support events.