Chapter 3: Transitions are made by people

The third chapter of our report has been inspired by two notions. First, innovations come in many forms and sizes. Seconds, innovations are made by people. In this section we discuss grassroots innovations and intermediaries, two concepts from Hargreaves, Hielscher, Seyfang & Smith  (2013)’s work that explain the origin of our two chapter claims.  In a few words, our research in Texel aims at…

This section investigates the actual relevant trends and initiatives within the Permanent Innovation sub-system on Texel. What characterizes Texel and the Texelaar? What are their ambitions? What activities take place? Identity of the island The identify of the island is characterized by its small scale community. This is an advantage for Texel, because it allows communication between politics

Image  by Calsidyrose (2010). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic .   In the previous section we identified current developments and trends on Texel. Here, we will assess for each of them whether they contribute to (the direction of) our vision for Texel by 2065. Table 1 presents the results.   Table 1: Overview of trends which move into the desirable or undesirable…

  Sustainability transitions are currently taking place all around the world. From the Brazilian Amazon to the Siberian taiga, people and organizations who push for sustainability can serve as inspiration for Texel’s transition; likewise, Texelaars’ experience can also provide lessons to those initiatives. To situate our research in the broader context of global sustainability innovations, our…