Transformation Literacy: Pathways to Regenerative Civilizations

This open-access book combines science and practice to inspire a global movement toward co-creating regenerative civilizations that work for 100% of humanity and the Earth. It enhances the knowledge and capacity of decision-makers, change agents, and institutional actors to steward transformations effectively across institutions, societal sectors, and nations. The book advocates for a new and transformative paradigm that emphasizes the narrative of systemic health and the co-evolutionary pathways of human agency with the Earth. It calls for transformations at three different levels: mindsets, political, social, and economic systems, and competencies to design and implement effective large-scale transformative change processes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 350 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This open-access book brings science and practice together, inspiring a global movement towards co-creating regenerative civilizations that work for 100% of humanity and the Earth as a whole. With its conceptual foundation of transformation literacy, it enhances the knowledge and capacity of decision-makers, change agents, and institutional actors to steward transformations effectively across institutions, societal sectors, and nations. Humanity is at a crossroads. Resource depletion and exponential emissions that not only cause climate change but also endanger the health of people and the planet call for a decisive turnaround of human civilization. A new and transformative paradigm is emerging that advocates for regenerative civilizations, in which a narrative of systemic health as much as individual and collective vitality guide the interaction of socio-economic-ecological systems. Truly transformative change must go far beyond technical solutions and instead envision what can be termed 'a new operating system that helps humankind to live well within the planetary boundaries and partner with life's evolutionary processes.' This requires transformations at three different levels:

• Mindsets that reconnect with a worldview in which human agency acknowledges its co-evolutionary pathways with each other and the Earth.
• Political, social, and economic systems that are regenerative and foster the care-taking for Earth's life support systems.
• Competencies to design and implement effective large-scale transformative change processes at multiple levels with multiple stakeholders.

This book provides key ingredients for enhancing transformation literacy from various perspectives around the globe. It connects the emerging practice of stewarding transformative change with the latest scientific insights and practical examples, empowering readers to become agents of change in their communities and beyond. By embracing the principles of transformation literacy, we can create a future that is sustainable, just, and thriving for all generations to come.

Weight: 659g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030932565
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022