The Seeds and plural pathways to transformative change working group in the Transformative Change Processes thematic stream invites you to an online meet-up and conceptual mapping workshop to explore shared interests and ideas, and to foster community.

🗓️ Wednesday, 14 January 2026

🕚 9 am Eastern / 15:00 CET / 16:00 CAT

🔗 Join the event here

The working group invites all interested members of broader research and practice communities working on similar concepts (e.g., bright spots, lighthouses, grassroots innovations, niche innovation, utopias, nature-based stewardship groups, prefigurative projects etc.) to join this online gathering to meet each other and to explore concepts through shared conceptual mapping.

Do not miss this enriching opportunity to build further ties and identify synergies within and across communities, and to learn from one another about the different projects and initiatives communities are working on. Please share this invitation with other researchers, practitioners and students that you think might be interested to join this gathering.

This working group explores the role that “seeds” (i.e. local innovations with transformative potential for transformative change) play in the shift towards just and sustainable futures. Learn more about this SocSES thematic stream working group here.