A system transition is a change over time, usually formulated as a desired new system state with significantly new and different relations between the system components compared to earlier moments in time.
Examples: Energy systems transition, Food systems transition, organizational system transitions.
Most system transitions usually describe a mere handful thing-ish new qualities such as the transition from fossil to renewable energies.
Visions of system transitions often forget to specify:
- where is the transition to take place?
- when?
- for whom?
- by when?
- How much (qualitatively, quantitatively)
- who pays (intentionally or unintentionally) for it?
- what information is needed to imagine, design, plan and execute the change?
- what qualities or quantities are affected?
See also: Systems Science