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This article aims to evaluate the current state and planned progress of lesson study (LS) in Switzerland, specifically focusing on the efforts made by different university teacher education institutions across three language regions of the country.

First, a literature review is carried out to establish the LS research situation in Switzerland. In a second step, LS projects implemented in three different language regions across Switzerland and key findings thereof will be presented.

LS in Switzerland has progressed in terms of research, as can be seen from the publication of 18 papers from seven different universities and classified into three categories. The majority of these papers stem from the Lausanne Laboratory Lesson Study. Swiss LS has also attracted attention in some neighbouring countries. Nevertheless, the sustainability of the LS process in Switzerland is still in its infancy. Some unfavourable factors are due to the cantonal and versatile structure of the Swiss education system. However, thanks to the centre of expertise for LS at Lausanne University of Teacher Education, LS is expanding to other regions of Switzerland.

While this paper does not delve into extensive research on the development of LS in Switzerland, it highlights the need for further research to analyse the conditions and constraints impacting the sustainability of learning communities in the country.

This paper represents the first literature review specifically addressing LS in Switzerland, offering a comprehensive assessment of its research development. Additionally, it is the first study to examine the development of learning communities across different language regions of the country. Moreover, it shows how LS can be implemented and adapted to the varied educational preconditions in Switzerland.

Disasters, including health crises and weather emergencies, are increasingly prevalent. While many people are highly resilient, the traumatic experience of emergencies and disasters can affect individuals and communities, including library staff and library users. Traumatic effects can persist long after the immediate impact of an event and may be magnified by cumulative exposure to traumatic events. Libraries are not immune from emergencies and disasters and also experience many other hazards. With attention to trauma and a focus on resilience, libraries can build strong organizations even during difficult circumstances presented by emergencies and disasters. This chapter shares research-based approaches from the literature along with promising practices shared by contributing libraries.

Healthcare designers are fundamental to implementing therapeutic gardens in hospitals and healthcare facilities. They can guide clinical practitioners and healthcare decision-makers with a design plan to create sustainable healing environments for the medical treatment of their patients and a sanctuary away from the clinical hospital environment for their staff and visitors. This article presents the experience of 12 global healthcare designers, experts in architecture, landscape architecture and health planning, and how they design and establish therapeutic hospital gardens (THG) to be sustainable for clinical practitioners and healthcare decision-makers.

Analysis of these semi-structured interviews led to the establishment of guidelines for architects, landscape architects and health planners to design and establish therapeutic gardens that are sustainable healing environments integrated into hospital care.

These THG Healthcare Designer guidelines include five systematic steps: (1) include THG early, (2) design for hospital user needs, (3) conduct inclusive and defined stakeholder engagement, (4) draw on lessons learnt and (5) develop a comprehensive design brief.

Healthcare designers, for the first time, have five systematic steps to immediately guide the profession to work alongside clinical practitioners and healthcare decision-makers to successfully create THG. When these three sectors work together, then, THG can be sustainably integrated into the clinical hospital program, enabling wholesome and compassionate hospital care.