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A lot has happened since the last Impact Hub Switzerland Update in December 2019! With #VersusVirus, we co-organized a huge Swiss-wide online hackathon and an incubation program that is still running. Also, we ran the second edition of the Circular Economy Incubator – half offline, half virtually! Learn more about the past months activities in the third Impact Hub Switzerland Update!
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After the successful first edition of the Community Co-Budgeting in 2019, we decided to allocate again CHF 10'000 into projects that serve the Impact Hub Zürich community. At the virtual Summer Townhall, the best 4 ideas were selected by the attending community members:
Solar Sauna by Urs Riggenbach
"We just recently completed development of a new solar application in the wellness space: A solar-powered sauna! Now it's time to bring this sauna to new places and how cool would it be to install it at Impact Hub for an amazing day of sun, sauna and swimming? Remember, the sauna is self-sterilizing and we can create a corona safety concept to make it safe. Afterwards, we can jump into the cold Limmat.
The money will be used to build a larger solar collector (current sauna is powered by model 4 but really model 7 is needed), and the logistics costs of." getting the sauna to places. More info on youtube and here: https://lytefiresauna.com."
Lunch Lottery by Christ Shuttleworth
"My idea is to promote our value "We Connect" by running a 'lunch lottery' which will randomly pair members together to have lunch together thereby promoting connections within the membership. Participation is opt-in and participants would also be able to indicate preferences: meet new members, meet people who have experience with a specific topic, etc. Once paired, the members are responsible for setting the date, location, and covering the cost of their lunch. New members will benefit from meeting existing members, existing members will get connections with others who have experience to share, or just enjoy the experience of meeting someone you might not otherwise have a chance to connect with. Success would be measured through a survey of the participants."
Social Muscle Club by Björn Müller
"How about a SOCIAL MUSCLE CLUB event for the IHZ community? After two successful pilots we would love to create a real community fest: the SMC is like the mixture of a sexy salad event and a chaotic gameshow, just that everyone gives and receives presents! A promised way to strengthen community and create serendipity beyond imagination while having a lot of fun."
Educate Yourself by Johanna Seeliger
"If you google "how can I support the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement" you will read EDUCATE YOURSELF. This is exactly what I want us to do. I will give 100 CHF to each person who is willing to educate herself (e.g. by reading a book) and share what she has learnt (e.g. in a blog post). We will also organize an event (e.g. sexy salad) to share our learnings with the rest of the community."
The four community projects have now time until the next Townhall, taking place mid-December, to implement their ideas and to present first achievements.
The Global Impact Hub Network practices respect, inclusion, and diversity day in and day out. In our community, we do not tolerate racism, xenophobia, bigotry, or discrimination in any form.
Impact Hub Zürich joins the global call for an end to the systemic racism and institutionalized violence that allows for injustices to prevail. We are committed to supporting radical, sustainable solutions to ensure the prosperity of black lives, and to continue to proactively learn and educate ourselves along the way.
As we see it with startups, momentum plays an incredibly important role in building a successful movement and enacting real change. From what we hear and see from afar, the time has finally come in the US to initiate the stepping stone to equality for the black community by true acknowledgment, humble listening, and sincere dialogue, hopefully leading to heartfelt restitution.
To the Impact Hub communities in the USA, especially those of you in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, and Salt Lake City, and all other locations around the world engaged in this fight, we stand with you. #blacklivesmatter!
Your Impact Hub Zürich Team
From lockdown to action
It all started back in mid-March with the frustration of a gerontopsychologist who took the Covid-19 crisis pretty personally. Burcu, an aging researcher who focuses on the understanding and promotion of healthy aging, felt a strong sense of responsibility to support the major risk group (65+) and decided she had to do something against the crisis. That’s when she ran into the ad of the Versus Virus Hackathon. She had never participated in a hackathon before, and definitely not in an online one! However, when she suddenly came up with an innovative idea about 4 hours before the submission deadline, she knew she had to go for it. The idea was to develop a distance learning platform specifically tailored for 65+, who were forced to stay at home. Such a platform would not only be useful during a pandemic, but also in the aftermath of the crisis, in world that is rapidly aging and becoming more digital.
The start of "OldSchool" and goal
The Hackathon took place from April 3 to 5, when “OldSchool” was born with a brand new, dedicated team. OldSchool is distance learning platform aimed at all senior citizens, regardless of their digital skills. The platform will include academic courses, citizen science projects and hobby classes. With the help of an ambassador program, technically experienced seniors will support interested seniors with lower digital skills. The platform will integrate different learning styles. In addition to private customers, OldSchool wants to attract institutions, such as nursing homes, which could use the platform for their own clientele.
Success of the "OldSchool" team
At the end of the Hackathon, the team was thrilled to learn that it was selected as one of the 42 “highlighted” projects out of a total of 263. The team received 1’000 CHF and an invitation to participate in an incubation program. The team also applied for and received seed funding from Versus Virus (12’000 CHF), as well as funding from the Seniors University (UZH3), OldSchool’s first official partner. Since the Hackathon, the team has participated in an EU-wide hackathon, Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Competition and the second Versus Virus Hackathon that took place prelast weekend. During this second hackathon, OldSchool was highlighted, again, by a different jury as an innovative and timely solution. OldSchool was also accepted into the coaching program of Samsung.
Life-changing times
Now, when Burcu looks back at the past two months, she says “My life has become one long hackathon!”, as the OldSchool team has been so motivated to continuously push the project forward. It has been a stimulating, challenging and rewarding journey, which will soon lead to the first prototype of the platform that is created with senior users. Burcu thanks the amazing OldSchool team, Versus Virus organization and Impact Hub Zürich for making this initiative happen, and everyone who joins and supports the OldSchool community!
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Am 11. Mai haben wir unseren Colab Coworking-Bereich, sowie unsere Cafés wiedereröffnet und übernehmen die volle Verantwortung für die Sicherheit aller. Wir bitten unsere Community um ihre Zusammenarbeit, um das Hubleben nach dem totalen Corona Lockdown zu ermöglichen:
- Bitte checkt einmal täglich mit dem QR-Code am Eingang und an den Schreibtischen ein
- Desinfiziert euch eure Hände, bevor ihr den Coworking Space betretet
- Bitte wascht oder desinfiziert euch eure Hände, bevor ihr die gemeinsamen Küchengeräte (z. B. Kaffeemaschine, Geschirrspüler und Wasserkocher) verwendet
- Bitte bleibt während eures ganzen Coworkingtages am selben Sitzplatz. Wenn ihr geht, stellt die rote Flasche, die ihr am Eingang erhalten habt, auf den Tisch damit Andere wissen, dass der Platz bereits benutzt wurde.
- Wenn ihr euch unwohl fühlt oder die frühesten Anzeichen einer Grippe habt: bleibt bitte zu Hause!
- Wenn ihr als Covid-19-positiv bestätigt wurdet und 14 Tage vor euren ersten Symptomen in unserem Co-Working-Bereich wart, informiert bitte sofort das IHZ-Management-Team unter stillalive@impacthub.ch
Bitte befolgt diese Richtlinie auch in unserem Café Auer&Co. und Kraftwerk Café! Ihr könnt euch gleichzeitig auf Bemühungen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen unsererseits verlassen. Hier sind die konkreten Maßnahmen, die wir in unserem Coworking-Space ergreifen:
- Zugangskontrolle über den QR-Code am Eingang des Coworking-Spaces
- Desinfektionsmittelspender an allen Eingängen, in der Küche, in den Toiletten und in den Besprechungsräumen
- Desinfektionsspray auf den Schreibtischen bereit stellen, damit die Community die Oberflächen reinigen kann
- Errichtung eines Ampelsystems mit roten Flaschen, um zu vermeiden, dass Sitze mehrmals täglich von verschiedenen Personen benutzt werden
- Regelmäßiges Lüften der Räume
- Visuelle Beschilderung, die die Sicherheitsabstände im Raum anzeigt
- Zeitschriften und Flyer werden aus dem Raum entfernt
- Innentüren bleiben offen, damit Personen den Türgriff nicht berühren müssen
- das Händewaschen vor der Verwendung der Küchenutensilien ist obligatorisch
- Regelmäßige Reinigung stark frequentierter Stellen (Türgriffe, Küchenoberfläche usw.) und intensive Reinigung des Raums (einschließlich aller Tische) jeden Abend
- Die Anzahl der Stühle wird reduziert, um die Anzahl der Sitzplätze im Raum zu begrenzen
Vielen Dank für eure Unterstützung und Zusammenarbeit - wir können 100% gemeinsam schaffen! Wir sehen uns! #strongertogether #communityfirst
Dieser Blogpost ist Teil unserer wöchentlichen Startup-Serie über unsere Community auf der Online-Plattform RON ORP.