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German National (Un)Konferenz: report back from Ben

Ben Brangwyn (co-founder of Transition Network) recently returned from the German National Transition (Un)Konferenz. Here’s his write up. Good to see Transition alive and kicking (and dancing) over there in Deutschland. Back in June, Gerd Wessling, the startup guy for Transition in Germany asked for someone from

The Power of a Plan B

When Hay on Wye was threatened with a new supermarket in what appeared to be a cosy done deal between the local authority and a developer, a group of local people responded with a ‘Plan B For Hay’, bringing together architects, lawyers, designers and campaigners to create an alternative, viable,

Shaking hands with the Mayor of Bologna

I’m just back from two days in and around the beautiful city of Bologna in Italy, participating in a series of events that felt like they generated some real traction around Transition. Italy finds itself at an interesting moment, a fork in the road. Its government is proposing a

Why “at the end of the day” just isn’t OK

At the age of 17, I resolved never to use a particular phrase, which sadly, it seems to me, is once again increasingly common in everyday English usage. I can’t stand it. It’s a term the Global Warming Policy Foundation were quoted as using in a lamentable piece

Podcast: What good consultation sounds like

All too often our experience of being consulted on proposed new developments is a few architects drawings in a church hall and our being asked to give some feedback. We are never then told what the community’s feedback was, the development then goes ahead pretty much as planned, and

A Transition Guide to Neighbourhood Plans

Today’s guest post is from Amy Burnett, who is also happy to answer any Neighbourhood Plan related questions you may have (see below) … When some people hear the word “planning” it is not something that usually gets them very excited. Planning may conjure up images of dull technocrats, complicated

Transition: Live and Unleashed in the New Forest!

It’s an all too common experience to plough on with doing Transition, from activity to activity, without pausing to reflect on or celebrate what we’ve achieved. It was delightful therefore to visit the New Forest this week, both to give a talk but also to see their ‘Live