projects and partnerships
The TASC Platform’s projects fall into two categories:
Collaborative research & innovation
Where we work with partners to conduct applied research with a view towards inspiring and informing innovations in policy and practice.
identify & incubate new solutions
where we cooperate with and / or host individuals and organizations to explore, develop and grow new initiatives in a safe and neutral environment with the aim of shifting mindsets and strengthening purpose-driven collaboration.
The Business and Conflict Community
New Solutions Incubation
Partners: Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) & Geneva Trade Platform
The "Business and Conflict: Community of Practice" is a network of professionals from diverse organizations focused on promoting responsible business practices in conflict-affected areas. Co-managed by the TASC Platform and the Geneva Trade Platform, it facilitates regular discussions, information exchange, and collaboration on business, human rights, and conflict issues through online workshops and briefings.
The Women Leading Well Experience
New Solutions Incubation
Partners: International Gender Champions Network, Plan International, Fidelity
The "Women Leading Well" project, initiated by Melissa Pitotti, builds on the CHS Alliance “Working Well” series of publications on aid worker wellbeing. It targets Geneva-based women in leadership positions within humanitarian organizations, addressing the unique pressures they face in tackling workforce wellbeing. This comprehensive initiative includes workshops, peer advisory board meetings, and public events, structured around three phases: Learn, Do, and Share.
Shifting Perspectives through Whole Body Intelligence
NEW SOLUTIONS INCUBATION
Partners: Craigberoch Business Decelerator
This pilot programme brought together participants from different sectors and disciplines to explore leadership beyond conventional cognitive strategies, engaging the whole spectrum of human intelligence—mental, emotional, and physical. Through a series of workshops blending meditation, theatre techniques, dance, movement, and sensory awareness, participants were encouraged to transcend the linear mindset and harness their innate creativity and intuition. The 4-part programme , grundoed in neuroscience, aimed to cultivate conscious leaders capable of leveraging their full potential to address pressing global challenges. T
Bridging Changes Academy for Leadership in Practice
New Solutions Incubation
Partners: : Bridging Changes, Asia Institute for Hospitality Management (AIHM) and Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP)
This leadership programme was initiated as a response to the evolving demands of leadership in a complex, interconnected world. Initially focusing on Southeast Asia, the programme addresses the pressing need for practical leadership skills through interactive training modules for changemakers and future leaders aged 30 to 40. The partnership with the TASC Platform aims to provide a connection to the topics and expertise of International Geneva, while bringing insights and challenges on the future of leadership in Southeast Asia (and other geographies) to Geneva-based policymakers.
