Turning Insight into Action:
How the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Can Drive Real Change
Co-Hosted by the Transformations Community, cCHANGE and SocSES
May 8th, 2025 | 17:00 – 18:30 CEST | Online Webinar
Webinar Overview
The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment (TCA) is a landmark moment for communities contributing towards sustainability transformations. Hosted by the Transformations Community (TC) in collaboration with cCHANGE and SocSES, this interactive webinar will focus on how these “boundary organizations” can work together to translate the key insights of the TCA into actionable strategies and real-world change.
This webinar is a pre-session leading up to the TC/ESG 2025 Conference in August 2025, where many of these discussions will continue.
Session Goals

Showcase the significance of the IPBES TCA by highlighting key insights from each chapter through lead authors’ presentations and a moderated discussion.

Explore practical applications of TCA by discussing ways researchers, policymakers, and practitioners can implement it within their organizations.

Foster collaboration across boundary organizations by reflecting on how Transformations Community, cCHANGE, and SocSES can work together to turn TCA insights into actionable outcomes.
Background: The Role of Boundary Organizations
Boundary organizations serve as critical connectors, translating scientific knowledge into actionable policy and practice while integrating diverse knowledge systems to foster systemic change (Guston, 2001). By acting as facilitators of cross-sector collaboration, these organizations enhance the epistemic community of sustainability transformations, ensuring that insights from research effectively inform and shape governance and implementation strategies. This webinar will explore how Transformations Community, cCHANGE and SocSES, each playing a boundary organization role, can work together to strengthen science-policy-practice linkages for sustainability.
Webinar Highlights
Introductory discussion on the role of boundary organizations in catalyzing transformation
Highlights from key TCA chapters presented by lead authors
Breakout discussions to explore how to apply the TCA in practice
Reflections on building collaboration across boundary organizations
Panelists & Facilitators

Karen O’Brien
cCHANGE
Co-chair
IPBES Transformative Change Assessment

David Obura
IPBES Global Assessment
Scientific Chair
IPBES

Fern Wickson
Chapter 1
Professor of Ocean Leadership
The Arctic University of Norway

Sebastian Villasante
Chapter 2
Professor of Economics
University of Santiago de Compostela

Lynne Shannon
Chapter 2
Associate Professor
University of Cape Town

Oonsie Biggs
Chapter 3
Professor and SARChI Chair
Stellenbosch University

Sergio Lambertucci
Chapter 4
Researcher
National University of Comahue

Niki Frantzeskaki
Chapter 4
Chair Professor
Utrecht University

Hannah Gosnell
Chapter 5
Professor
Oregon State University

Bruce Goldstein
Transformations Community
Expert in transformation networks, systems thinking, and participatory governance.
Co-Hosted by the Transformations Community, cCHANGE and SocSES
May 8th, 2025 | 17:00 – 18:30 CEST | Online Webinar

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