Due to COVID-19, the 2021 edition will take place online. Impact Hub Amsterdam has excellent facilities for hosting high-quality digital courses. The course consists of two parts, one in April; one in September, with two additional online peer-learning sessions in between. COVID-19 regulations permitting, the September segment will take place in a blended, both in-person and online format.
A growing community of researchers and practitioners argue that our societal challenges ask for sustainability transitions: processes of fundamental transformation towards more sustainable and resilient societies. Across society, community initiatives, activists, entrepreneurs and policy-makers are working on innovative solutions to tackle societal challenges and enable societal transformation.
… How do innovations contribute to systemic change?
… Under which conditions can innovation drive transitions towards more sustainable, just and fair societies?
… How are innovations cultivated, empowered and scaled?
… What can we learn when we combine the insights of researchers and experienced social entrepreneurs, policy entrepreneurs and changemakers, to set and encourage the change agenda within our own projects and organisations?
This Masterclass is designed for a diverse combination of policy and decision-makers, sustainability professionals, network leaders, researchers and other changemakers. You represent a variety of fields, ranging from energy, food and circular economy, to inclusivity, participation, health and education, and/or holistic perspectives on sustainable and just cities and regions. You share a strong commitment to being in a learning trajectory that combines intellectual input with active participation and learning from and with each other.
2021 course fees
€3995 for corporate / government / public sector
€3241 for NGOs / small organisations / freelance / individuals
Early-bird fees (valid until 12 February 2021)
€ 3395 for corporate / government / public sector
€ 2755 for NGOs / small organisations / freelance / individuals
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All prices listed are excluding 21% VAT. The course price includes full participation in the course, personal feedback, lunches and a dinner. Upon successful completion of the course participants will be granted a certificate from DRIFT Transition Academy, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Our speakers and facilitators are action researchers, entrepreneurs and changemakers who are specialised in diverse fields of work, including climate change, energy, agri-food, inclusiveness & participation, sustainable urbanism and circular economy.
Introduction to transition thinking with Dr. PJ Beers (Lecturer New Business Models for Agriculture & Food Transition at HAS University of Applied Sciences)
Transition governance – urban transition cases in Rotterdam & Amsterdam with prof. dr. Derk Loorbach (director DRIFT)
Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and ecosystems for change with Tatiana Glad (director Impact Hub Amsterdam)
Shifting power dynamics in social innovation and transitions – examples from energy with Dr. Flor Avelino (Researcher DRIFT & academic director Transition Academy)
Experiencing & changing power relations through Theatre of the Oppressed” with Luc Opdebeeck (Director Formaat)
Empowerment of people, movements and networks for sustainable & just transitions with Dr. Flor Avelino & Giorgia Silvestri (Researcher & facilitator DRIFT & UrbanA)
14:00 – 17:00 CET
Fully online session designed to support participants in their casework.
14:00 – 17:00 CET
Fully online session designed to support participants in their casework.
Interactive lecture:
Transitions in Action: Daring Strategies to Accelerate Societal Change with Marjan Minnesma (director Urgenda)
Speaker to be confirmed. Speakers in previous years included: Marjan Minnesma (Urgenda), Jan Rotmans (DRIFT) and Eva Gladek (Metabolic)