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RIPEET Transition Labs Handbook

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citizen participation, community groups, dialogue, planning, co-operative, committee, idea, evaluation, decision making
The handbook digs deeper into the ‘Transition Lab’ approach for energy transitionsways of moving away from carbon emissions to greater sustainability. It shows a clearly well set out approach on how to set up, and run ‘Transition Labs’. It  looks closely at how people create ideas together in a team, how to talk to people who will be help you or those that are affected by your work. It also looks at how to come up with useful new ideas in your area that will help save energy and make your community more sustainable. The handbook offers practical tools. This include including ‘method cards’idea cards that help you or your team to look at problems or come up with new ideas in a clear way, to help make doing this easier. It brings ideas from the ‘Responsible Research and Innovation’ approach. This complete guide is maded for groups that are involved in ‘Transition Labs’, but are good for any group aiming to come up with new ideas and work together to make society more sustainable in a way that supports everyone.

These method cards, along lots of others and other group discussion plans, make up ‘The RIPEET Toolbox’, online tools that can be found at this link: https://ripeet.eu/toolbox. 

Target Audience: Sustainability Committee Members, community groups.

Authors: Mona Enell-Nilsson, Wolfgang Haider, Juuso Jääskeläinen, Sonia Mena Jara, Arto Rajala, Khuram Shahzad, Gabriele Quinti, Tim Willemse. 

Publisher: University of Vaasa (UVA) 

Year: 2022 (Date of submission: 30.6.2022) 

No. of pages: 40 

Who is this for:  Actors involved in Transition Labs for energy transition, policymakers, and communities interested in collaborative energy innovation. 

Useful Questions this can answer:  

  • How to set up and manage Transition Labs?  
  • How to engage stakeholders in energy transition?  
  • What are the best practices for regional energy innovation? 
  • How to measure the impact of Transition Labs on regional energy transition? 

Additional Valuable Info & Insights: Includes method cards and examples from pilot territories, emphasizing the importance of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in energy transition. 

Keywords: Energy Transition, Transition Labs, RIPEET, Responsible Research and Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement, Regional Energy Innovation. 

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