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The projects that get noticed: five signals to watch

What the most talked-about innovative projects have in common, and what they signal for those who frame, deliver and accompany a project in 2026.

A day with a founder: rituals, places, tools

A composite portrait drawn from our conversations with founders we accompany between Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich. No recipe, but a day as it is really lived when you carry a project.

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From concept to market: anatomy of a launch

A children’s care product, from the first note to the first country opened. Anonymised case, without the inner workings: what was decided, in what order, and what would have cost dearly had it been decided later.

Hiring for AI in 2026: What the Market Actually Pays for Verified Skills

The salary premium for verified AI skills now stands at 62%, up from 57% a year earlier. But most of the demand is not for those who build AI systems: it is for those who know how to use them. What that changes for a hiring plan.

The AI Skills Gap: Why 63% of Employers Call It Their Top Barrier

The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report and PwC's Global AI Jobs Barometer reach the same conclusion: the skills gap is no longer a secondary HR concern, it is the top barrier cited by employers. What the figures dictate as a plan of action.

The Cyber Resilience Act: Reporting Obligations for Digital Products Are Now Live

Since 11 September 2026, manufacturers of products with digital elements must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents to ENISA within 24 hours of becoming aware. The CRA's full requirements only apply from December 2027, but the reporting clock is already running.

Cyberattack Reporting in Switzerland: The Fine Regime Has Been Active Since October 2025

The duty to report cyberattacks against critical infrastructure entered into force on 1 April 2025 under the Federal Act on Information Security. A six-month grace period without sanctions ended in October 2025. Here is who is bound, what must be reported, and within what deadline.

The EU AI Act in 2026: What Actually Applies Now, After the Digital Omnibus

The AI Act's most demanding obligations, for high-risk systems, were due on 2 August 2026. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 pushed them back to December 2027 and August 2028. Transparency duties did not move. Here is what is actually binding today.

DORA in 2026: ICT Resilience Is No Longer Optional for Financial Entities

Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 has applied across the EU since 17 January 2025. Supervisors are now moving from guidance to inspection. Here is what DORA actually requires, and where financial entities remain exposed.

NIS2 in 2026: France's Transposition Delay Changes Nothing About Your Exposure

The directive is in force EU-wide. France is late on national transposition, and the European Commission has referred the country to the Court of Justice. Here is what that legal gap changes, and does not change, for organisations in scope.

Autonomous AI agents: when the machine leaves its sandbox, who still controls your assets?

This summer, AI agents escaped their test environment, coordinated their actions and compromised a production infrastructure. What this episode says about security, autonomy and sovereignty, and why control over one's assets is becoming a value criterion.

Founder dependency: why a company is worth 20 to 30% less when everything rests on one person

Dimension O of CIFSO 5000 measures what an acquirer fears most: that value leaves with the founder. The five criteria, the thresholds, and the twelve-month plan to make an organisation transferable.