About us

 

Our vision is a Switzerland where individuals, communities, and organisations collaborate seamlessly to drive systems change, co-creating a sustainable society guided by the values of humanity and ecological responsibility.

 
 

The challenges of our time require new forms of collaboration and a holistic way of thinking. Switzerland has a long tradition of collaboration and dialogue across language barriers and religious divides. Collaboratio helvetica therefore believes in Switzerland's unique potential to leverage participatory approaches and collaboration to contribute to a change towards more ecological responsibility, humanity and the common good.

The organisation catalyses the societal transformation of Switzerland by cultivating a cross-sectoral innovation ecosystem, building capacity for systemic change and convening stakeholders around the complex challenges addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Collaboratio helvetica empowers committed people and organisations to shift deeply ingrained attitudes and mindsets,  conduct dialogues more effectively, implement new forms of collaboration and thus collectively imagine and shape the Switzerland of tomorrow. 

Our Strategy 

We empower individuals and organisations to become agents of systems change.

Empower

  • With our services, tools and methods, we cultivate a collective understanding of the systemic nature of today’s challenges, creating spaces for continuous learning, development, and innovation.

  • We constantly test and develop our tools and methods for collaborative systems transformation.

We support changemakers to develop their projects further and reach a greater impact.

NURTURE

  • We coach, support and continue to empower our Catalysts to develop their projects further and reach a greater impact with their work.

  • We co-initiate, support and hold spaces for collaboration and co-creation.

We foster a cross-sectoral community of changemakers, enabling further collaboration and learning.

CO-CREATE

  • We foster a culture of learning and participation, promoting knowledge sharing and synergies.

  • We activate communities of collaboration towards the SDGs, addressing specific topics, practices and root causes.

Key activities