Johan Schot is Professor of Global History and Sustainability Transitions at the Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges and one of the founders of the Sustainability Transitions research field. Through experimentation, Schot enables policy makers, funders and investors to recognise, implement and evaluate opportunities for system transformation. His two flagship projects are the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium and the Deep Transitions project. To learn more, browse through Johan Schot’s publications, Twitter, LinkedIn or subscribe to his newsletter.

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Transformative Investment in Sustainability: An Investment Philosophy for the Second Deep Transition (2022)

Johan Schot, Roberta Benedetti del Rio, Ed Steinmueller and Susanne Keesman
This Philosophy is a deep dive into the theoretical backbone, process and impact of transformative investment. It provides a comprehensive...
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The Effect Of Shocks On Sustainability Transitions (2022)

Phil Johnstone and Johan Schot
The role of exogenous shocks in influencing transition process is of significant interest to diverse literatures in Sustainability Science. Such...
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Transformative investment principles for enabling a Second Deep Transition

7th Dec 2022
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Transformative Outcomes: assessing and reorienting experimentation with transformative innovation policy

Ghosh, Kivimaa, Ramirez, Schot & Torrens 2021
Abstract The impending climate emergency, the Paris agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demand significant transformations in economies and societies....
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A formative approach to the evaluation of Transformative Innovation Policies

Molas-Gallart, Boni, Giachi & Schot
Abstract Transformative Innovation Policies (TIPs) assert that addressing the key challenges currently facing our societies requires profound changes in current...
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Deep transitions: A mixed methods study of the historical evolution of mass production

Laur Kanger, Frédérique Bone, Daniele Roto, W. Edward Steinmueller and Johan Schot 2022
Highlights •We develop a novel mixed method approach for studying the evolution of rules. •Evolution of mass production confirms the...

Johan Schot's Latest key milestone was launching AN investment philosophy for the second deep transition

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