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About The Week

Creating a space for conversations
The Week is a nonprofit project run by a group of colleagues and friends who, each in our own way, came to see that facing environmental and climate breakdown is likely to become the defining adventure for humanity in the next 10 or 20 years.



Our kids will ask us: what did you know and what did you do? Figuring out our answer to this question is perhaps one of the most important things we are all invited to do. That’s why we created The Week: to open up a space where everyone can explore this question and come up with their own answers.
It started on Zoom...
The idea for The Week started with two of us, Helene and Frederic, when we started grappling deeply with the reality of the climate emergency. We invited friends to meet 3 evenings in a row, on video calls, during the pandemic, to share what we were learning.



Our friends were so deeply moved they invited some of their friends, and then the friends of their friends, and their colleagues at work to watch the video recordings. In no time, more than 5,000 people had participated in this first version of what would become The Week.
… and then we turned it into films
We felt we were onto something. People really responded to having a space to look into these questions, in a simple, straightforward way, without drama or politics. So we thought: let’s turn this into films. We created a nonprofit, spent lots of time fundraising for the films, talked to a dozen potential  film directors until we found the right film team. And the  rest… well, you’ll see it when you experience The Week.
Meet the team
Helene
Helene Gerin has done more things than we have space for here. Advertising. Doula. Therapy. Writing. Pottery. Grief work. And now The Week.
Frédéric
Frederic Laloux is a former business consultant who decided years ago to trade time in airplanes for more time with his family and projects that feel really meaningful.
Pauline
After a decade of working in social entrepreneurship and taking part in citizen movements, Pauline Magnat is leading The Week's international strategy.
Bhadraka
Bhadraka Harang coordinates the technical evolution of The Week platform and supports the project strategy.
Carolin
A community weaver, facilitator and nature quest guide with a background in social enterprises and civil society organisations, Carolin Goethel is now leading The Week's community building in Germany.
Céline
After 15 years of experience working with NGOs in France and internationally, Céline Legrand joined The Week to support fundraising efforts and strengthen the project's impact in France.
Stephanie
Stephanie Cleris joined The Week to give meaning to her career after 15 years in large companies. She is our administrative & financial manager, ready to help on all topics!
Mayssa
After spending a few years in high-growth startups, Mayssa Hemraj now leads the product and tech team at The Week. Their responsibility is to enhance The Week's digital experience.
Guillaume
After several years working in generalist or mission-driven startups, particularly focusing on political engagement and participatory democracy, Guillaume  Dietenhoeffer decided to join The Week to develop its presence in France.
We are supported on a regular basis by Charlie Gardner with scientific advice, by Jason Lorne-Giles for branding and graphic design, and by Jena Knapp and Shawn Gregory for research and advice.
Gratitudes

What an adventure it’s been to put together The Week. Thank you to all of you who have been a part of making it happen:

  • Everyone who shared their wisdom, advice and expertise with us
  • The individuals, family foundations and climate foundations who said yes when we knocked on their door for fundraising and supported us with small or large donations
  • All of you who joined the early zoom versions and shared your thoughts and feedback
  • And everyone who put us in touch with other people who in turn helped us in all sorts of ways.

Action Philanthropique Crazy Edgar · Adèle Galey · Alexander Kuilman · Alexandre Stroobants · Alizée Lozac’hmeur · Amélie Toursel · Anne Martel  · Arabez Smith · Ben Littauer · Benjamin Backer · Bertrand Cunaud · Camille Doucet & George Adams · Casey Rand · Catherine Leclercq · Charles-Antoine Janssen · Chris Roig Ramos · Chris & Christine Schmidt · Christophe Le Buhan · Cisco Foundation · Climate Emergency Fund · collection.momus.eth · Corirose Benitez Anjali · Damien Dallemagne · Dan Hoffman · Daniel Sheff & Hanna Sherman · David McCallum · Delphine Oltramare · Diana Dosik · Dimitri Molle · Dominique & Catherine Filion · eberle.eth · Ed Maibach · Edouard Janssen · Emile Etienne · Emmanuel Cibla · Emmanuelle Boelens · Ernesto Izquierdo · Ethan Hughes · Etienne Taillefer · Eutopia Foundation (Albert Wenger & Susan Danziger) · Fabien Derville · Fabienne Calimas · Fond BEEE hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation ·  Frank Mestdagh · Gail Bradbrook · George Marshall · Géraldine Léonard · Greg Pitts & Sara Kabakov · Grégory Duquesne · Groupe Bouygues · Guibert del Marmol · Héloïse Coppée & Sébastien d'Ursel · Hermann Arnold · Isabelle Guyader · Jacques Crahay · Jean-François Tremblay & Marie-France Côté · Jenna Knapp · Jim Lear · Joseph Ingram · Julie Liébert · Kako Dubs · Kathryn Caldwell · King Baudouin Foundation · kris.eth · La Maison des leaders  · Larry Lunt · Lia Carney · Lisa Fecteau · Liv Hammann · LIVEsciences AG Purpose Donation · Lorna Davis · Louis Pinot · Louis Veyret · Lunt Foundation · Lynne & Bill Twist · Magali Payen · Marc Flammang · Margaret Klein Salamon · Margie Dillenburg · Maria Tenberge · mariew.eth · Mathieu Toulemonde · @matthewmutual · Matthieu Leclercq · Meagan Wright · Mélina Longpré · Michael Baskin · Michael Stern · Michael Tricca · Nancy Darding · Nicolas Hennon · Nicolas Janssen · Nikita Stampa Schockert · @OffyVN · Omérine Maes · Open Collective · Otto Scharmer · Pat De Silva · Per Espen Stoknes · Peter Koenig · Peter Tavernise · @phil_h · Pierre Mottet · Pierre Volant · @PlayerMetaverse · Primavera De Filippi · Quentin Bordet · @regencryptos · Rémi Tremblay · Romuald Saenen · Romy Gerhard · Rosalie Henry · Sandy Speicher · Sébastien Uscher · Shawn Gregory · Shoshana Friedman · Solène & Alexis Grolin · Solène Aymon · Stephen Collins · Sunrise Project · Susan Olesek · Teal Brazil · @TheGrift · Bhadraka Harang · Thoralf Gutierrez · Tina Rosenberg · Whitney Mortimer · Will Grant · Xavier Damman · Xucker GmbH · Yancey Strickler · zakku.eth

With a special thank you to Shawn Gregory and Jenna Knapp for the countless hours of research and for putting together group after group to test early versions of The Week. To David Byars, Lyman Smith and Nick Weissman for helping us making the films happen, as well as everyone else in the film team mentioned in the film credits. To Aaron Thierry and Charlier Gardner for providing  all the scientific input and supervision. To Seamus Kennedy for the many hours of narration (and the many cakes eaten) in preparing the films. And to Ashley McClure, Frank Johnson, Holly and John Arbuckle, Ophélie Tricot, Pauline Jouy, Peter Kremer, Scarlett Westbrook, Yancy Neiswanger for sharing their stories with so much candor and generosity. Thank you everyone!

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