This compact introductory workshop offers business owners the opportunity to get to know the steward-ownership model in a condensed way. In an interactive setup, learn how the ownership level has a lasting influence on entrepreneurial dynamics.
March 27, 2025, 09:30 → 12:00
Introductory workshop on Steward-Ownership in Lausanne
Hidden potential in a company’s ownership structures
Are you concerned about the future of your company and want the original business idea to be preserved in the long term?
This compact introductory workshop offers interested business owners the opportunity to get to know the steward-ownership model in a condensed way and to acquire the most important basic knowledge.
In an interactive workshop, you will learn how ownership structures have a lasting influence on entrepreneurial dynamics. On a small scale, the experts from Purpose will take you on a journey to new perspectives on sustainable business.
Is your company fit for the future? Alongside operational, strategic and cultural endeavors, the level of ownership is often overlooked. But it is precisely this level that can set the course for long-term development, independence and sustainability.
Do you find the topic exciting, but don't find the time to familiarise yourself with the subject? Then this introductory workshop is just the thing for you to gain in-depth knowledge in a short space of time and to understand what advantages it could bring for your personal situation.
→ Immerse yourself in the connections between ownership structures and their influence on the long-term independence and resilience of your company.
→ Learn more about the proven ownership structure steward-ownership, which is making waves internationally, in a varied workshop.
→ Understand what a process towards new ownership structures can look like and what this could mean for you, your company and associated stakeholders.
- Duration: 2.5h
- Date: Thursday, March 28, 09:30-12:00am
- Language: English
- Location: Lausanne, Liip
- Participants: 6-12 pax
- Fee: Free until 28.01.2025. After that 100 CHF (incl. MwSt.)
- If you want to participate but have budgetary constraints, don’t hesitate to contact Annina at annina@purpose.ag.
- Links between ownership structure, long-term independence and resilience
- Understanding and advantages of steward-ownership
- Process towards a new ownership structure
→ No previous knowledge necessary
«More than the design of specific products or services, the fundamental design of the organization itself is most important.»
– Kate Raworth, author of 'Doughnut Economics', University of Oxford, University of Cambridge
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If you want to participate but have budgetary constraints, don’t hesitate to contact Annina at annina@purpose.ag.
«For me, preserving our values and continuing our 'Purpose' is the be-all and end-all for moving forward into an economically sustainable future. Thanks to the competent support of Purpose Switzerland, we have now woven this deeply into our structures.»
– Christine König, Co-Leader Intrinsic
Leading the workshop
Annina Menzi from Purpose Switzerland connects like-minded entrepreneurs, innovators and doers around a sustainable economy. She has experience in what it means to build a company and which operational and legal structures play a bigger role than you might initially think. Annina has over 10 years of experience in setting up and implementing innovative educational formats and has supported various entrepreneurs on their development path.
Lukas Hotz from Purpose Switzerland accompanies entrepreneurs on their path to steward-ownership. He is at your side and not only helps you to ask the relevant questions at the right time, but also to find the right answers. Because what at first glance looks like a dry, purely legal solution is first and foremost a fundamental discovery process. Lukas has many years of experience in advising companies and leading workshops.
More about the Steward-Ownership model
About the organising company
Registration for the workshop
If you want to participate but have budgetary constraints, don’t hesitate to contact Annina at annina@purpose.ag.
Interested, but scheduling conflict?
Would you like to take part in the workshop, but the date doesn't suit you? Then simply add your name to the waiting list for upcoming workshops. We will keep you informed about new dates.
Global, down-to-earth & local pioneers
Prominent pioneers like Märkisches Landbrot, Sorpetaler Fensterbau, Alnatura, Patagonia, but also rising pioneers like Monopole or Crowd Container have been successfully following the principles of steward-ownership for decades.
Image source cover picture: öbu / Silas Zindel