We are confronted with increasingly pressing questions about economic and social transition. Things have to change, but how? We believe that this change is concerned with three closely related challenges, which we call the triple transition—climate, energy, and circularity. These challenges combined …

In this chapter, we will address the motive to start developing a business model and the context in which you are doing so. It is important to use this first building block of the Business Model Template (BMT) to carefully look for the social and ecological components and the context of your idea. The …

The central question in this building block of the Business Model Template (BMT) is identifying what stakeholders and other parties are pivotal for your success. Here you make an overview of them, not only determining who they are but also what interests they have in relation to your business model. …

De rol van lokale energie initiatieven en sociaal werk in de lokale energietransitie.

Limacon is a marketing agency that provides services in marketing, sales, event management and business digitalization. The company consists of 21 employees, 5 of which are the managers of the five main departments of the company – marketing, sales, events, web and administration. The target customers …

In the Netherlands, energy cooperatives are increasingly active in the production of renewable energy. Many cooperatives have concrete plans to invest in energy projects, such as solar fields and wind turbines. Unfortunately, in the coming years there will hardly be any room for such projects in the …

Een van de grote uitdagingen in de energietransitie is de implementatie van lokale energiestrategieën. In deze gebiedsgerichte aanpakken dienen verschillende stakeholdersgroepen tot gezamenlijke beslissingen te komen over de te nemen maatregelen. Een eerste stap naar een aanpak voor de wijkgerichte energietransitie …

This open access book states that the endemic societal faultlines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security and sustainability of our societies. It states that new ways of inhabiting and cultivating our planet are needed to keep it healthy for …

In dit onderzoek hebben we relevante sociale factoren voor de wijk Paddepoel Noord in Groningen in kaart gebracht. Dit hebben we gedaan aan de hand van een vragenlijst en aanvullend zijn er semigestructureerd interviews gehouden. Dit onderzoek vormt één van de cases in een breder project waarin meerdere …

We are currently in a transition moving from a linear economy grounded on economic value maximization based on material transformation to a circular economy. Core of this transition is organising value preservation from various yet interlinked perspectives. The underlying fundamental shift is to move …