Welcome to the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) — where systems thinking unlocks innovation for a sustainable future.
TIPC members and partners drive innovation for a sustainable future by spearheading a holistic and integrated approach to policymaking. We harness the power of systems thinking, recognising that innovation is a complex interplay of actors, components, and contexts within ecosystems. Our consortium brings together policymakers, communicators, researchers, and visionaries to revolutionise the way innovation policy is approached.
THE TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY CONSORTIUM...
- Was initiated in 2016 as a global network with members and partners contributing from across the world, including China, Colombia, Ghana, Finland, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Senegal, South Africa and Sweden.
- Is built on core pillars of research, experimentation and learning about the enactment of policies for transformative system change in diverse contexts.
- Has led to the emergence of regional Hubs in Africa and Latin America and a thriving global Knowledge Community.
- Is coordinated by the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School in partnership with the Joint Research Centre of the Spanish National Research Council and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (INGENIO CSIC-UPV) and the Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe).
- Has translated the learning journey of members and partners into curated tools, actions and learnings in the TIP Resource Lab.
THINKING AND ANALYSIS
Contestation in Transformative Innovation Policy: Harnessing tensions as windows of opportunity
October 31, 2023
Socio-technical transitions are contested processes, often characterised by conflict. However, the tensions experienced by stakeholders can act as windows of opportunity to further transition goals if their generative potential for learning and innovation can be harnessed. In this guest insight…
Recap of Globelics conference session: Potential and barriers of TIP and Deep Transitions in the Global South
October 25, 2023
As part of the 2023 Globelics international conference, Bipashyee Ghosh hosted a special session about policy, investment and activism for systemic transformation: Potential and barriers of Transformative Innovation Policy and Deep Transitions in global south contexts. This piece provides valuable…
INVESTING IN TRANSFORMATION
August 17, 2023
What is the relationship between TIPC and the Deep Transitions project? When the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) launched in 2016, part of the rationale provided for its conception was that the world is in a ‘Deep Transition’. This was…