Abstract
To address the implementation gap in community-scale Transition Design (TD), this paper introduces the Resilience Compass, a novel card-based facilitation method integrating Social-Ecological Systems (SES) resilience principles with TD backcasting. Iteratively developed through urban garden workshops in Shanghai and Auckland in 2025/26, the tool translates complex sustainability principles into accessible, localized prompts. It scaffolds non-expert participants through both imaginative visioning and subsequent action-planning. The primary contribution is methodological: providing a tangible, practice-ready artefact that empowers grassroots practitioners to operationalize systemic transitions. Ultimately, this research advances TD by demonstrating how theoretical ecological frameworks can be synthesised into generative, community-led design interventions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Transition Design Conference 2026 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Weaving Regenerative Futures |
| Place of Publication | Mexico |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Jul 2026 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- Transition Design
- Design Methods
- Backcasting
- Social-Ecological Resilience
- Co-design
- Community-based Transitions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
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