Weaving women communities in Zurich

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Written By Nora Wilhelm

WeSpace, a co-working physical space for women, and interdisciplinary, cross-sector community, supports working women. They saw the need of a co-working and community space designed by women where their members feel comfortable, where we can offer services tailored to women and where they can meet and co-create.

Part of their intention was also to act as the home-base for women communities where interactions and collaborations can continue in the future. Seeing the diversity of women’s communities, WeSpace contacted Nora Wilhelm and invited her and collaboratio helvetica to co-create an event to further strengthen the ecosystem and support the emergence of new collaborations in the space.

On 12th of June 2017, the workshop, designed and facilitated by Nora Wilhelm, took place. It included an input about ecosystems awareness and collaboration, and a design for wiser action process to explore synergies and collaboration opportunities.

The workshop was met with great interest and enthusiasm from the participants, and received very positive feedback.

More information: https://collaboratiohelvetica.ch/en/blog/2018/7/19/first-cross-women-communities-gathering-hosted-by-wespace-and-collaboratio-helvetica

Nora Wilhelm

Nora Wilhelm is a social innovator, entrepreneur and researcher dedicated to a world where people and planet can thrive. A changemaker since her teens, she has a background in youth engagement and active citizenship. She presided the European Youth Parliament Switzerland from 2014-2016 and organised an International Session of the EYP in Laax (GR), under the Patronage of then Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter. In 2017, she co-founded collaboratio helvetica, an initiative that catalyses systemic change towards the Agenda 2030 in Switzerland by cultivating a cross-sectoral innovation ecosystem, building the needed capacity, open knowledge sharing, and empowering systems change leaders. She was amongst others recognised for her outstanding contribution by Forbes (30 under 30), UNEP, UNESCO and the Swiss government, and spoke at events such as the Conference of Swiss Development Cooperation, the Swiss Conference of city mayors, TEDx and on global stages next to high level changemakers such as Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. She holds a BA in International Affairs from the University of St. Gallen and a MSt in Social Innovation from the University of Cambridge. In 2023, she co-founded the well • change atelier to make art-based processes and tools to cultivate connection, creativity, and well-being available to more people.

https://www.norawilhelm.org
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