30 years of the Risk Dialogue Foundation
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Risk Dialogue Foundation. The vision of the colloquium at the University of St.Gallen at that time still fits today: The population and stakeholders should be involved in transformation processes at an early stage and thus be empowered to develop solution approaches together.
The Risk Dialogue Foundation now has an immense portfolio of publications and events. It all started with a colloquium at the University of St. Gallen. The review of 2018 alone integrates important milestones in terms of dialogue about our society and technological developments.
Selected Milestones:
"Generation Y -experiencing risk differently"
As the Risk Dialogue Foundation, we conducted the first representative study of the changing perspectives and behaviour of Generation Y, i.e. 18 to 37 year-olds in Switzerland. As a joint project with Swiss insurance companies and other companies, the assessment of opportunities and risks in the context of work and leisure, as well as general future prospects from the perspective of Generation Y, were investigated.
Young people attach great importance to personal responsibility, the ability to adapt and learn, health and a wealth of experiences. For many, it is a matter of consciously managing their personal resources such as time and well-being in order to be able to cope with the diverse challenges. In a demanding and challenging work environment, this means reducing stress through sufficient recovery time and positive feedback.
On the Internet, people want to obtain specific information and check various sources, but personal responsibility has its limits. Self-determination over personal data is desired, but is not perceived as a realistic goal.
"DigitalDialog"
The newly created focus area "Digitalization" was successfully launched in 2018.The Risk Dialogue Foundation is specifically addressing the question of how the digital transformation can succeed with people in the area of conflict between opportunities and risks. Two goals are to be pursued in the process: The promotion of the ability of individuals and organizations to deal with the transformation, and the participatory development of pragmatic solutions through dialogue.
Funding has been secured for the next three years by Mobiliar from the area of social engagement. Within the three participation levels "Technology in Discourse", "Living and Working Together" and "Society and Democracy", various types of projects are planned, ranging from dialogue events to monitoring of the pilot project. Furthermore, concrete cooperation projects with the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), TA-SWISS (Foundation for Technology Assessment) could be realized.
Through such projects we will further examine new technologies and their influence on society, politics and the lives of people in Switzerland.
30 years of the Risk Dialogue Foundation
The vision of the colloquium at the University of St.Gallen at that time still fits today: The population and stakeholders should be involved in transformation processes at an early stage and thus be empowered to develop solution approaches together.
30 years later, we can look back on a broad spectrum of diverse projects in the fields of climate and environment, risk communication and, most recently, digitalisation. We would like to review this journey together with you and look to the future together:
The Risk Dialogue Foundation Anniversary will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. You will find more details soon at:
