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Change Public Policy | Caroline Widmer | TEDxCarouge


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[Music] the power of change changes I’ve been

the power of change changes I’ve been

the power of change changes I’ve been conscious about change quite recently in

conscious about change quite recently in

conscious about change quite recently in my life when I had to manage impacting

my life when I had to manage impacting

my life when I had to manage impacting projects at work when I became a mom or

projects at work when I became a mom or

projects at work when I became a mom or through meditation I would like to do a

through meditation I would like to do a

through meditation I would like to do a little exercise with you guys to become

little exercise with you guys to become

little exercise with you guys to become aware of time let’s all close our eyes

aware of time let’s all close our eyes

aware of time let’s all close our eyes and enjoy the present moment by taking

and enjoy the present moment by taking

and enjoy the present moment by taking free deep breath

many invisible changes happen in only 20

many invisible changes happen in only 20 second every second 2,000 cells

second every second 2,000 cells

second every second 2,000 cells naturally die in our body replaced by

naturally die in our body replaced by

naturally die in our body replaced by new ones our cells are constantly

new ones our cells are constantly

new ones our cells are constantly evolving changing every second every one

evolving changing every second every one

evolving changing every second every one of us is changing in his room every

of us is changing in his room every

of us is changing in his room every second we are all getting older

second we are all getting older

second we are all getting older scientific facts sorry guys the only

scientific facts sorry guys the only

scientific facts sorry guys the only constant in life is change and as humans

constant in life is change and as humans

constant in life is change and as humans we have the capacity to become aware of

we have the capacity to become aware of

we have the capacity to become aware of change and you have we have the power to

change and you have we have the power to

change and you have we have the power to make it a strength how do we make it a

make it a strength how do we make it a

make it a strength how do we make it a strength as humans if we consider the

strength as humans if we consider the

strength as humans if we consider the scale of history we have entered a

scale of history we have entered a

scale of history we have entered a period where our actions and

period where our actions and

period where our actions and responsibilities have made us become the

responsibilities have made us become the

responsibilities have made us become the guardians of future generations well

guardians of future generations well

guardians of future generations well beings at the scale of nature changes

beings at the scale of nature changes

beings at the scale of nature changes are nearly invisible to our eyes look at

are nearly invisible to our eyes look at

are nearly invisible to our eyes look at the mountain have you ever noticed a

the mountain have you ever noticed a

the mountain have you ever noticed a change when you look at the moon blown

change when you look at the moon blown

change when you look at the moon blown yet mountains are continuously evolving

yet mountains are continuously evolving

yet mountains are continuously evolving and becoming aware that our environment

and becoming aware that our environment

and becoming aware that our environment is changing has a direct impact on our

is changing has a direct impact on our

is changing has a direct impact on our decision-making do we have the capacity

decision-making do we have the capacity

decision-making do we have the capacity to adapt well think about it 20 years

to adapt well think about it 20 years

to adapt well think about it 20 years ago we didn’t have any smartphones can

ago we didn’t have any smartphones can

ago we didn’t have any smartphones can you imagine a single day without calling

you imagine a single day without calling

you imagine a single day without calling your friends checking your emails

your friends checking your emails

your friends checking your emails Facebook Instagram technological and

Facebook Instagram technological and

Facebook Instagram technological and social evolution are impacting our daily

social evolution are impacting our daily

social evolution are impacting our daily lives

lives

lives exponentially and humans have proven

exponentially and humans have proven

exponentially and humans have proven their capacity to adapt becoming aware

their capacity to adapt becoming aware

their capacity to adapt becoming aware of these evolutions we must equip

of these evolutions we must equip

of these evolutions we must equip ourselves to adapt certainly by

ourselves to adapt certainly by

ourselves to adapt certainly by cursing on our attitudes even more than

cursing on our attitudes even more than

cursing on our attitudes even more than our abilities have you ever experienced

our abilities have you ever experienced

our abilities have you ever experienced changed at work people don’t really want

changed at work people don’t really want

changed at work people don’t really want to change whether because they’re afraid

to change whether because they’re afraid

to change whether because they’re afraid or because they don’t want to get out of

or because they don’t want to get out of

or because they don’t want to get out of their comfort zone we have to help them

their comfort zone we have to help them

their comfort zone we have to help them change because when when you’ve been

change because when when you’ve been

change because when when you’ve been working in the same way for years you

working in the same way for years you

working in the same way for years you don’t want to change it’s quite common

don’t want to change it’s quite common

don’t want to change it’s quite common in the administration but everywhere

in the administration but everywhere

in the administration but everywhere else – I embraced a career in the public

else – I embraced a career in the public

else – I embraced a career in the public sector because I wanted to have a

sector because I wanted to have a

sector because I wanted to have a positive positive impacts on people’s

positive positive impacts on people’s

positive positive impacts on people’s daily lives at the highest level of

daily lives at the highest level of

daily lives at the highest level of estates were confronted two major

estates were confronted two major

estates were confronted two major challenges our society is facing and

challenges our society is facing and

challenges our society is facing and improving the way we’re serving you and

improving the way we’re serving you and

improving the way we’re serving you and anticipating changes it’s a daily

anticipating changes it’s a daily

anticipating changes it’s a daily challenge to foster change you have to

challenge to foster change you have to

challenge to foster change you have to bring adaptability and agility to make

bring adaptability and agility to make

bring adaptability and agility to make change meaningful let me give you an

change meaningful let me give you an

change meaningful let me give you an example 20 years 20 years ago we were

example 20 years 20 years ago we were

example 20 years 20 years ago we were the first state to have a website two

the first state to have a website two

the first state to have a website two years ago we decided that we had to

years ago we decided that we had to

years ago we decided that we had to redesign it in 20 years we had

redesign it in 20 years we had

redesign it in 20 years we had accumulated 30,000 pages 600 websites

accumulated 30,000 pages 600 websites

accumulated 30,000 pages 600 websites relying on four different technologies

relying on four different technologies

relying on four different technologies our goal to create a unique platform

our goal to create a unique platform

our goal to create a unique platform where citizen could find the information

where citizen could find the information

where citizen could find the information they really needed two years later we

they really needed two years later we

they really needed two years later we reached our goal and it’s not small feat

reached our goal and it’s not small feat

reached our goal and it’s not small feat because you cannot just impose change to

because you cannot just impose change to

because you cannot just impose change to be accepted it has to be understood in a

be accepted it has to be understood in a

be accepted it has to be understood in a shared vision the key change was to

shared vision the key change was to

shared vision the key change was to shift from a vision centered on the

shift from a vision centered on the

shift from a vision centered on the administration to a vision centered on

administration to a vision centered on

administration to a vision centered on the citizens the users some colleagues

the citizens the users some colleagues

the citizens the users some colleagues feared that we wanted to get rid of

feared that we wanted to get rid of

feared that we wanted to get rid of their jobs we had to pitch them the idea

their jobs we had to pitch them the idea

their jobs we had to pitch them the idea that we need in fact give more meanings

that we need in fact give more meanings

that we need in fact give more meanings to their work by focusing on

to their work by focusing on

to their work by focusing on the users and that’s what citizens are

the users and that’s what citizens are

the users and that’s what citizens are expecting from their administration know

expecting from their administration know

expecting from their administration know so to help us in that transformation

so to help us in that transformation

so to help us in that transformation process we created a living lab the

process we created a living lab the

process we created a living lab the Geneva Lab approach aims at creating a

Geneva Lab approach aims at creating a

Geneva Lab approach aims at creating a new dynamic with citizens and within the

new dynamic with citizens and within the

new dynamic with citizens and within the administration and it’s working more and

administration and it’s working more and

administration and it’s working more and more people are questioning their own

more people are questioning their own

more people are questioning their own processes reflection and co-creation are

processes reflection and co-creation are

processes reflection and co-creation are propagating and we are starting to

propagating and we are starting to

propagating and we are starting to transform our administration from within

transform our administration from within

transform our administration from within in a shared vision being conscious of

in a shared vision being conscious of

in a shared vision being conscious of change has become even bigger when I

change has become even bigger when I

change has become even bigger when I became a mom because when you become a

became a mom because when you become a

became a mom because when you become a mom or a dad you must admit that you’ve

mom or a dad you must admit that you’ve

mom or a dad you must admit that you’ve changed generation and you also

changed generation and you also

changed generation and you also understand that you have the

understand that you have the

understand that you have the responsibility on another human and

responsibility on another human and

responsibility on another human and that’s what you will have to empower

that’s what you will have to empower

that’s what you will have to empower your children to embrace permanent

your children to embrace permanent

your children to embrace permanent change since the very beginning I took

change since the very beginning I took

change since the very beginning I took my children what I would like them to

my children what I would like them to

my children what I would like them to discover about our world about their

discover about our world about their

discover about our world about their place their the role they would have to

place their the role they would have to

place their the role they would have to play in their environment about the

play in their environment about the

play in their environment about the challenges they would meet and the

challenges they would meet and the

challenges they would meet and the changes they would have to face and the

changes they would have to face and the

changes they would have to face and the adventures that lie ahead becoming a mom

adventures that lie ahead becoming a mom

adventures that lie ahead becoming a mom you must understood that a child needs

you must understood that a child needs

you must understood that a child needs to understand the meaning to accept

to understand the meaning to accept

to understand the meaning to accept change and you also need to understand

change and you also need to understand

change and you also need to understand what a child can feel when confronted to

what a child can feel when confronted to

what a child can feel when confronted to change situation you have to use another

change situation you have to use another

change situation you have to use another scale and put yourself into the little

scale and put yourself into the little

scale and put yourself into the little shoes of a child when I took my daughter

shoes of a child when I took my daughter

shoes of a child when I took my daughter for the very first time to school she

for the very first time to school she

for the very first time to school she was terrified in tears it’s

was terrified in tears it’s

was terrified in tears it’s understandable when discovering such a

understandable when discovering such a

understandable when discovering such a new environment an impressive

new environment an impressive

new environment an impressive environment with so many people so much

environment with so many people so much

environment with so many people so much unknown coming from exclusi and

unknown coming from exclusi and

unknown coming from exclusi and reassuring environment

reassuring environment

reassuring environment chin run children miss empowered himself

chin run children miss empowered himself

chin run children miss empowered himself and find new references after the first

and find new references after the first

and find new references after the first apprehensions she finally discovered her

apprehensions she finally discovered her

apprehensions she finally discovered her new environment friends activities music

new environment friends activities music

new environment friends activities music as a human she adapted and I was so

as a human she adapted and I was so

as a human she adapted and I was so proud of her little by little we

proud of her little by little we

proud of her little by little we realized that we have an impact on the

realized that we have an impact on the

realized that we have an impact on the process of change and fears disappear

process of change and fears disappear

process of change and fears disappear lately

lately

lately I traveled to the desert with my son we

I traveled to the desert with my son we

I traveled to the desert with my son we climbed up the dunes and just like we

climbed up the dunes and just like we

climbed up the dunes and just like we did a few minutes ago we close our eyes

did a few minutes ago we close our eyes

did a few minutes ago we close our eyes and breathed at this moment I realized

and breathed at this moment I realized

and breathed at this moment I realized that my teaching allowed my son to enjoy

that my teaching allowed my son to enjoy

that my teaching allowed my son to enjoy the power of now and to consider the

the power of now and to consider the

the power of now and to consider the world in the in its biggest picture my

world in the in its biggest picture my

world in the in its biggest picture my kids will keep that capacities

kids will keep that capacities

kids will keep that capacities throughout their life and sharing with

throughout their life and sharing with

throughout their life and sharing with my children made me realize how we are

my children made me realize how we are

my children made me realize how we are all so well equipped to embrace

all so well equipped to embrace

all so well equipped to embrace permanent change tonight we became aware

permanent change tonight we became aware

permanent change tonight we became aware of time of the process of change as

of time of the process of change as

of time of the process of change as humans we can take decisions we can have

humans we can take decisions we can have

humans we can take decisions we can have an impact on our environment is it a

an impact on our environment is it a

an impact on our environment is it a good impact well if you position

good impact well if you position

good impact well if you position yourself on the right scale the one of

yourself on the right scale the one of

yourself on the right scale the one of an anxious colleague do one of a child

an anxious colleague do one of a child

an anxious colleague do one of a child of nature you can have a positive impact

and if we become aware that we have an

and if we become aware that we have an impact on the process of change we can

impact on the process of change we can

impact on the process of change we can be the change that we wish to see

be the change that we wish to see

be the change that we wish to see happening in the world right now at this

happening in the world right now at this

happening in the world right now at this particular moment I feel proudly human

particular moment I feel proudly human

particular moment I feel proudly human because even if we are nearly nothing in

because even if we are nearly nothing in

because even if we are nearly nothing in the world we’re parents

the world we’re parents

the world we’re parents workers citizens we’re humans in this

workers citizens we’re humans in this

workers citizens we’re humans in this big universe

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