System Transitions

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