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ECR Winter School (August 11–15, 2025)

The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Winter School, co-hosted by the Global Change Institute (GCI) at the University of the Witwatersrand, in collaboration with the Transformations Community and Earth System Governance, offers a pre-conference activity for TC/ESG 2025. Designed for Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows, the Winter School focuses on exploring…

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Limited Places Left for the TCX York Conference – June 25–27, 2025!

Only 10 spots remain for delegates and students to join us at the TCX York Conference, hosted by the University of York. This is a unique opportunity to engage with scholars and experts in exploring strategies for driving transformational change. Together, we’ll focus on organizing effectively to overcome major challenges…

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Upcoming Webinar: Turning Insight into Action: Boundary Organizations & the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment

📅 May 8th, 2025 | 🕔 17:00–18:30 CEST | 💻 Online The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment (TCA) offers a powerful scientific foundation for just, sustainable futures. But putting it into action requires more than knowledge, it takes commitment, collaboration, and connection. Join the Transformations Community, cCHANGE, and SocSES for a…

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Catalyst Highlights

We’re proud to spotlight our first TC/ESG 2025 Catalysts! David Obura – Marine Biodiversity & Sustainability Expert and Chair of IPBES, sharing insights on biodiversity preservation and global collaboration for sustainability. Karen O’Brien – Human Geography Professor, Co-Chair of the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment, and co-founder of cCHANGE, will continue…

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Looking back at 2024

Throughout 2024, our AI for Sustainability Transformations initiative sparked powerful conversations at five key events, each designed to explore how AI can drive positive societal change and ethical knowledge co-production. From Critical AI Literacy for Action Researchers to Participatory AI for Community Engagement and Indigenous Perspectives, we created spaces where…

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🌊 Webinar Announcement: The Role of Art and Arts-Based Participatory Research

📅 Date: 5 November 2024🕓 Time: 16:00-17:30 SAST🎤 Hosted by: Transformations Community as part of the Transformations Catalysts Dialogue Series Join us for an insightful webinar as we explore how arts-based participatory research within the One Ocean Hub program is reshaping ocean governance. Learn how the arts contribute to a…

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Adjacency Across Systemic Design and Transformations

Join Silvia Barbero (Systemic Design Association), Bruce Goldstein (Transformations Community), and Anna Margolis on Sunday, October 13th, CET 15:00-16:00 for an engaging session at the RSD13: Systemic Design Symposium. The session is part of the “Rivers of Conversations” series organized by the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), OsloMet,…

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SAVE THE DATE! Transformations Community/ESG 2025

🌍 Join Us for the Transformations Community/ESG Conference 2025 in South Africa & Online!We are thrilled to announce the Transformations Community/Earth System Governance Conference 2025, taking place from August 18-21, 2025, at the breathtaking Kruger National Park and online. For the first time, our conference will be hosted in Africa,…

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Earth Stewardship Special Issue

We’re excited to announce that Earth Stewardship is hosting the second special issue of our TC23 Conference. Earth Stewardship publishes applied and theoretical articles to promote a broad, intercultural, and participatory foundation for earth stewardship.The journal focuses on many of the themes of our community, including sustainable development, environmental governance,…

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