Resources: Guides

Uncomfortable emotions can arise for many reasons, like a growing awareness of the destruction of nature or the suffering of humans. During any kind of transition , many people may…

It can be completely reasonable to feel emotions like sadness, anger, or depression in response to historical oppression, or social injustice, or marginalisation, or climate change.   Rather than dismissing emotions,…

You can embed awareness of diversity and social justice in everything you do.  How might you begin to address domination in your group?  How might more celebration of diversity enable…

A template for getting clear with your group or project team about 👉 orientation: how your project(s) can contribute to deep, wide-spread, and lasting impact 🎯 objectives: what you intend…

Most groups tend to develop in very similar ways by going through stages of forming, storming, norming, and then potentially performing. All of these stages have possibilities and challenges. It…

As part of the Transition Together project in the UK we provided partnership funding for prototype projects which focussed on innovative ways of shifting local power in England. There are…

People typically have a preferred way of dealing with conflict. None is superior to any other, and it is possible to have more than one style. Five major styles include:…

A resource to support you to consider different ways to host events that are welcoming to all. It was created with the input of Network Weaver Jo, El from Transition…

A collaborative approach to crafting a proposal where everyone shares their views. A simple proposal is introduced, followed by a round of clarifying questions, and then reactions are shared for…

As young people looking to engage in the transition movement, we recognise several challenges that could make meaningful involvement difcult. If these aren’t addressed, participation risks being unsustainable, tokenistic, or…

Be Clear About How Young People Can Get Involved Young people may want to engage but often don’t know how. Generic calls for involvement aren’t as effective as clear, tangible…

This guide covers how Circles make decisions using consent-based governance. It explains the roles of facilitators and secretaries, who help meetings run smoothly and ensure decisions align with the group's…