All blog articles with Future-oriented organisations

18 articles

Wooden block tower on a table with scattered pieces.

28 October 2024 |

Choosing what to keep in a changing world

The quest to determine which knowledge to preserve and pass on is complex. To begin with: What is knowledge?

Two people sitting on stacks of books with laptops.",

Knowledge at Risk: What Happens When Boomers Retire?

As the baby boomer generation exits the workforce, some organisations face a knowledge retention challenge.

Colorful illustration of people with speech and thought bubbles.

Building a Culture of Knowledge Sharing

In the international cooperation sector, knowledge management is embedded within an organisation’s culture and systems...

Abstract illustration of human brain with circuitry and symbols.

More than Data: Why Knowledge Needs Humans

Knowledge transfer is important. This is true when an employee leaves an organisation or when there is a change of role.

2 May 2023 |

Chloé

Favre

Design thinking: an innovative tool in the problem-solving toolbox of international cooperation

"Now go change the world!" was the opening line of the design thinking workshop at Forum cinfo 2022. Easier said than...

1+1 = 3 | How job sharing creates value for an organisation

The job sharing duo of Lisa and Tony is intergenerational, gender-mixed and complementary in terms of the experience...

29 September 2022 |

Roya

Milani

Médecins sans Frontières: "How we pioneered job sharing in our field programmes"

Médecins sans Frontières introduced job sharing in Iraq and reduced the turnover rate for this complex position.

Diversity and inclusion in the international cooperation labour market

Diversity and inclusion: is the sector on the right track?

Are diversity and inclusion adequately addressed in the Swiss labour market of international cooperation? cinfo and BASS...

22 June 2022 |

Ursula

Jenny

"The fear that all employees will demand unpaid leave is completely unfounded"

Solidar Suisse offers its employees unpaid leave and unpaid parental leave so that they can dedicate their time to other...

25 May 2022 |

Isabel

Günther

People sometimes need change to evolve – sometimes without a reason

NADEL employees can take an unpaid leave for no particular reason and on a regular basis.

Co-chairing an HR department

Manuela and Kathrin, a job-sharing duo, tell us how they run the HR department of Helvetas. Discover the lessons learned...

30 March 2022 |

Loredana

Contaldi

How our employee Simon became a digital nomad

A private sector company outlines the benefits and obstacles of mobile working. Get inspired.

2 November 2021 |

Neva

Fark

"We should all take an interest in our future. It's where professionals and organisations have to evolve to remain relevant"

Gerd Leonhard, a leading futurist, shares his main observations and foresight for the next ten years and what they might...

17 February 2020 |

Loraine

Ding

The cornerstones of organisational transformation

Professionals from a variety of organisations tell us about their path to innovation. Find here the key takeaways.

1 February 2020 |

Dino

Beerli

Innovation in non-profit organisations

Should NGOs and NPOs be innovative? If so, how do you develop innovation in organisations whose intention is to provide...

A fund to foster innovation

Swiss Solidarity launched an innovation fund to support the Swiss NGOs to develop innovation within their projects...

Making innovation visible

Maya Shah, Innovation Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières, believes innovation is a permanent challenge to the...

Innovation is a must for NGOs

Thierry Agagliate, Head of Innovation at Terre des Hommes, understands innovation not just as an invention or a new idea...