Puzzled about the future? These four women can provide you answers

Uncertainty is here to stay. That’s for sure the pandemic has taught us this year, there is no other way around it. But, that need not be the end of our road. More than affliction, our resurgence to these circumstances matters more. The fact that the world has never seen anything like this before also gives us the opportunity to start out afresh.

Thought leaders and huge corporations have already opened discussions on how to surpass the present upheaval and prevent similar occurrences in the future. Regardless of the expertise the panel holds, the arguments often lack the average citizen’s perception.
NEA, a Zurich based globally minded organization, intervenes just at the crux of this brainstorming. Founded by 4 visionary and ingenious women, the innovative social initiative is set to establish a dialogue between the initiators and their beneficiaries. 

For about 2 years, the non-profit association has been planning on creating a platform to inspire people of Zurich to become future-proof. In partnership with ETH Zurich, Werstadt Zurich among other digital innovators, NEA is bringing solutions and ideas directly to the city’s audience in a creative and most engaging way possible. 

This August, NEA is conducting its first-ever innovative summer school that will feature open workshops, museum visits, seminars and free-discussions on topics of future. As a catalyst for the transdisciplinary network of local experts, activists and citizens, NEA expects to lay foundations for a smart and future proof Zurich. Do you also want to participate in the making of a better future? Then, you are in for a treat for NEA has lined up interesting events throughout this month camped out of the heart of Zurich, Frau Gerold’s Garten.

The entry is absolutely free of charge but due to limited space, registration is mandatory. 

Summer School Schedule:

Tue, 11 Aug
Workshop: A picture-book tourist for Zurich

Tue, 18 Aug
Networking event: Enabling Grassroots Movements
Talk and workshop: Women in STEM

Wed, 19 Aug
Walking tour meeting point: Botanical walk
Creative workshop: Printing with Plants
Art x Science talk: Potential worlds with nature-based solutions

Wed, 26 Aug
Talk and workshop: From idea to climate initiative – Climathon Zürich 2020 Kick-Off

Thu, 27 Aug
Eco Art Lab Roundtable: Zurich 2050: Futureproof

Fri, 28 Aug
Eco Art Lab Roundtable: HEAT Method
Eco Art Lab Panel Discussion: Climate and the City: Transdisciplinary approaches to climate change

Sat, 29 Aug
Eco Art Lab Roundtable: Operation Concrete
Performances and interventions: Eco Art Lab Presentation

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• Smart City
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