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.

Latest publications, blogs, and TALKS

Blog

TIPC and Deep Transitions completed: A reflection and outlook 

11th Apr 2023
With both of my flagship projects, the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) and the Deep Transitions research project, concluding their...
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Workshop “Transnational Cooperation and Competition in European Science and Technology”

16th Mar 2023
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Launching the Deep Transitions Investment Philosophy

16th Nov 2022
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Johan Schot (2021)
See  Prof Johan Schot Literature List February 2022 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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RT @TIPConsortium: What's the new @TIAH_TIPC about? How is it different to #TIPAfricaHub? What new collaborations are happening? Hear t…

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RT @sUUstainability: As we head into May, we look back on our great and inspiring conference last month! Check out our aftermovie where we…

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RT @TIPConsortium: Haven't explored the potential of the #TIPResourceLab yet? Get the low-down w. this blog & playlist edit of what it's…

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RT @ajbailey24: Join us for an exciting seminar with papers from Bangladesh, India, Singapore, Rwanda, China, and Italy. With a keynote fr…

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