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On 16 June 2026, our Translating Transformations project facilitated the interactive workshop "What exactly is transformative change? Deciphering solutions for transformative futures" at the World Biodiversity Forum (WBF) 2026 in Davos. During the 90-minute session, we introduced The Power in Change, one of our Critical Social Science (CSS) literacy tools, beginning with a brief introduction to our CSS approach to transformative change and our broader project of developing pr

On 6 February 2026 , we welcomed a small group of researchers to Zürich for our workshop “Making Power Visible: Tools for Leveraging Transformative Change in and through Inter- and Transdisciplinary Collaborations.” Hosted at “Langstrasse 200”, the full-day workshop brought together participants with a shared interest in transformative change and inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) research and practice. From the beginning, the atmosphere was open, curious, and highly engaged

The Swiss Conference on Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD-CH 25) On November 19, 2025, our Translating Transformations team had the pleasure of hosting two identical workshops at the Swiss Conference on Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD-CH 25) at the University of Lausanne. Organized by td-net, Switzerland’s Network for Transdisciplinary Research, the conference gathered around 90 participants from across Switzerland—researchers, practitioners, and others committed to the

Over the past months, our team has been exploring a big question: how can we promote and integrate critical social science (CSS) literacy to improve transdisciplinary research projects that aim for transformative change ( TTCIs )? By CSS, we mean scholarship that addresses power dynamics in society. This focus is at the core of our SNSF-funded project Translating Transformations. In the first phase of our work, we took a close look at two Swiss-based inter- and transdisciplin

How Can ITD Research Better Account for Power and Agency? On 18 February 2025, the Translating Transformations team co-organized a...