glp lab

glp lab is a political think tank connected to the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland. It was established in 2016 as a platform intended to develop and communicate progressive liberal ideas outside the conventional structures of party politics. The organisation was founded by Swiss National Council member and cantonal party co-president Corina Gredig, who initially served as its director. National Council member Kathrin Bertschy served as its first president and patron. Corina Liebi has been president since 2022. The organisation presents itself as an entry point for people who are interested in public affairs but may not wish to join politics through the traditional, lengthy route of party membership, campaigning and elected office. Its model combines public participation with expert review. Participants contribute suggestions through formats known as “Ideenküchen,” or “idea kitchens.” These proposals are then examined and developed by specialists before potentially being turned into policy input, reports or parliamentary initiatives. The think tank’s subject areas reflect the Green Liberal Party’s combination of liberal economic and social positions with environmental and institutional reform concerns. Topics identified in reference material include future living and working conditions, a renewed intergenerational contract, transparency in political financing and a modern liberal approach to drug policy. Rather than functioning as a commercial logistics or real-estate business, glp lab operates in the field of political research, policy development and civic engagement. Its network includes relationships with Operation Libero, the foreign-policy think tank Foraus – Forum Aussenpolitik and the Austrian NEOS Lab, which is associated with the liberal NEOS party. These links place glp lab within a broader Central European ecosystem of liberal and progressive policy organisations. In 2018, glp lab attracted attention by publishing a proposal connected with the dispute between the Swiss Federal Council and trade unions over measures relating to the free movement of persons with the European Union. The episode illustrates the organisation’s role: it seeks to translate political debate and participatory ideas into structured policy proposals. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about its budget, staffing, legal form, office location and current programme portfolio.

glp lab was created in 2016 as a think tank of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland. Its establishment was led by Corina Gredig, a member of the Swiss National Council and co-president of a cantonal Green Liberal party organisation. Gredig initially took responsibility as director. Kathrin Bertschy, also a National Council member, served as the organisation’s first president and patron. The think tank was designed to broaden the ways in which people could contribute to political debate. Its stated purpose is to promote progressive liberal ideas while providing an alternative entry point for people who are interested in politics but do not want to begin with the conventional process of party membership, campaigning and elected office. This orientation gives the organisation both a research function and a participatory function. A central mechanism is the “Ideenküche,” translated as “idea kitchen.” In these sessions, interested participants develop or submit suggestions. The proposals are subsequently assessed by experts, allowing ideas generated through public participation to be refined and potentially converted into reports, policy recommendations or parliamentary initiatives. The model is intended to connect grassroots input with the expertise and institutional access of Swiss party politics. The policy agenda associated with glp lab covers future forms of work and living, the design of a new intergenerational contract, transparency in political financing and a modern liberal drug policy. The organisation has also maintained links with like-minded liberal and progressive policy networks. These include Operation Libero, Foraus – Forum Aussenpolitik and the Austrian NEOS Lab, which is connected to the liberal NEOS party. In 2018, glp lab received attention for a proposal in the political dispute between the Swiss Federal Council and trade unions concerning measures related to free movement of persons with the European Union. This intervention demonstrated the think tank’s intended role as a source of policy alternatives during live political debates. Corina Liebi has been president since 2022. Public reference material does not establish a separate commercial ownership structure, a listed status, detailed staffing levels or a comprehensive account of the organisation’s later publications. glp lab is therefore best understood as a Swiss party-affiliated policy and civic-participation platform rather than as a conventional consumer-facing brand.

1. 2022Corina Liebi becomes president

   Corina Liebi begins serving as president of glp lab.

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2. 2018Policy proposal on free movement of persons

   glp lab attracts attention with a proposal connected to the dispute between the Swiss Federal Council and trade unions over measures concerning free movement of persons with the European Union.

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3. 2016glp lab is established

   The Green Liberal Party-associated think tank is established, with Corina Gredig as director and Kathrin Bertschy as president and patron.

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A participatory, progressive-liberal policy laboratory that connects civic ideas with expert analysis and parliamentary politics.

• IdeenküchenParticipatory policy development

  Participatory sessions in which interested people contribute political ideas and suggestions. The ideas are subsequently reviewed by experts and may be developed into policy input, reports or parliamentary initiatives. This format is central to glp lab’s effort to make political engagement accessible beyond traditional party structures.

• Policy reports and parliamentary proposalsPolitical research

  Research-based outputs that convert political discussion and ideas generated through the organisation’s participatory work into structured proposals. The documented subject areas include working and living conditions in the future, intergenerational policy, political-finance transparency and liberal drug policy.

• 2022Corina Liebi becomes president

  Corina Liebi has served as president of glp lab since 2022.

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• 2018glp lab publishes proposal in debate over free movement of persons

  The think tank gained public attention after publishing a proposal related to the dispute between the Swiss Federal Council and trade unions over measures concerning the free movement of persons with the European Union.

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