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The Future of Collaborative Spaces

Swissnex and SOSO are launching a new, flexible framework for pooling resources across knowledge organizations in order to solve pressing global issues. We call it The Collaboration Stack. Join us to discover its genesis and its future.

Swissnex was designed in 2000 as the world’s first digital-physical consulate. Twenty years later, the nature of virtual and material space has profoundly shifted. In the post-2020 world, how can knowledge organizations deploy their resources creatively to collaborate across physical and digital spaces? This question led SOSO and Swissnex to design a new flexible framework for resource sharing called The Collaboration Stack. This event will explain the history, the content, and the future of this toolkit that can help tackle some of our most pressing social and global challenges.

Program

  • 11:00am – Event Begins
  • 11:05am – Introduction to Swissnex and the Stack Project
  • 11:15am – The Collaboration Stack
  • 11:45am – Future Plans and Q&A
  • 12:00pm – Event Ends
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  • Boston

    11:00AM

  • Brazil

    1:00PM

  • China

    12:00AM

  • Houston

    10:00AM

  • India

    9:30PM

  • New York

    11:00AM

  • San Francisco

    8:00AM

  • Switzerland

    5:00PM

  • USA

    11:00AM

SOSO Experts

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    Bio

    John Rothenberg

    Managing Director

    John is Managing Director of SOSO, responsible for leading the firm’s strategy, new business, and client partnerships. John studied at MIT, where he received BS and SMArchS degrees from the Department of Architecture. Prior to SOSO, he was an art director and producer at Small Design Firm, where he led the firm’s work for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. John was named an Art Directors Club Young Gun in 2006. His work has been honored by the Creative Review and Fast Company Innovation by Design. He was a jurist for the Art Directors Club awards and has spoken internationally on innovation and creative technology.

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    Bio

    Wes Thomas

    Design & Technology

  • Bio

    Mia Zaidan

    Producer

    Mia is a producer at SOSO, responsible for managing the production of digital installations, interactive experiences, and digital products.

    Mia has a Master in Design Engineering from Harvard University and a BS in Architecture from McGill University. She is a multidisciplinary designer from Lebanon. Her work lies at the intersection of design, technology, and user experience, where she’s constantly investigating how the tension between physical and digital spaces impacts human behavior.

Swissnex Experts

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    Bio

    Benjamin Bollmann

    CEO, Swissnex in Boston and New York

    Benjamin is the CEO of Swissnex in Boston and New York. He was previously Deputy CEO at Swissnex in San Francisco, where he launched interdisciplinary programs spanning from science communication to humanitarian action and human rights in the digital age. Before joining Swissnex in 2015, he worked as a journalist and communication specialist at the intersection of science, data, and design in Switzerland. Benjamin is a graduate of ETH Zurich and has conducted neuroscience and AI research at MIT.

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    Bio

    Brendan Karch, PhD

    Head of Academic Engagement

    As Head of Academic Engagement, Brendan connects the Swiss higher education ecosystem to academic partners on the East Coast, driving forward programs at the intersection of science, technology, society, and university innovation. Before joining Swissnex in 2021, he worked as a tenured professor of modern European history and earned his PhD in history from Harvard University. In his free time, Brendan enjoys hiking snowy New England and sampling every cuisine Boston has to offer.

  • The Future of Collaborative Spaces

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Partners

The Collaboration Stack was produced by Swissnex and SOSO Limited Creative Agency.

 

At SOSO our vision is a world in which design and technology work hand and hand to unlock our collective creative potential and bring us closer to ourselves, each other, and the planet. We are a multi-disciplinary studio of designers, architects and software developers. Our work takes the form of anything from interactive installations to digital apps to multisensory experiences. We intentionally span boundaries to deliver lasting human impact through wonder, discovery, and emotional connection.