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“Dear Transition Agony Aunt.  What’s the best way to start a Transition group after a previous one has folded?  And should you even think of doing so if you haven’t been able to track down at least eight people who were involved in the folded group? LR I

One of the most ambitious examples of The Power to Convene to come through a Transition initiative is Atmos Totnes in Devon, England.  It has brought together the site’s owner Dairy Crest, a mainstream developer and a community, to plan the future of the former manufacturing site.  Its recent

Last month our theme was ‘Less is More’. We had one interview which I didn’t get to post that month and so am posting it today.  Jenny Rustemeyer is described on her website as “the woman behind thecleanbinproject blog; she’s the one who said “ok” to Grant’s

What does the Power to Convene look like in the work of Transition Stroud?  Transition Stroud describes itself as “a dynamic group of volunteers who are supporting the local community to strengthen its’ local economy, reduce the cost of living and prepare for a future with less oil and a

Recently Transition’s co-Founder Rob Hopkins responded to a critique of the Transition movement by Ted Trainer. Trainer’s critique was much discussed at the annual Degrowth Congress in Leipzig which I have blogged about already.  Trainer’s critique suggested that there is little more to the Transition Towns movement

“We have been exploring the establishment of a co-housing project which explicitly but not exclusively supports people with disabilities and are in contact with a national charity to see whether there is scope for collaboration. One issue that came up was whether forward-looking towns, such as Transition Towns, would be