The House of the Future is not just a place. It is a dynamic system for reconnecting people to their environment, rebuilding social bonds, transmitting knowledge, fostering vocations, and above all, rekindling the desire to act together.It is an opportunity to rethink our lifestyles, our social relationships, and our connection to the living world while respecting planetary boundaries.
This session examines Vibe Coding’s use of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, exploring how generative tools reshape artistic production and design processes. It investigates the balance between machine autonomy and human judgment, addressing ethical questions, collaborative practices, and practical strategies for maintaining agency. Participants learn how AI can enhance ideation while requiring deliberate oversight, and the discussion reveals implications for creative professionals, policymakers, and institutions navigating co-creation with intelligent systems.
In French.
Join us for an informal afterwork gathering for the climate and sustainability community. Everyone engaged or curious about sustainability is welcome to relax, meet peers, and exchange ideas. The evening includes a brief welcome, speed networking, short mini‑pitches to share opportunities and needs, followed by relaxed networking over drinks. Together we’ll celebrate achievements, share experiences and learnings, and build connections to collaborate for a more sustainable future. Come as you are to connect, inspire and grow with the community.
In French.
Sandrine Godefroid, researcher at the Meise Botanic Garden, opens the evening. A multidisciplinary panel moderated by Nicola Schoenenberger, Director of the Geneva Botanic Garden, brings together conservation scientists and practitioners.
The session examines strategies for conserving threatened local flora: habitat protection, targeted interventions, seed banking and reintroduction. Speakers compare practical measures, regulatory approaches and restoration techniques, and discuss concrete perspectives to strengthen plant conservation locally.
In French.
Monthly citizen committee meeting for the local community, open to neighbors and curious residents. Together we discuss organizational decisions, share updates, and collaborate on initiatives that shape our food cooperative. Around thirty members currently take part, and meetings welcome observers who may attend without voting. Come to listen, contribute ideas, and connect with others who care about community-run food systems. We gather in a spirit of cooperation, learning, and collective responsibility.
A panel brings together Jonas Schneiter (Our Frame director and journalist), Christian Chaplais (screenwriter and director), Colin Pahlisch (UNIL researcher and coordinator of the Observatory of Narratives), and Chantal Peyer (prospective researcher and cofounder of the Hub des Possibles). Moderated by journalist Joëlle Loretan.
The evening opens with a screening of Christian Chaplais’s short film La voie de l’Orchidée, followed by a roundtable that explores how stories shape collective imaginaries and drive ecological transition. Panelists examine cinematic, academic and media perspectives to reveal which narratives effectively encourage behavioural change and public engagement.
In French.
Cécile Desaunay, director of studies at Futuribles and author of La Société des besoins and La Société de déconsommation, presents her research on societal transformations, lifestyle changes and consumption patterns. This lecture examines shifting needs, pathways from excess to sufficiency, and cultural and economic drivers of deconsumption. Desaunay discusses policy and behavioural perspectives to rethink consumption and proposes conceptual tools for collective transitions toward living better with less.
In French.
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