Associates

Dr. Raoul J. Blindenbacher is an expert on innovation an learning in politics and Co-Managing Director of the Governmental Learning Lab. He developed the method of the Governmental Learning Spiral, a concept to solve problems in the political context. He applied it in national and international events since 25 years. His professional background includes experiences in privat and public service as well as international organizations. He holds a doctorate in education, organizational sociology, and political science from the University of Zurich and completed postgraduate education programs at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. He is the author and editor of over 70 publications and is a lecturer at various universities worldwide. Since 2013 he is a Senior Fellow at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and President of the Convivenza Foundation.

Franziska Borer Blindenbacher is a transport economist and Co-Managing Director of the Governmental Learning Lab. She has extensive experience in private and public service in the fields of transport, spatial planning and the environment working at the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development and for the Transport Ministry of Canada. She has done consulting for numerous national and international clients from the public and private sector. She is the (co-)author of various publications and teaches at different national and international academic institutions. She holds a masters in political economy, political science, and international law from the University of Berne. She is a board member of the Swiss Ursula Wirz-Foundation.