Workshops

Workshops
Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 09:30

Playing with Rules

Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 09:30

Room 14 (Level 2)

Alper Cugun Principal at Hubbub, data engineer

Kars Alfrink Founder of Hubbub, games designer

Workshop description: Sink your teeth into social issue game design by just doing it. Playing with Rules is a hands-on workshop for beginners and… Read more
Co-Creation in FMCG - What needs to change for better results?

Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 09:30

Room 12 (Level 2)

Markus Maurer Social Media Consultant at the Federation of Migros Cooperatives

Within FMCG a lot of companies are using co-creation to develop new products. Even though the development process of products always involves… Read more
Liquid Democracy as a Service (LDaaS)

Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 09:30

Room 5 (Level 3)

Jean-Henry Morin Associate professor of ISS, University of Geneva

Liquid Democracy is increasingly emerging as an opportunity and alternative to the increasing problems facing our participative environments. Also… Read more

Workshops
Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 13:00

Introduction to Lift

Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 13:00

Meet Up Corner 1 (Level 0)

Is it your first time at Lift? Then join a special session dedicated to first-timers. This year we are scaling up the program with specially crafted… Read more

Workshops
Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 14:00

Lift Youth special session

Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 14:00

Room 23 (Level 0)

After the success of the masterclass led by kids at Lift13, we concocted an extended and special program for young Lifters (10-16 years old). This… Read more

Workshops
Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

Les FabLab: une approche centrée sur l'utilisation ? (in French)

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

Room 20 (Level 3)

Carole Baudin Professor at the EDANA laboratory

Gaëtan Bussy Industrial design engineer at EDANA laboratory

Description de l'atelier: Les FabLab, lieux de prototypage rapide, de co-création et partage de connaissances et d’expériences sont des… Read more
Prototyping the Self - A Lean Start-up Approach to Identity

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

Room 13 (Level 2)

Alexa Clay Co-author of The Misfit Economy, exploring underground, black market and informal innovation

Bianca Praetorius Startup- Pitch-performance-engineer, actrice and playwright

Eva-Maria Zoll Ambassador Design For Change Germany

Franziska Krüger Knowmad and intrapreneurial Innovation Strategist

Workshop description: Leveraging ideas from performance studies, we want to take innovators on a journey inside their shadow selves to explore ideas… Read more
Innovating services for the next wave of micro-businesses

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

Room 14 (Level 2)

Abby Margolis Director of Research at Claro Partners

Aldo De Jong Co-founder of Claro Partners

A new wave of micro-businesses is emerging. We are going through turbulent times in which interconnectivity and rising socioeconomic complexity make… Read more
Design Ethnography beyond User-Centered Design

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

Room 23 (Level 0)

Fabienne Kilchör Co-founder and project manager of the design agency Emphase Sàrl

Lysianne Léchot Hirt Dean of studies at Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève)

Nicolas Nova Principal at Near Future Laboratory and Professor at HEAD Geneva

Workshop description: "People-centered design", "User-centered design", "Human-centered design": these are common… Read more

Workshops
Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 10:30 to 11:30

Theme-dating with the W.I.R.E.

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 10:30 to 11:30

Restaurant (Level 1)

Meet interesting, new people in a fun way at Lift14: This year we will collaborate with the fine folks at W.I.R.E to offer you a theme-dating session… Read more

Workshops
Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

MyKolab: Enterprise Offering turned Privacy Asylum

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

Room 11 (Level 2)

Georg Greve CEO at Kolab Systems AG

Launching MyKolab.com into the eye of the perfect storm. Kolab Systems CEO Georg Greve will share his insights and some stories from the front lines… Read more
How to develop new space-based applications with the support of the European Space Agency? (Masterclass)

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

Room 13 (Level 2)

José Achache Managing Director of AP-Swiss, a joint undertaking by the European Space Agency, and the Swiss Space Office

Mobile location, television broadcasting, meteorological forecasting are successful applications relying on space: telecommunication satellites,… Read more
Privacy & Data Protection conversations : how might we reinstate trust in a global digital society?

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

Room 14 (Level 2)

Gerrit-Jan Zwenne Partner at Bird & Bird LLP the Hague

Jean-Henry Morin Associate professor of ISS, University of Geneva

Sylvain Métille Partner at HDC

Workshop description: Privacy and Data Protection aren’t pure theoretical or cold legal concepts found in books and laws; they have become… Read more
Impulse Response: A strategic approach to algorithmic encounters

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

Room 23 (Level 0)

Alexis Lloyd Creative Director of The New York Times R&D Lab

Matt Boggie Director of Technology Strategy for The New York Times R&D Lab

Noah Feehan Maker at The New York Times R&D Lab

Workshop description: “Impulse response” refers to a means of sounding out the properties of an unknown system by sending a known signal… Read more
Innovating through asking reverse questions

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

Room 20 (Level 3)

Pierpaolo Andriani Associate Professor in Complexity and Innovation Management at Euromed Management

In this workshop participants will practice innovation driven by reverse questions. In reverse question innovation, the game consists in finding… Read more

Workshops
Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Former les innovateurs pour concevoir le futur

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Room 23 (Level 0)

Fabien Mieyeville Associate Professor at Ecole Centrale de Lyon

Renaud Gaultier Founder IDEA program at EM LYON

Il est temps de repenser le monde et en particulier la manière dont le management est enseigné et pratiqué. Plus spécifiquement, la manière de former… Read more
Entering the US market: Why, When and How to Go West (Masterclass)

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Room 13 (Level 2)

Alexandre Peyraud Private Equity Manager at Debiopharm

Christian Hirsig CEO at Atizo

Cyril Dorsaz Sr. Project Manager at swissnex San Francisco

Roger Fischer CEO at Kaywa

Sebastien Kulling CMO at Flatev

The US can be one of the most inspiring places for entrepreneurs. Through the CTI Market Entry Camp USA, the swissnex outposts in North America offer… Read more
Happyplaces

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Information desk (Floor 0)

Marcel Kampman Creative strategist

Marieke Hermans Aka. Captain Dragon, connects people & ideas

Workshop description: A lot of people create space. Space outside the atmosphere is infinite. Within the atmosphere space has become a scarcity.… Read more
You Can’t Be Serious?! Solution Crafting for Kids aged 3 to 103 with LEGO® Serious Play®

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Mottaz (Level 2)

Cori Moore SparkCRAFTer at Point-BIank International

Dotti Toellner Co-founder and managing director of Point-Blank International

Workshop description: We all loved tinkering when were kids… but have you ever considered using colourful bricks as a serious business tool?… Read more
Money, Money, Money: Fuel for start-ups

Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Room 14 (Level 2)

Patrick Oltramare Strategic and financing consultant

Thomas Goossens Partner at BCCC Attorneys-at-Law LLC

This workshop is targeted at start-ups and early and later-stage entities with an interest in capturing an A to Z perspective on how to find money… Read more

Workshops
Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 07:30 to 08:30

Lift connecting run

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 07:30 to 08:30

Registration desk (Floor 0)

Myriam Saugy Cyclist and digital marketing manager

From 7h30 to 8h30 Friday morning, join Myriam Saugy for a Lift connecting run. What else than a small sport session to get your brain ready for the… Read more

Workshops
Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Accenture presents: You are the interface

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 6 (Level 3)

Hanna-Mari Parkkinen Business Design Director at Fjord

Ksenia Avetisova Interaction and UX Designer at Fjord

Workshop description: Pioneering service design, Fjord redesigns people’s relationships with the world around them. In this workshop, we will… Read more
It's A Big Data World

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 13 (Level 2)

Samantha Ghiotti Director and Founder at Anthemis Edge

Yann Ranchere Director at Anthemis Group

While you can hate the clichés, you can’t afford to ignore the fact that data is breaking down barriers and driving change like never before.… Read more
Frugal solutions for the once so rich Western consumers

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 7 (Level 2)

Peter Hesseldahl Senior innovation specialist at The Universe Foundation

Workshop description: In a stagnating economy and a world in which more consumption seems less possible, companies will need to develop more frugal… Read more
Everyone can innovate to save the media industry

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 11 (Level 2)

Neila Romdane UK Connector for Medialab Session

Romain Saillet Story-telling Consultant and founder of Medialab Session

Yann Heurtaux Digital Migrant and Community Dynamics Consultant

Workshop description: Learn how medias and the news industry can innovate by using new tools. At the end of the workshop, you will have created a… Read more
Workshops that rock

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 14 (Level 2)

Anita Eichholzer Specialist for Research and Design Methods, Stimmt AG

Glenn Oberholzer Founding partner of Stimmt AG

Are you afraid of moderating workshops? Did you ever think that the outcomes of a workshop weren't worth the time put into it? Have you ever… Read more
Bodies of Work — Embodiment, Employment and Labour to 2040 and Beyond

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 20 (Level 3)

Georgina Voss Visiting Fellow at Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex

Justin Pickard Writer & Futurist at Superflux

Tobias Revell Associate designer at Superflux

With an eye to 2040, this workshop explores the role and status of the human body at work. Projecting forward from current trends around automation,… Read more
Alpine Futures - Design Fiction for the Mountains

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 12 (Level 2)

Hannes Gassert Entrepreneur at the intersection of media, technology and culture

The Alps are not a futuristic place. When we think of the world in twenty or fifty years, we think of cities, not mountains, we think of robots, not… Read more
The Power of Narrativium! How Memes, Stories, Movies, Theatre and Arts connect Minds

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 8 (Level 2)

TeeKay (Thorsten Kreissig) Creativity Coach, Enabler, Innovator, Networker, Performance Artist

Nothing can connect and unite people more powerfully than the mutual and collective experience of a shared adventure. Like waking up on time for an… Read more
Taste the City

Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Room 19 (Level 3)

Bastien Kerspern Service and interaction designer specialized in public innovation

Workshop description: We hear a lot about smart cities lately, the sensors embedded in the public spaces can emulate the human senses to perceive the… Read more

Workshops

the Lift Conference

Feb. 5-7 2014 – CICG, Geneva, Switzerland

Workshops Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 09:30

Playing with Rules

Co-Creation in FMCG - What needs to change for better results?

Liquid Democracy as a Service (LDaaS)

Workshops Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 13:00

Introduction to Lift

Workshops Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 14:00

Lift Youth special session

Workshops Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

Les FabLab: une approche centrée sur l'utilisation ? (in French)

Prototyping the Self - A Lean Start-up Approach to Identity

Innovating services for the next wave of micro-businesses

Design Ethnography beyond User-Centered Design

Workshops Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 10:30 to 11:30

Theme-dating with the W.I.R.E.

Workshops Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

MyKolab: Enterprise Offering turned Privacy Asylum

How to develop new space-based applications with the support of the European Space Agency? (Masterclass)

Privacy & Data Protection conversations : how might we reinstate trust in a global digital society?

Impulse Response: A strategic approach to algorithmic encounters

Innovating through asking reverse questions

Workshops Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

Former les innovateurs pour concevoir le futur

Entering the US market: Why, When and How to Go West (Masterclass)

Happyplaces

You Can’t Be Serious?! Solution Crafting for Kids aged 3 to 103 with LEGO® Serious Play®

Money, Money, Money: Fuel for start-ups

Workshops Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 07:30 to 08:30

Lift connecting run

Workshops Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00

Accenture presents: You are the interface

It's A Big Data World

Frugal solutions for the once so rich Western consumers

Everyone can innovate to save the media industry

Workshops that rock

Bodies of Work — Embodiment, Employment and Labour to 2040 and Beyond

Alpine Futures - Design Fiction for the Mountains

The Power of Narrativium! How Memes, Stories, Movies, Theatre and Arts connect Minds

Taste the City

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Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 09:30

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Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 13:00

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Wed, Feb. 05 2014 - 14:00

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Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 09:00

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Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 10:30 to 11:30

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Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 11:30

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Thu, Feb. 06 2014 - 14:30

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Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 07:30 to 08:30

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Fri, Feb. 07 2014 - 09:00