Human beings are not only rational beings: numerous studies show that our behavior is linked to our values, emotions, social norms and unconscious worldviews, rather than to an analysis of the facts.

So…. What if we first had to change the story to change the world? What if we had to work on our emotions and imaginations as much as our solutions?

Chantal Peyer will talk about the uncertain times we live in, and the importance of storytelling. She will explore the representations of the future with which we are collectively imbued, through the films we watch or the books we read. And talk about the impact of these imaginaries on our resilience and our ability to mobilize for change. It will get you thinking about the new narrative in which you’d like to place your action and your business. Finally, she will suggest a few keys to finding the courage to act with lucidity and optimism, in these uncertain times.

Chantal Peyer is a futurologist, political consultant and professional coach. She seeks to understand how to create momentum and courage to build a sustainable world in which to live.

In 2023, Chantal Peyer co-created the association le Hub des possiblesan association that aims to support the posture of lucid optimism, the emergence of a new narrative and the move to action for a sustainable Switzerland. She launched the podcast “2040 j’y vais! which goes out to actors of change in French-speaking Switzerland and imagines with them the horizon of 2040. Le Hub des possibles also offers forward-looking and imaginary workshops to explore futures, in order to better act in the present. These workshops are offered to companies, public administrations and non-governmental organizations. Chantal Peyer is also an independent coach. She trained at the Wa-Kan Institute in Geneva, the Presencing Institute in Berlin, and the Institut des Futures Des souhaitables and Futuribles in Paris. Prior to this, she spent twenty years working on sustainability and respect for human rights. She has carried out research on social responsibility in various countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and China, lobbied the Swiss parliament and held various positions as team leader in ethical economics. Finally, she is President of the Jury of the Swiss Ethics Prize.