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Welcome to our blog where we share valuable know-how from events, insights from role models and much more!
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Welcome to our blog where we share valuable know-how from events, insights from role models and much more!
The Role Models
Role Model:
Chanel Greco
Originally hooked to tech by a game of Indiana Jones, Chanel officially joined the Master21 team in January 2019 as the Lead Teacher for all coding courses and events… Read More
Role Model:
Besiana Bandilli
Besiana has been working in the Swiss tech and media industry for almost 10 years now, currently supporting the HIT Foundation with its UX & Business Development… Read More
Role Model:
Paloma Bosco
Paloma Bosco is the COO at i-surance AG. She previously held leadership positions at Ebay and Bain & Company, and has been a We Shape Tech board member… Read More
Role Model:
Dr. Gundula Heinatz Bürki
Dr. Gundula Heinatz Bürki is Managing Director of the Swiss Alliance for Data-Intensive Services, a Swiss-wide network of competences for innovative companies and universities. In her role, she enables the collaboration between industry and universities to develop new data-driven business models, products and services… Read More
Role Model:
Laura Kieser
Laura finished her Master of Science in Business Information Systems in 2018 with her Thesis about e-ID. She furthermore is a consultant at APP Unternehmensberatung AG… Read More
Role Model:
Therese Nyffenegger
Therese Nyffeneggerstarted her career far away from tech, but has been working in IT for almost 20 years… Read More
Role Model:
Julia Chatain
Her passion for mathematics sparked her first interest in technology. To Julia, computer science feels like a bridge to bring the power of mathematics to the world… Read More
Role Model:
Carla Bünger
Carla accepted an advisor role in late 2016 at Lykke Corp, the first Swiss exchange platform to trade crypto assets. Subsequently, she took the lead in the Initial Token Offering of Smart Containers Group, a project that has earned respect in the blockchain industry and is viewed as benchmark STO in Switzerland… Read More
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Knowledge
Know-ledge
Take Aways: The Trap of Gendered Design and How to Overcome It
There are 4 traps that are easy to get caught in at any stage of your product development process. They can result in design fails that in some cases even can be fatal. However, we can overcome these traps by using the principles of User Centered Design and having the right focus.… Read More
Take Aways: Setting up an Agile Hub at a Pharmaceutical Company
In our Lunch & Learn session of 24 March, Anna Heid from McKinsey & Company explained how she went about setting up an agile hub. Read the take aways… Read More
Four Tips for Launching a Start-Up
Learn from the founders of Kito, a Innosuisse-supported project, the four most important tips for a successful launch of a start-up… Read More
Take Aways: How to Automate Workflows and Build Your Own Platform
In our Lunch & Learn “How to Automate Workflows and Build Your Own Platform” Esther gave some non-technical insights… Read More
Take Aways: How to Raise Your First Round with Institutional Investors
In March, we enjoyed a Lunch & Learn session with Aleksandra Laska from Redalpine on how to raise your first round with institutional investors. Check out the take-aways from Aleksandra… Read More
12 Steps for Gender Equality
It is not about the rare spotlight moments and it’s not about knowing, it’s about acting pro diversity in our daily lives and in any situation. This is how change happens… Read More
Take Aways: The Best of Both Worlds
Read the take aways of our Lunch & Learn on “The Best of Both Worlds – How to Combine Human & Artificial Intelligence” by Nicole Streuli-Fürst… Read More
Take Aways: Clever Data Visualization for Everyone
Some people just see a bunch of numbers. Few succeed in getting their visualization straight. And how do you turn a story into a chart type? Teresa Kubacka shared amazingly simple tips to do just that… Read More
Opinions
News
From Our Events
Inspiration
Inspire
Tips, Tricks & Hacks
Data-Powered Diversity
Stephanie talks about her experiences as a black woman in tech, the importance of expanding our social graphs to solve diversity challenges, and why she has largely abandoned the pursuit of traditional venture capital… Read More
How AI Helps Shatter Barriers to Equality
Artificial intelligence could help people who might otherwise be left behind to create human connection. Find out how… Read More
Joyful Learning (Podcast)
Melanie Kovacs recently launched her podcast series on “Joyful Learning”. In this episode she chats with Janine, Board Member of We Shape Tech, about learning in a community… Read More
Get Inspired by These Books & Podcasts
What crazy times we are currently living in! While digitalization seems to get a boost like never before (yay!), we also spend all our time at home (for those who can) where it sometimes might seem difficult to get new inspiration.… Read More
20 Women in AI You Should Know
Recommended read by our community member Stoilka Krasteva – and yes, you should know these ai-mazing women!… Read More
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