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 Lab. To learn more, browse through Johan Schot’s publications, Twitter, LinkedIn or subscribe to his newsletter.

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Exploring thresholds for a double acceleration movement in sustainability transitions (2025)

Kejia Yang and Johan Schot
Abstract This paper examines how acceleration in sustainability transitions can be conceptualized and measured. Much of the existing literature conceptualizes...
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Transformative innovation policy meets responsible research and innovation: a critical reflection (2025)

Paloma Bernal-Hernández , Alejandra Boni , Johan Schot , Diana Velasco
Transformative Innovation Policy has emerged as a forward-looking framework for rethinking science, technology, and innovation policies that address societal needs...
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BUILDING A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR SYSTEMIC INVESTING (2025)

Janset Nil Genç, Jason Jay, Idongesit Sampson and Johan Schot
On March 10, 2025, a group of researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines gathered in London for a 1-day workshop...
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Johan Schot (2021)
See Prof Johan Schot Literature List January 2025 and also please visit Google Scholar. To stay in touch sign-up here for notifications...
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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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Three Frames for Innovation Policy: R&D, Systems of Innovation and Transformative Change

Johan Schot and W. Edward Steinmueller (2018)
Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy is shaped by persistent framings that arise from historical context. Two established frames are...

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

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