For nearly three decades, the Tällberg Foundation has been deepening our understanding of issues related to leadership and change in society and business. The Foundation’s main focus of activity is to gather leaders from around the world and from a variety of backgrounds for discussions and reflection.
Main activities
- Annual Forum at Tällberg, Sweden, and in 2010, the Rework the World summit
- Other workshops and seminars
- Projects
- Studies and research programs
- Leadership development initiatives
- Publishing
Office location:
Blasieholmstorg 8
111 48 Stockholm
Joining the Tällberg Foundation “Rework the World Team” as a Volunteer
Overview of the Project
Rework the World – the 5th Global YES Summit is a global event taking place in Leksand, Dalarna from 2-5 June, 2010. The summit is tackling the global youth unemployment crises from a systems perspective. With the confluence of the global ecological, social and economic crises, getting young people into employment will not be enough. We also need to rethink how to generate growth and develop the new programs, technologies and business models for sustainable prosperity. In other words, we need not only work; we need to rework.
The summit brings together the best local ideas from around the world for the creation of jobs that are economically, socially and ecologically sustainable, with the global capital and corporations that are able to take these ideas from visions to scalable impact – with the aim of creating new sustainable employment opportunities all over the world.
Rework the World is developed in partnership by YES Inc, with its youth led networks in fifty-five developing countries, and Tällberg Foundation, with its high level global networks of decision makers.
We are seeking mature individuals who will be hands-on and have the ability to work well independently to get things done. The atmosphere is a busy one where lots of priorities need to be juggled at the same time alsoit is also warm, friendly and supportive.
Volunteers for projects and content build-up:
Projects at the summit
To anchor the summit in tangible action, it takes its starting point in actual projects gathered from around the world. These illustrate the emerging new business and organizational models we need for tomorrow. The initiatives are diverse but each one illustrates ways to combine the necessity of structurally transforming our economy with the social imperative of providing opportunities for the younger generation through effective job matching and educational initiatives.
The projects are gathered under 5 themes: water, land-use, energy, cities, people. At the summit, each project will receive a 2 hour workshop slot intended for 20-30 people. Some slots may contain more than one initiative. The workshops will be run by a moderator whose role is to manage the translation between specific projects and the more diverse audience. The moderators should help develop a relevant faming of the project and bring out the strategic issues blocking its full potential.
Participants will be offered the opportunity to engage on-line with the projects and the entrepreneurs prior to and after the summit.
The work in each theme area will be introduced by a smaller plenary discussion that lasts roughly 2 hours. These discussions take their starting points in the projects represented in each theme area.
Preparing the Rework the World project briefs and project workshops
The volunteer will be covering a wide range of topics that are closely connected. While specific activities have not yet been detailed, we expect the volunteers to become a very valuable part of several areas, including providing support for the program area leader and project brief coordinator in the preparation of the project briefs, related workshops and plenaries by helping to identify, communicate and coordinate with participants contributing to the work around the briefs, by facilitating and moderating the online community, as well as coordinating content in the projects database. The volunteer will also have the opportunity to help with the complex and logistical challenge that is the Rework the World Summit.
The volunteer must be fluent in English. Swedish is helpful but not required.
Tasks can include:
- Reviewing lists/books of projects and social entrepreneurs and invite those needed to
complete the Summit program
- Assisting with the contents of the participant handbook
- Providing support for the planning and communication of seminars
- Building-up and helping to coordinate the”hub”, which will be a space during the Summit for
spontaneous meetings, materials/posters etc.
Applications
Karin Bruce, leader of the Program Area for the RTW project, will be the supervisor to the volunteer during the spring – June 2010. Please send your CV and letter of motivation to karin.bruce@tallbergfoundation.org ASAP.
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Volunteers for participant and logistics process:
The participants are the heart and sole of the Summit. Some of the participants have long histories with the Tällberg Foundation and have been part of the network for nearly three decades while others are coming to one of our events for the first time. Others are long-standing members of the YES network.
They are leaders both young and more mature; they are from all corners of the globe and have varied professional backgrounds. Each of the 2000 participants have a role to play in the outcome the Summit, whether its participating in a plenary, or moderating a workshop, or presenting a project, or simply being engaged in the conversations and asking the right questions. Each person must be made to feel welcome and supported in the logistics process.
We are therefore looking for volunteers to help with participant communications which will include:
- Sending out electronic invitations
- Following-up with invitations sent
- Inputting content and updating the participant database
- Assisting with paperwork for the visa and travel process
- Helping to answer participant questions by e-mail and telephone
- Coordinating efforts with our logistics partner VisitFalun
- Updating the information for the FAQ section of the web
The volunteer must be fluent in English. Swedish is helpful but not required.
Applications
Sara Ekman, leader of the Logistics Area for the RTW project, will be the supervisor to the volunteer during the spring – June 2010. Please send your CV and letter of motivation to sara.ekman@tallbergfoundation.org ASAP.
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What do volunteers receive for their hard work and efforts?
- Interaction with a network of leaders from around the globe.
- A letter of recommendation from the Tällberg Foundation whose reputation and brand is well established in Sweden and globally
- Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the global challenges the world is facing.
- Experience in organizing and implementing a large international event.
- Opportunity to be present at the Summit and participate in a wide variety of activities as time permits.
- Learn about the Tällberg process and model
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