How do we want to live together?” – this question has long driven me. As a sustainability scientist, I have focused on researching successful sustainable organizational practices and regenerative economic models. I now bring this knowledge into learning spaces. Those spaces are scientifically grounded, somatically anchored, and collaboratively designed – spaces where societal transformation can be experienced.
It is not only about understanding existing structures, but also about highlighting concrete alternatives and new ways forward. To do this, I draw on my research on commons and non-monetary exchange structures, insights from environmental psychology, and methods from Utopian Workshop for sustainable futures, making empowering forms of collaboration and cooperative organizational practices visible and tangible.
I offer keynotes, workshops, and project facilitation – always with the goal of creating spaces where new ways of thinking and acting are possible. People can experience themselves as active shapers of their own lives and society. I share knowledge on sustainable practices in the present – including monetary systems, circular economic models, commoning, and non-monetary exchange structures – as well as approaches to engaging with concrete sustainable future visions.
In addition, I am part of the environmental psychology network Wandelwerk, supporting people and organizations in deepening and shaping their engagement with climate justice and sustainability. I design my offerings for conferences, initiatives, educational spaces, and organizations – always scientifically grounded and creatively delivered. My approach is context-sensitive and tailored to the target audience.
- Understanding Money – History, Impact & Alternatives
- Living Beyond Exchange Logic – New Ways of Togetherness
- Commons & Commoning – Acting Sustainably Together
- Transformation Initiatives – Lessons from Practice
- Utopia Workshop – Developing positive and Participatory Future Scenarios
- Environmental Psychology – Climate Communication, Resilience & Justice
- Somatic & Trauma-Sensitive Activism
How can somatic and creative methods open up new perspectives on sustainable education?
An example from my research practice.
Anyone trying to bring something new into the world often experiences an inner conflict: between the demands of a money-based society and what one personally considers important and meaningful. In my research project in cooperation with the Sunflower Foundation in Zurich, I was particularly interested in how people navigate this tension. And how, at its edges, transformative impulses repeatedly emerge, challenging and potentially changing the quality of the status quo. But how can we inquire into such impulses?
As part of this research, I conducted an embodied interview series in 2023. My questions focused on the tension between having to earn money and following one’s inner calling. I invited participants to respond in their own unique way. I wanted to explore what happens when we give space to impulses that cannot yet be put into words, going beyond thinking in familiar patterns. This produced diverse, dancing, performative and experience-based responses.
These were documented in a research paper and a video. It shows how somatic and performative methods can make new impulses visible in the struggle for change and support people in finding ways to take action.
Overview & previous projects
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