Students leading Collaboratories: University of St.Gallen

At the University of St. Gallen, we used the Collaboratory as the guiding principle and method for a 12-week Master course "Strategies for Sustainable Development" in Spring 2013. It sought to address and resolve 3 critical sustainability issues on a local level (creating a break-through for climate-friendly food, promoting the bicycle as a viable mobility alternative in the city of St.Gallen and at the University, making tap water the favorite drink in Switzerland). Each issue was introduced in one session followed by two collaboratory sessions which took place every 3 weeks. The Collaboratory 1 uses all three phases of Scharmer's Theory U (downloading, visioning and prototyping).