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Great Transition is used by the Great Transition Initiative and its predecessor, the Global Scenario Group (GSG), to describe a vision of a just and sustainable global future. The term was originally coined by Kenneth E. Boulding in The Meaning of the 20th Century – The Great Transition (1964) and describes the shift from pre-modern to post-modern culture, and the four possible courses of action that these organizations believe will allow humanity to successfully manage the Great Transition.[1]
Elements of the Great Transition vision include egalitarian social and ecological values, increased inter-human connectivity, improved quality of life, and a healthy planet, as well as the absence of poverty, war, and environmental destruction. The Great Transition concept was cited by Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigme Thinley,[2] Josh Ryan-Collins of the New Economics Foundation,[3] and the Capital Institute.[4] It was used as a theme for the 2011 SmartCSOs conference on strategies for Civil Society Organisations in London.[5]
- ^ Boulding, Kenneth Ewart (1988). The Meaning of the 20th Century: The Great Transition. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-8191-7102-3.
- ^ Jigme Thinly, "Address by the Prime Minister on Well-Being and Happiness," UN Headquarters, New York, April 2, 2012.
- ^ Josh Ryan-Collins, Great Transition (London: New Economics Foundation, 2009)
- ^ The Capital Institute Symposium: "Beyond Sustainability: The Road to Regenerative Capitalism New York, June 20–21, 2013,
- ^ SmartCSOs, Effective Change Strategies for the Great Transition: Five Leverage Points for Civil Society Organisations Berlin: Smart CSOs, 2011).