Team
Dezentrum is organised in a partner structure and according to the model of Sociocracy 3.0. We work in roles and a flat hierarchy.
Christoph Bohne
Intern
Explores the relationship between emotions and technology in the context of digital transformation. With a critical eye on developments in Web3, he asks where digitality can truly benefit people. For his master's thesis, he focused on "New Grief," a form of decentralized and phygital mourning, studying the role of technology in loss processing. As part of Dezentrum's team, he promotes digital participation through innovative design, exchange, and system development.
Malik El Bay
Partner
Malik likes to make complex ideas tangible by building prototypes, which enable activity. He learned to experiment during his studies in Interdisciplinary Sciences at ETH Zurich, then internalized the relevance of failure as part of success, while building technology start-ups. He has honed his entrepreneurial mindset as a co-founder of several organizations over the past decade. In 2017 he has shaped two successful ICOs (USD 20+ million) and in the process discovered the potential of Decentralized Technologies. Further, Malik is a lecturer at FFHS and FHGR.
Gesa Feldhusen
Member of staff
Is interested in the progressive transformation of societal structures and what this might look like. Using the option of digital participation to engage people in political processes is one of her main concerns: accordingly, she is currently pursuing the community building aspect a lot. Gesa studied International Relations in her Bachelor's degree at the University of Groningen and then Political Communication in her Master's degree at the University of Amsterdam.
Stephan Hartmann
Partner
Dreams realities and works collaboratively on the assumptions that shape our futures. Is committed to disseminate and research futures literacy and its potential. After dropping out of psychology, he went on to study visual communication, followed by an MA in design with social impact at the Bern University of the Arts and one in digital management at Hyper Island in Manchester. Success as a designer soon opened up new action-spaces. Now his focus lies on societal futures.
Ruben Feurer
Partner
Realizes visions of the future with concrete projects. Ruben has worked as an entrepreneur and design director in the technology sector and has supported SBB, Climeworks and Sennheiser, among others, in innovation projects. He likes to bring together people with different perspectives and thus creates the basis for effective collaboration. In his master's thesis at Hyper Island, he deepened his knowledge in systemic innovation. At Dezentrum he works at the intersection of strategy, organizational development, technology and design.
Ramona Sprenger
Partner
Likes to break through common thought patterns and narratives. She understands technologies in their political dimension. What norms and values influence design? What does this have to do with structural injustice? As a trained interaction designer, she follows a transdisciplinary approach. How can digital tools make political and social processes more participatory and inclusive? How can complex issues be communicated in an innovative and tangible way? In addition to her freelance work, she is a board member of the multidisciplinary cultural center Rote Fabrik.
Eileen Good
Intern
Enjoys experimenting with new ideas and discussing and reflecting on them together. She asks herself questions about desirable futures and about who is involved in shaping them. In doing so, working with speculative design methods opens up new spaces for thinking and acting for her as a designer. Eileen believes that digital tools help present complex issues in a way that makes them more accessible and allows more people to participate in creating futures.
Mirko Fischli
Partner
Enthusiastic about everything about media and technology. Mirko helped build the TV channel joiz and worked as a live director in the media industry for more than ten years. He teaches at the FHGR, and he completed a Business Administration Master in Graubünden in 2019. Mirko loves to exchange ideas with exciting people and learn new things. At Dezentrum, he is responsible for multimedia, leads projects and designs workshops or new products. As an all-rounder, however, he can be found just about everywhere.
Flurin Hess
Partner
Is interested in organizational Studies and emergent technologies. Flurin is interested in the development of decentralized organizations and the influence of technologies on the working environment. During his studies in Business Psychology at the University of London, he dealt in depth with decentralized and agile organizational forms. Flurin has worked in different start-ups, co-founded and helped build companies. He brings his expertise to Dezentrum, especially in the areas of digital collaboration, organizational development and business development.
Lukas Hess
Partner
Understands the digital transformation not only as an opportunity, but also as a driver of growing inequality, which demands society-oriented solutions. In this context, improving digital literacy skills is of central importance, for which he is involved in various projects at the Dezentrum. He is not only interested in digital inequalities at the Dezentrum, but also in the context of his doctoral thesis at the Internet & Society Division of the University of Zurich.
Jeannie Schneider
Partner
Addresses the normative questions raised by technological change. The futures we aspire to must be discussed democratically and participatively. That's why, in addition to creating concepts, communicating content is central to her work. Her studies in political science and law, as well as philosophy and global history, have provided her with the tools to link different analytical levels. Jeannie has done a lot of journalism and publishes a magazine.
Guido Rudolphi
Advisor
When Guido began work on a Univac for the first time in 1975, an enthusiasm for computers gripped him. Already as a teenager he tested the security systems of companies and public institutions, designed security concepts for them, and over the years has become one of the leading cybersecurity experts. Since 2011, he is a Bitcoin enthusiast and involved in various projects.
Monique Morrow
Advisor
Monique is president and co-founder of "The Humanized Internet", a non-profit organization focused on creating a digital identity for underprivileged individuals. Monique is also an Associate Researcher at the Alexander Humboldt University Institute of Internet and Society. She is Co-Chair of the IEEE Ethics in AI and Autonomous Systems Mixed Reality Committee, where she is a member of the Executive Committee.
Dr. Michael Hill
Advisor
Dr. Michael Hill combines a strong academic foundation with a distinct entrepreneurial spirit. He founded his first company during his Master's degree in Biology and Theoretical Physics at the University of Zurich and managed it for five years. He then moved to Oxford University for his PhD in Pharmacology and to the University of California, Los Angeles, as a Research Fellow. Michael Hill currently manages the strategic direction and innovation of the SNF.
Basil Rogger
Advisor
Basil Rogger studied philosophy, psychology and pedagogy in Zurich and Bern. Today he works as a cultural entrepreneur and lecturer of the master's programmes Art Education and Transdisciplinarity at the Zurich University of the Arts. He has been involved in various research projects by the Swiss National Science Foundation to foster scientific research. Basil is former member of the Research Department of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for Economy and Society.
Prof. Dr. Peter Kirchschläger
Advisor
Peter is Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of the Institute of Social Ethics ISE at the University of Lucerne. In addition to other research activities, he is an advisory expert on ethical issues for national and international organizations (e.g. UN, UNESCO, OSCE, EU, various NGOs). Moreover, he is a member of an IEEE working group to develop a standard for the consideration of ethical issues in the development of IT systems and software.
Daniel Gasteiger
Advisor
Daniel Gasteiger is currently CEO of Procivis. He is also the initiator and co-founder of the Trust Square Blockchain Hub and co-founder of Verum Capital, as well as Nexussquared. He has served as a TEDx Speaker, is a board member of the Global Blockchain Council and a widely respected expert on decentralized technologies. He previously worked in the financial industry for 20 years, most recently in a leading position at UBS.