Collective Transitions

The Most Important in Brief

We believe the profound transitions and crises our societies and living systems are facing require more than good strategies and technical expertise. They require people who can sense what is happening and calling out from beneath the surface, work skillfully and in tune with complexity, unresolved conflicts, structural tensions, collective trauma and more, to help systems find their way towards greater coherence. We call these people process stewards.

Purpose

Collective Transitions geht davon aus, dass eine nachhaltige und enkeltaugliche Zukunft nicht in der Ferne liegt, sondern im Hier und Jetzt entwickelt und gestaltet wird. Sie wird geprägt dadurch, wie wir uns als Individuum, als Gruppen und als Gesellschaft verhalten und agieren. Die gegenwärtigen Muster und Dynamiken entscheiden, wie sich die Zukunft manifestieren und entfalten wird. Collective Transitions setzt sich für eine bewusste, integrale und gesellschaftliche Transformation hin zu einer sozialen Kohärenz und zu einer ganzheitlichen Regeneration auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene über Sektoren und “Scale of Influence” hinweg ein. Durch das Gestalten und Weiterentwickeln von angewandten Methoden und Praktiken, das Lehren und Entwickeln von individuellen und kollektiven Kernkapazitäten, und das Begleiten von längerfristigen Veränderungsprozessen, möchte Collective Transitions zu diesem kollektiven Wandel beitragen. Konkret zielt Collective Transitions darauf ab, vielseitige und komplementäre Angebote (u.a. Kurse, Trainingsprogramme, Praxisräume, Vorträge, etc.), Dienstleistungen (u.a. für Einzelpersonen, Firmen und Institutionen), angewandte innovative Aktionsforschung, Entwicklung von methodischen Konzepten und Praktiken, Publikationen und Kollaborationen im Bereich gesellschaftlichem Wandel für u.a. Individuen, Teams und Organisationen anzubieten. Collective Transitions stellt sich eine Gesellschaft vor, die uns Menschen und alle Lebewesen zutiefst respektiert und ihnen (in ihrem Zusammenspiel) dienlich ist, und dadurch den Einklang zwischen Menschen, Natur, Geisteswissenschaften und Bewusstsein fördert.

Goals

Collective Transitions exists to support the next generation of process stewards, and to strengthen this emerging field around them. We are creating a pattern language, curricula, learning journeys, undertaking collective research on building coherence for social change, and hosting spaces for a growing community of practice. These are the ingredients we see as necessary to make this craft more accessible and shareable, whilst continuously learning and refining shared knowledge across cultures and places. Our work brings together education, research and practice: cultivating practitioners while building the knowledge, language and legitimacy that can support the wider field to mature.

Principles

Our trainings and learning journeys are designed for practitioners who want to deepen their capacity to accompany complex societal and systemic change. Through immersive training, practice, reflection and mentorship, participants develop the capacities to work with uncertainty, relational dynamics, conflict and complexity, all whilst integrating systems sensing, embodied practice, wider ways of knowing and diverse modalities into their own ways of working and being, in service of larger societal shifts.

Measures

We offer different levels of trainings: Foundation Training → Advanced Training I → Advanced Training II → Thematic Modules and tailored In-House Trainings We are right now developing a Pattern Language which discribes, what the essential tools, frameworks, practices, underpinnings and approaches for process stewarding contains to be able to accompany complex systems within social and systemic change, out of this the curriculum for all the trainings will be formed and sharpened. And the team for the faculty to offer trainings across the globe is part of this process and will grow within the comming years. And as well we will offer from next year on a Community of Practice for any practicioner to join.

Financing

Mainly through income with the offered trainings. Grands through foundations and single private donations.

Current priorities

Curriculum Development Trainings for process stewardship research of coherence community of practice

Contact

Email

office@spheriq.ch

Website

https://spheriq.ch/

Address

Basel, Basel-Stadt

Instagram Profile

https://instagram.com/spheriq

LinkedIn Profile

https://linkedin.com/spheriq

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Topic

Ethics, Religion, Church

Supra- and Interreligious Ethics (e.g. Spiritual Concerns, Promotion of the Vegan Lifestyle)

Education

Further and Continuing Education (e.g. Adult Education, Specialised Further Education)

Research, Science, Development

Social and Socio-Political Research and Development (incl. Psychology) Research and Development Various

Environmental Protection, Animal Welfare

Environmental Protection, Animal Welfare Various

Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid

Development Cooperation in General

Politics, Society, Economy

Socio-Political Commitment (e.g. Anti-Racism) Intercultural Commitment, Foreign Cultures and Peoples Politics, Society, Economy Various

Target Group

Professional Group According to the Foundation's Orientation (e.g. Artists, Researchers) Organisations and/or Companies According to the Foundation's Orientation Pupils, Trainees, Students

Area of Impact

Europe Asia North America Africa Oceania South America Developing countries

Date of foundation

Date of foundation

April 11, 2025

SDGs

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  Quality education

  Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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  Decent work and economic growth

  Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
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  Sustainable cities and communities

  Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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  Partnerships for the goals

  Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
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  Peace, justice and strong institutions

  Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels