Research in Interaction

Assessing and Evaluating the Transformative Potential and Outcomes of TIP

Transformative innovation policy (TIP) requires policy practitioners to rethink their traditional tools and find new methods to determine impact. This project aims to operationalise and gather experience with different evaluation frameworks for TIP together with policy practitioners.

Seeds of Transformation

As the global community strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), rethinking how development aid is approached can play a critical role. The Seeds of Transformation project aims to identify, assess, and support transformative development practices.

Multi-Level Learning Journeys for Green and Just Regional Transformations

This project aims to leverage regional innovation policy to promote green and just transformations in a multi-level governance context.

It explores and develops multilevel learning journeys, conceptualized as knowledge cocreation processes with policy makers, to better combine and coordinate policies at different levels of governance.

Co-constructing Indicators for Transformative Change in Urban Climate Transitions

This project aims to enhance the visibility and understanding of ongoing climate transition processes in cities and to continuously monitor the impact of mission-oriented policies and programs. The goal is to co-create sets of meaningful and actionable indicators for two municipalities in a collaboration between researchers and stakeholders.

Academic Policy Support of Social innovation for Sustainable Transition

Recognising the importance of social innovation—defined as the development and establishment of novel social practices, relationships, or structures aimed at social goals— in transforming systems, this project seeks to redefine and redesign the role of academia in sustainable transitions.

Development of Sustainability Indicators to Drive Innovation for Energy Transition (DIET)
in Värmland

Amidst the ongoing energy and climate crisis, ensuring a clean, plentiful and sustainable energy supply is critical. The objective of DIET is to co-develop targets and indicators – together with political actors and governing bodies - to drive and monitor innovation in the energy sector in Värmland County, Sweden.

Policy for a Redesigned Economy

Linear economy principles continue to dominate business logic—despite mounting environmental costs. This project explores leverage points for transformative innovation policy to help redesign the economy for a sustainable future.