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10:11 am · February 14, 2020

Inspired by the thought of working w. @Johan_Schot and @bipashyee on research tasks and a book about #SustainabilityTransitions and #DeepTransitions ? Here's the role for you... sussex.ac.uk/about/jobs/res… @DTransitions2 @UUGlobe @SPRU_Forum @SPRU @SussexUBusiness pic.twitter.com/Atm5iMX3sx

1:59 pm · February 13, 2020

Transforming our systems with social and technical innovations. We work on Frame 3 innovation thinking & experimentation to make deep sustainability transitions possible. Policymakers & researchers coproducing new knowledge & policy for transformation👇 youtu.be/bKw6JM7Tcvk pic.twitter.com/7xz8DznPuz

11:37 am · February 12, 2020

Dan Hill @cityofsound providing inspiring insights into the state-of-the-art of @vinnovase mission oriented initiatives. Onto Theory of Change Workshop Day 1. pic.twitter.com/8cUsFoh9r5

3:47 pm · February 11, 2020

Interested in researching #TransformativeInnovationPolicy #SDGs #4IR #Industry4 #SustainabilityTransitions #DeepTransitions ? This could be for you..👇👍 @SPRU @SussexUBusiness @Johan_Schot @chuxdaniels @bipashyee @Globelics @MatiasRamirez50 #SystemChangeNotClimateChange #phdchat twitter.com/rpdbyrne/statu…

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Swedish Innovation Agency Activates a Transformative Approach

11 February 2020 | Geraldine Bloomfield

The Swedish Innovation Agency and TIPC member, Vinnova, kick off their in-country Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) project with a capacity building, deep learning and coproduction workshop. The ‘Transformative Learning Journey’ for policymakers is specifically designed to ask, ‘How can science,...

TIP Conference Report 2019

4 December 2019

4-5th November 2019 Valencia, Spain Welcome to the TIP Conference 2019 Report – a digital walk-through of the event and programme activities.Reflection from TIPC Founder, Professor Johan Schot“After its pilot phase, TIPC has been up and running for 2 years. During...

Funders’ Conference Dinner: Mobilisation of networks towards transformative goals

9 December 2019 | Victoria Shaw

A dinner hosted by TIPC, and co-funded by EU-SPRI, brought together research networks leads, policy makers and national agencies to consider opportunities for collaboration around a Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) agenda aligned to societal and environmental goals. It built on...

Transformando la Experimentación: Intervenciones Experimentales en Materia de Políticas y sus Alcances Transformadores (Spanish Version)

5 December 2019 | Johan Schot, Jonas Torrens, Paula Kivimaa

En el enfoque de la Política de Innovación Transformativa la experimentación política es necesaria en todas las etapas de la transformación. Este informe de investigación provee un panorama general de las diversas prácticas, razones y enfoques asociados con...

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Policy Resources

Principios Clave para una Evaluación Formativa de las Políticas de Innovación Transformativa (Spanish version)

5 December 2019 | Alejandra Boni, Jordi Molas-Gallart, Sandro Giachi

La política de innovación transformativa (PIT) es una forma emergente de entender y practicar la política de innovación. Su objetivo es movilizar la innovación para enfrentar los grandes retos sociales y ambientales, tal como se encuentran encapsulados en...

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TIPC Policy Brief – Transforming Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in Africa: Insights from Ghana, Senegal and South Africa

4 December 2019 | Blanche Ting, Chux Daniels

Africa’s transformation ambitions towards a knowledge economy that is underpinned by innovation is articulated in continental frameworks such as Agenda 2063 and Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024), and the Continental Education Strategy for Africa...

Policy Brief

Policy Resources

SPRU Working Paper Series – Mobilizing the Transformative Power of the Research System for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

4 December 2019 | Felber Arroyave, Johan Schot, Matias Ramirez, Oscar Romero

This paper addresses the important question of how national research systems can support the implementation of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 agenda. Much attention on this topic has so far...

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Working Papers

Reflections on Tools for Transformative Innovation Policy (Group 10)

27 November 2019 | Jenny Witte

During the main engagement activity on Day 2 of the TIPC Conference, groups of participants were tasked with entering an in-depth discussion on a specified topic. Our group consisted of 11 participants: policymakers, researchers and funding agency representatives from six...

Reflections on Politics and Governance for Transformative Change (Group 4)

27 November 2019 | Inkeon Lee

The group discussion on the politics and governance for transformative change was held after the poster session on the second day of the conference. Group members provided feedback to the group’s poster presenters. They engaged with other projects discussing the...

Reflections on STI Policies for Transformative Change (Group 2)

27 November 2019 | Diana Suarez

STI Policies for Transformative Change was composed of Jeffrey Orozco from Costa Rica, Diana Suárez from Argentina, Carla Alvial Palavicino and Marlous Blankesteijn from The Netherlands, Chux Daniels from the United Kingdom and South Africa, Fred Steward from the United...

Reflections on Experimentation for Transformative Change (Group 3)

27 November 2019 | Paulina Terrazas

Experimentation for transformative change, while desirable, is far from a frequent characteristic at the policy arena according to participants in group 3. Institutional frameworks, policy funding and evaluation requirements are rarely fit for experimentation. It is sometimes not obvious how...

Building the Bridge of Transformation – Third Generation Innovation Thinking Resonates Globally at TIP Conference 2019

15 November 2019 | Geraldine Bloomfield

The TIP Conference 2019 – Towards a Global Research Agenda, and the TIPC partners’ engagement week, took place last week at INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) in Valencia, highlighting global policymakers and researchers’ commitment to building bridges between transformative theory, practice, experimentation and...

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Climate-KIC’s CEO on what TIP research is needed, why XR matters, and whether the answer is military rule…

15 November 2019 | Geraldine Bloomfield

We caught up with Dr Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of the European Institute of Technology’s Climate Knowledge Innovation Community (EIT Climate-KIC) during the TIP Conference to ask her a few pressing questions about the climate emergency, what research the TIP networks...