Dr. Anais Sägesser

Lecturer for societal transformation & transformative leadership

Master of Circular Innovation and Sustainability

Master Circular Innovation and Sustainability

Master of Science in Life Sciences (MSLS)​

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Innovation

Societal Transformation

Transformative Leadership

Anaïs Sägesser and Naveen Shamsudhin (2025). Decolonial embodied transformative learning. Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design, RSD13. Article 61.

Ritter, L., Gyger, M., & Sägesser, A. (2025). Inquiry into prerequisites for co-creating a culture of care and kinship. In Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD13) (Article No. 1). Oslo School of Architecture and Design.

Sägesser, A. (2024). Course ‘Sustainability Startup Seminar’ (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) - How is integration integrated in higher education? An exhibition of innovative teaching and learning formats across different regions [Poster presentation]. ITD Conference 2024

Sägesser, Anaïs / Gyger, Marco / Ritter, Luea (2024): Co-holding and co-navigating collective liminal spaces for transformative learning outside educational contexts. In: Fabbri, Loretta et al. (Hrsg.), Getting Transformation into Good Trouble: Making new spaces of possibility with community and in practice. Proceedings of the XV Biennial International Transformative Learning Conference. S. 664-671.

Förster, Ruth et al. (2024): How to provide safe (enough) spaces for transformative learning to support courageous and decolonial practices towards climate justice. In: Fabbri, Loretta et al. (Hrsg.), Getting Transformation into Good Trouble: Making new spaces of possibility with community and in practice. Proceedings of the XV Biennial International Transformative Learning Conference , S. 664-671.

Blum, N. U., Müller, B., Sägesser, A., & Dey, P. (2024). Towards a systemic ecosystem perspective on the mainstreaming of innovative eco-social practices. 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22177

Sägesser, A., Mader, C., & Wilhelm, S. (2024, April 11). Unterschiedliche Bedeutungsperspektiven und Barrieren für transformatives Lernen im Reallabor [Conference presentation]. In Reallabore – ExperimentierRäume für den Weg in eine nachhaltige Gesellschaft, Dresden, Germany.

Sägesser, A., Graul, A., Föhn, M., & Henke, S. (2024, April 11). Transformatives Lernen für Klimagerechtigkeit [Conference presentation]. Reallabor Nachhaltigkeit Conference, Dresden, Germany.

Sägesser, A., & Förster, R. (2025). Kompetenzentwicklung für Ko-Facilitator:innen: Transformationsprozesse aus dem In-Verbindung-Sein heraus begleiten. In T. von Wirth, T. Vogel & P. Jansen (Eds.), Kompass für den Wandel, Mit transformativen Fähigkeiten die Welt von morgen gestalten. Oekom Verlag.

Förster, R., & Saegesser, A. (2025). Connecting to self and to nature. In Imagining, designing and teaching regenerative futures: Art-science approaches and inspirations from around the world (Chap. 36). Springer.

Sägesser, A. & Förster, R. (2025) Relating: Connecting As Nature A practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism. In E. Egel. & M. Campo Suarez (Eds.), Inner Development Goals: Stories of Collective Leadership in Action. De Gruyter.

Förster, R., & Sägesser, A. (2024). Connecting to self and to nature. In J. Ristić Trajković & J. Bentz (Eds.), Creative methods toolkit for imagining, designing and teaching regenerative futures (pp. 163-166). FCSH, Nova University Lisbon.

Sägesser, A. (2018): „Preliminaries for Ecosystems: From Doing Well to Doing Good. Pathways of Personal Transformation and Entrepreneurial Action.“ - In K. Wendt (Ed.) Sustainable Financial Innovation.

Sägesser (2008): Kultur & IT. – Der Einfluss von Kultur auf die Verbreitung von IT in der arabischen Welt.

Sägesser; Fellrath (2004): Die Perspektive der Analysten II: Allfinanz – Mehrwert oder Phantom? in: Maas; Ackermann: Financial Services in Transition – Paradigmawechsel oder “back to the roots”?

Ritter, Luea, and Anaïs Sägesser. 2025. “ Toward an Ecocentric Leadership as Stewardship Framework: Insights from Fostering Transformative Partnerships and Collective Practice.” Earth Stewardship 2(5): e70027

Ritter, L., Gyger, M., Sägesser, A., & Gafinen, M.-P. (2023). Inquiry into Inclusive, Transformative Learning Processes for Knowledge and Wisdom Creation on Underlying Root Issues in Sustainability: Insights from the WorldEthicForum Convening 2023. In: Social Innovations Journal. Vol. 22 (2023).

Sägesser; Müri (2003): Is VFR an Independent Target Group? The Case of Switzerland, in: Tourism Review, Vol. 58 Nr. 4

Fischer, M., Donati, G., van den Brandeler, F., Bolliger, J., Bach, P., Pakizer, K., Sägesser, A., & Ritter, L. (2024). Workshop für Stakeholder zu vernetzter ökologischer Infrastruktur. Aqua & Gas, 104(4), 58–60.

Donati, G., Van den Brandeler, F., Sägesser, A., Ritter, L., Fischer, M., & Bolliger, J. (2024). Dialog über ökologische Infrastruktur – Herausforderungen und Perspektiven. N+L Inside, 1/24

Sägesser, A.& Förster, R.(2023). Suffizienz, Regeneration und gelingendes Leben. Whitepaper November 2023.Zürich.

Tsüri Februar 2020 – Hrsg. Artikelserie zu Bildung
Sägesser & Förster (2020): Bildung für unsere Zukunft - Vergesst die Kosmetik, lasst uns etwas verändern
Sägesser & Müller (2020): unschooling - Mit kritischer Neugierde sich und die Welt verändern

Sägesser (2014): “Geschäftsideen erfolgreich lancieren” - NZZ Sonderbeilage Swiss ECS

Blogposts on scaling4good

Blogposts on WorldEthicForum

Blogposts on medium

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of td-net

Member of the Sustainability Board re-source of ZHdK

Co-President of scaling4good

Co-President of STRIDE Learning Association

Firekeeper and Co-Lead at WorldEthicForum

Lecturer at ETH Zurich

Expert at innosuisse

Jury member at Venture Competition

ITD27 Conference Strategic Board