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Sophy Banks on the risks of going for growth, and other ways to make an impact

Today we have a post from Sophy Banks, the first of what will become a monthly column. “I have to confess I had a bit of a reaction to this month’s theme “Scaling up”. I’ve been unpicking it in a number of conversations with others in Transition, and

Lipkis on Holmgren: “Our job is to make viable the alternative and have it ready”

You know how sometimes someone will just put something you were thinking far more eloquently and clearly than you would have been able to? On Thursday we’ll be posting an interview with Andy Lipkis of TreePeople in Los Angeles. When I talked to Andy last week, it was 80°

UK Government’s Community Energy Strategy unveiled!

Today sees the release of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Community Energy Strategy, the first such strategy by a British government, and a powerful recognition of the growth and potential of community renewables. The strategy was, in part, shaped by members of the Community Energy Contact Group

How to discuss Transition with … No.5: Church groups

The challenge How might Transition initiatives most skilfully approach local church groups, and what common ground might they find upon which a good working relationship might be built? Key points * Identify the best people to talk to * Seek common ground around issues of peace and justice or ‘common good’ * Many

Rosie Boycott on Capital Growth and scaling up urban agriculture

Rosie Boycott is the Chair of the London Food Board, working for the Mayor, Boris Johnson. She was the force behind the Capital Growth initiative which has been a remarkable catalyst for urban agriculture across London. We wanted to hear her thoughts on what she has learnt about scaling up,

Film review: ‘Local Food Roots’

The growth of the local food sector over the last 20 years has been remarkable. As we, this month, reflect on how Transition might scale up, what lessons and insights can we draw from the local food movement? A new film Local Food Roots, by f3 local food consultants cooperative

Josué Dusoulier asks “why not use a regional support team as a strategy for scaling up?”

What Transition initiatives do is just fantastic. We see “little buds” of ways of living that are more resilient and happy arising everywhere. The question is: how do we go from “little buds”, that are indeed fantastic projects developing outside of the current system, to mature and extensive “forests”, formed