Hub for Business Impact & Social Innovation (ETH)

Closing the Loop in Prototyping: A Sustainable Approach to Innovation! Last week, we had the privilege of being part of the teaching team for the EMBA ETH Zurich + University of St.Gallen (emba X) programme during their Social Impact week along with Dr. Fabian Takacs and Stefano Brusoni. This intensive sprint week brought students together with partner organizations like Inverto Earth, KoraLabs, the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, Little Scientists Switzerland, Veloblitz, FREITAG, and GirlsCodeToo. The mission was to design innovative business models that seamlessly integrate the three pillars of people, profit, and planet. Recognizing the importance of prototyping in driving innovation, we dedicated an entire day to this critical step. Students were tasked with modeling key aspects—be it a product or a service—of their envisioned business models. To elevate the sustainability ethos of the week, Anja A. Niedworok and Parinitha Mundra implemented a unique approach to sourcing prototyping materials. They repurposed “waste” from ETH Student Project House, transforming discarded items into invaluable resources for the students’ creative work. What made it even more special? No glue or tape was allowed. Students were encouraged to design prototypes that could be completely disassembled, ensuring a closed-loop system and minimizing environmental impact. This sustainable, hands-on approach not only added depth to the prototyping process but also brought a new dimension of creativity to the students’ final presentations. The students' energy, ingenuity, and commitment were truly inspiring, and their projects were a testament to the power of combining social impact with business innovation. Congratulations to the students for their fantastic achievements! We’re already looking forward to what next year will bring. #Innovation #Sustainability #Prototyping #SocialImpact #embaX #CircularEconomy #DesignThinking

It was a pleasure to have you talking about Social Entrepreneurship Beni Rohrbach/SENS 👏 💡Thank you to the EMBA ETH Zurich + University of St.Gallen (emba X) team👍🚀

Thanks to the #Competence Centre for the Management of Cooperatives for this insightful event at #Freie Universität Bozen. The session provided valuable insights into sustainability practices and social impact reporting within the cooperative sector, highlighting future challenges and opportunities 👏 🚀 💡

We are happy and proud to have you as a certified facilitator of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in our team! 👏

Only a week left to register to the upcoming Sustainable University Day taking place on the 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 🥳 Organized by Zurich’s six universities in partnership with U Change, the programme will be rich and focused on forward-looking collaborations to bring sustainability in Swiss universities at another level 🚀 A variety of workshops and inputs await you, along with a panel discussion, an ideas forum and a keynote. The diversity of the programme will allow the public to discuss a wide range of topics related to the current and future state of sustainability in universities. The day is structured so that it is possible to attend only part of it. Meet ETH Sustainability, Klimaplausch, and many others at one of the workshops, or find SSC - Student Sustainability Committee of VSETH and AVETH - Academic Association of Scientific Staff at ETH Zurich at the idea forum 💪 To the complete programme and registration form: 👉go.u-change.ch/sud24DE

Last week, we had the pleasure of participating in the first Cooperative Congress, organized by Idée Coopérative I Verband der Genossenschaften at the Kursaal in Bern. The congress offered a perfect platform to exchange ideas on the challenges, opportunities, and future sustainability of cooperatives. It was a valuable occasion to learn from leading experts, engage in insightful discussions, and explore the future trajectory of the cooperative movement. 📙 During the event, Anja A. Niedworok presented key takeaways from the newly released book "Cooperatives in an Uncertain World", which sparked great interest among the attendees. For those interested in diving deeper, you can order the book here: https://lnkd.in/d4hbcDtD 💡 Parinitha Mundra shared an overview of the work we do at the Hub for Business Impact & Social Innovation (ETH), covering our contributions through research, teaching, report writing, and organizing impact workshops. If you would like to know more about our workshops or take part in one, we welcome you to join us for the upcoming SDGs Game on Nov 12th. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dffy_DyV A heartfelt thank you to Idée Coopérative for hosting such an outstanding and well-organized congress, and to Henrik Schoop, Marlène Anderegg, and Sophie Leuenberger for their excellent work in making the event a success. #cooperatives #congress #impact

Wir freuen uns riesig auf den #Congrès2024 in Bern! 🥳 Tickets gibts hier ➡️ https://lnkd.in/diBrxXzE

Great program - we only can recommend! :)

We are thrilled to announce the release of the book Cooperatives in an Uncertain World! 📚✨ Cooperatives in an Uncertain World advances on the topic of cooperatives amidst an uncertain world and grad societal challenges. After months of hard work, research, and passion, we are proud to share this journey with you all. A huge thank you to die Mobiliar and to everyone who supported us along the way! 🙏 Michael Ambühl, Stefano Brusoni, Anja A. Niedworok Martin Gutmann, Nadia Fabrizio, Monique Bolli, Richard Sturn, Anselm Balk, Michaela Schaffhauser-Linzatti, Sonja Novkovic, Kata Isenring, Theresa Theurl, Nunzia Coco, Silvia Velmer, Riccardo Maiolini, Tommaso Ramus, Andreas Scherer, Christian Voegtlin, Dana Entenza, Chiara Carini, Paola Delvecchio, Ilana Gotz, Friederike Edel, Maximilian Grund, Johanna Möbius, Gaëlle Cotterlaz-Rannard, Manuel Méndez   We hope this book inspires and empowers you as much as it did us while writing it! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/d4WD-zkB.

The hub in collaboration with Technology and Innovation Management at ETH Zurich (TIM) was delighted to host over 20 visitors from Brazilian Cooperatives, thanks to the efforts of the Association of European Border Regions (Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)) and Jose Cruz Rodríguez. This visit aimed to strengthen connections between European and Latin American organizations across various sectors.   Highlights of the visit included: Parinitha Mundra facilitated the 2030 SDGs Game, where participants reflected on their actions, revealing influences from their experiences with capitalism. Ana Procopio Schön Procopio provided an overview of the emba X programme and its social projects. Anja A. Niedworok concluded the evening by sharing research on cooperatives in the Swiss context, emphasizing their role in social innovation. Despite language differences, the discussions were engaging. Our shared passion for learning about cooperatives and making a positive impact bridged cultural gaps, with invaluable support from our translator.   We're grateful for the opportunity to foster cross-cultural learning and collaboration.   #Cooperatives #SocialInnovation #SustainableDevelopment #CrossCulturalCollaboration