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Futures (the Journal) published a special issue in 2004 - Futures of Transdisciplinarity; edited by Roderick J.?Lawrence & Carole?Després? https://lnkd.in/geBx9rwZ In their editorial, they discussed What is Trandisciplinarity? and the differences between these terms : Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary or Transdisciplinary ? Julie Thompson Klein follows up with Discourses of transdisciplinarity: Looking Back to the Future. Futures 63(2014) 68-74. "As an epistemological project, TD will be aligned more closely with the discourse of transcendence. As a method of knowledge production, it will be linked with utilitarian objectives, although they range from manufacturing new products to new protocols for health care and environmental sustainability. As a form of critique, it will continue to interrogate the structure and logic of the university and its role in society." p.73 What about Transdisciplinarity in Futures Studies? The idea of TD as an epistemological project, and as a form of critique, aligns well with Futures Studies’ focus on interrogating and challenging existing assumptions about the future. TD can serve as a critical tool in Futures Studies, ensuring that we move beyond linear, siloed thinking and engage more creatively and integratively with multiple perspectives on emerging trends. To further explore the role of transdisciplinarity in Futures Studies, it would be valuable to examine how this approach has been applied in foresight practices, especially when addressing cross-cutting issues like climate change, technology, or social equity. Such interdisciplinary convergence, which draws from Futures methodologies, could be crucial in shaping more sustainable and inclusive futures.

Today a delight to see Dr King in person, and progress our collaborations. Always appreciate your input on microbial qPCR, metagenomics, transcriptomics and enzyme expression techniques! #rhizosphere #organic #microbes #rhizohealth #probiotic?#transcriptomics

Here's a call for 4 PhD positions at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna. Principal investigator: Alice Vadrot Within framework of the ERC project “Unlocking the full potential of digital twins for sustainable ocean futures” (2024-2029) Application deadline: 24th July 2024 Emerging digital twin technology holds promise in future solutions on governance and the mitigation of urgent environmental challenges. Digital twins are a method for analysing complex systems and developing "what-if" scenarios. The central objective of TwinPolitics is to investigate the development of digital twins as a (geo)political phenomenon that could permanently transform the interface between science and politics. Embedded into a multidisciplinary team, the doctoral students will collaborate and engage with different social science methods to study the role of digital twins in global environmental agreement-making. This includes fieldwork at negotiations related to marine biodiversity, plastic pollution, and deep-seabed mining. The doctoral students are expected to write a doctoral thesis in the rapidly emerging area of marine-policy, politics, and data.

I am on my way to this conference at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) conference that addresses the key question of our time; how to craft just and sustainable futures for humans and non-humans and navigate the Anthropocene. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak there. The recent IPBES #TransformativeChange assessment outlines the deep root causes of the current social-economic polycrisis and the barriers to change. These are related to dominant paradigms and structures, and the power relations and vested interests that benefit from them and obstruct change. I will argue that science is not only deeply implicated in the current situation, but also exhibits similar root causes and patterns of resisting and obstructing change. As a member of the Dutch academic community, this weighs heavily on me and it should concern all of us. Equipping science to support transformative change requires a fundamental transformation of science. This is urgent and will need to involve restructuring towards real equity and justice between diverse paradigms and epistemologies. This requires not just growing what is needed (substantial investment in currently marginalised domains; the social sciences and humanities, and transdisciplinary research) but also degrowing what is no longer fit for purpose (the dismantling of current dominant paradigms and power relations). It has been shocking and saddening to witness the opposite, not just in political discourse, but also within in our universities; our own colleagues. As we have seen before in situations of austerity, there are always those that believe that they can win (even if winning means losing less) if they can successfully claim superiority and defer austerity measures to already marginalised domains. This is why, with my lecture, I also hope to mobilise support for WOinActie Not just against the budget cuts, but also to rebuild strong, equitable, democratic and resilient universities.

If we want to change the outcomes, we need to change the way we govern. The various crises facing our oceans have led many of us to deeply reflect on the systemic drivers of unsustainable and inequitable practices. But how do we achieve transformative change? In our latest paper, we argue that meaningful change comes from unsettling norms through social learning and reflexivity. Cross-cultural learning, in particular, is one powerful way to trigger these processes and help us reimagine established practices. We share the experiences of three teams working across cultures on ocean governance challenges, reflecting on the barriers and enablers of change we've encountered. It has been a privilege to be part of this collaboration with such a diverse and dispersed authorship team - including Aurelie Delisle, Harriet Harden-Davies, Mariana Caldeira, Gail Sant, Dr Tillmann B?hme, Delvene Boso, Robert Chewying, Vanessa Lopes, Maila Guilhon Dora Bowles, Pita Neihapi, Janet Saeni-Oeta, Alumita Talei SEKINAIRAI, Makrita Solitei-Caskey, PhD, Wally Stewart, Tarateiti Timiti, Dr Anouk Ride. The paper is featured in a special issue on reflexive ocean governance edited by Judith van Leeuwen., Jan van Tatenhove, Marleen Schutter and myself. Ocean Voices Programme, Blue Futures Translational Research Initiative, University of Wollongong

The influential Paris-based International Science Council has called for a ‘big science’ approach to speed up unacceptably sluggish progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. “There is an urgency to act,” it said at the United Nations high-level forum on sustainable development, held in New York last week. The Council proposes that a ‘big science’ approach should be applied widely and locally for rapid effect – especially in the Global South – and should be accompanied by a new funding model that surpasses current national science funding systems, in a new report titled?Flipping the Science Model: A roadmap to science missions for sustainability...

Using science fiction literature and cinema helps to imagine the impact of drastic changes and explore the political–ecological features of future societies emerging from rupture phenomenon. In other words, other forms of knowledge, such as artistic and creative insights can be engaged in a dialog with social sciences in order to develop hypotheses of possible futures. This article published in Business and Society Review explores six hypotheses called “scenarios” of the human-nature relation that were induced from the systematic study of a body of work in classical science fiction production. Chercheur.e.s en responsabilité sociale et développement durable | CRSDD école des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM) René Audet #science-fiction https://lnkd.in/efjvCXWm

Getting involved in working on sustainability transitions involves a bit of DIY methodology, especially when working with a diverse group and even if you start with an existing approach you’ve used before. How do you construct a collaborative practice to make progress on sustainability, even in a context where the concept of sustainability is questioned? For my PhD research, I looked for collaborative opportunities to systemically enable regenerative agriculture transitions and amplify the work of change makers. In doing that I learned more about the growing practice of design for sustainability transitions — and how to DIY your own methodology. But what on earth does that even mean!?! I attempt to explain: https://lnkd.in/gMsavbT5 Thanks again Jax Wechsler and Social Design Sydney for hosting.

Exciting to see successful research leading to revolutionary advancements in solving g some of the world’s most pressing challenges. In fact, you’ll find Mother Nature can usually do it better and more efficiently than we can on our own! Following her lead is a good idea! AI take note!

Our culture and Way of life contribute to roles we play in Coastal fisheries resources management.