SIRI’s Policy Dialogues aim to foster conversation and connect research and practice at the intersection of transformative innovation policy and sustainability transitions.

 

These dialogues provide a platform for sharing insights from cutting-edge research, reflecting on key practical challenges, and exploring actionable solutions.

 

Each dialogue is organised around key themes, featuring expert presentations and facilitated discussions designed to drive collaboration, learning, and impactful outcomes.​​

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Activitites in 2025

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Seminar
Fixing 21st Century Problems with 19th Century Ideas? A Call for New Thinking​

• Date: 3 November 2025

• Focus:  insights into how long-standing views on nature, science, and technology continue to influence policy – and why this matters

• Speaker: Laur Kanger, University of Tartu​

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Peer Learning Event
Improving Capacities for Research in Interaction​​

• Date: 22–23 September 2025

• Focus: Approaches and methods for interactive research on system innovation

• Speakers:

  • Ainhoa Arrona from Orkestra

  • Stephanie Daimer from Fraunhofer ISI)

  • Dimitrios Pontikakis from JRC

  • Matthias Weber from AIT

 

Activitites in 2024

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Policy dialogue
Learning and reflexivity in transformative innovation policy: the case of Impact Innovation in Sweden​

• Date: 25 November 2024

• Focus: How to facilitate learning in sustainability transition initiatives

• Speakers:

  • Katrien van Poeck from Ghent University 

  • Leif Östman from Uppsala University 

  • Magnus Arnell from LTH/RISE and Water Wise Societies

  • Magnus Johannson from RISE and Water Wise Societies

 

Policy dialogue
Mission-oriented innovation policy for sustainability: A critical reflection​

• Date: 13 May 2024

• Focus: Rethinking traditional approaches to policy design and implementation

• Speakers:

  • Julien Kirchherr from McKinsey & Company and Roskilde University 

  • Matts-Åke Belin from the World Health Organisation