Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there

Fazey, Ioan, Schäpke, Niko, Caniglia, Guido, Hodgson, Anthony, Kendrick, Ian, Lyon, Christopher, Page, Glenn, Patterson, James, Riedy, Chris, Strasser, Tim, Verveen, Stephan, Adams, David, Goldstein, Bruce, Klaes, Matthias, Leicester, Graham, Linyard, Alison, McCurdy, Adrienne, Ryan, Paul, Sharpe, Bill, Silvestri, Giorgia, Abdurrahim, Ali Yansyah, Abson, David, Adetunji, Olufemi Samson, Aldunce, Paulina, Alvarez-Pereira, Carlos, Amparo, Jennifer Marie, Amundsen, Helene, Anderson, Lakin, Andersson, Lotta, Asquith, Michael, Augenstein, Karoline, Barrie, Jack, Bent, David, Bentz, Julia, Bergsten, Arvid, Berzonsky, Carol, Bina, Olivia, Blackstock, Kirsty, Boehnert, Joanna, Bradbury, Hilary, Brand, Christine, Böhme, Jessica, Bøjer, Marianne Mille, Carmen, Esther, Charli-Joseph, Lakshmi, Choudhury, Sarah, Chunhachoti-Ananta, Supot, Cockburn, Jessica, Colvin, John, Connon, Irena L. C., Cornforth, Rosalind, Cox, Robin S., Cradock-Henry, Nicholas, Cramer, Laura, Cremaschi, Almendra, Dannevig, Halvor, Day, Catherine T., de Lima Hutchison, Cathel, de Vrieze, Anke, Desai, Vikas, Dolley, Jonathan, Duckett, Dominic, Durrant, Rachael Amy, Egermann, Markus, Elsner, Emily, Fremantle, Chris, Fullwood-Thomas, Jessica, Galafassi, Diego, Gobby, Jen, Golland, Ami, González-Padrón, Shiara Kirana, Gram-Hanssen, Irmelin, Grandin, Jakob, Grenni, Sara, Lauren Gunnell, Jade, Gusmao, Felipe, Hamann, Maike, Harding, Brian, Harper, Gavin, Hesselgren, Mia, Hestad, Dina, Heykoop, Cheryl Anne, Holmén, Johan, Holstead, Kirsty, Hoolohan, Claire, Horcea-Milcu, Andra-Ioana, Horlings, Lummina Geertruida, Howden, Stuart Mark, Howell, Rachel Angharad, Huque, Sarah Insia, Inturias Canedo, Mirna Liz, Iro, Chidinma Yvonne, Ives, Christopher D., John, Beatrice, Joshi, Rajiv, Juarez-Bourke, Sadhbh, Juma, Dauglas Wafula, Karlsen, Bea Cecilie, Kliem, Lea, Kläy, Andreas, Kuenkel, Petra, Kunze, Iris, Lam, David Patrick Michael, Lang, Daniel J., Larkin, Alice, Light, Ann, Luederitz, Christopher, Luthe, Tobias, Maguire, Cathy, Mahecha-Groot, Ana-Maria, Malcolm, Jackie, Marshall, Fiona, Maru, Yiheyis, McCurdy, Adrienne, McLachlan, Carly, Mmbando, Peter, Mohapatra, Subhakanta, Moore, Michele-Lee, Moriggi, Angela, Morley-Fletcher, Mark, Moser, Susanne, Mueller, Konstanze Marion, Mukute, Mutizwa, Mühlemeier, Susan, Naess, Lars Otto, Nieto-Romero, Marta, Novo, Paula, ÓBrien, Karen, O'Connell, Deborah Anne, O'Donnell, Kathleen, Olsson, Per, Pearson, Kelli Rose, Pereira, Laura, Petridis, Panos, Peukert, Daniela, Phear, Nicky, Pisters, Siri Renée, Polsky, Matt, Pound, Diana, Preiser, Rika, Rahman, Sajidur, Reed, Mark S., Revell, Philip, Rodriguez, Iokiñe, Rogers, Briony Cathryn, Rohr, Jascha, Nordbø Rosenberg, Milda, Ross, Helen, Russell, Shona, Ryan, Melanie, Saha, Probal, Schleicher, Katharina, Schneider, Flurina, Scoville-Simonds, Morgan, Searle, Beverley, Sebhatu, Samuel Petros, Sesana, Elena, Silverman, Howard, Singh, Chandni, Sterling, Eleanor, Stewart, Sarah-Jane, Tàbara, J. David, Taylor, Douglas, Thornton, Philip, Tribaldos, Theresa Margarete, Tschakert, Petra, Uribe-Calvo, Natalia, Waddell, Steve, Waddock, Sandra, van der Merwe, Liza, van Mierlo, Barbara, van Zwanenberg, Patrick, Velarde, Sandra Judith, Washbourne, Carla-Leanne, Waylen, Kerry, Weiser, Annika, Wight, Ian, Williams, Stephen, Woods, Mel, Wolstenholme, Ruth, Wright, Ness, Wunder, Stefanie, Wyllie, Alastair and Young, Hannah R. (2020) Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there. Energy Research & Social Science, 70. ISSN 2214-6296

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Abstract

Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating the societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this research we used a novel futures-oriented and participatory approach that asked what future envisioned knowledge systems might need to look like and how we might get there. Findings suggest that envisioned future systems will need to be much more collaborative, open, diverse, egalitarian, and able to work with values and systemic issues. They will also need to go beyond producing knowledge about our world to generating wisdom about how to act within it. To get to envisioned systems we will need to rapidly scale methodological innovations, connect innovators, and creatively accelerate learning about working with intractable challenges. We will also need to create new funding schemes, a global knowledge commons, and challenge deeply held assumptions. To genuinely be a creative force in supporting longevity of human and non-human life on our planet, the shift in knowledge systems will probably need to be at the scale of the enlightenment and speed of the scientific and technological revolution accompanying the second World War. This will require bold and strategic action from governments, scientists, civic society and sustained transformational intent.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2020 23:58
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2023 18:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77060
DOI:	10.1016/j.erss.2020.101724

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