Johan Holmén

PhD Student, department of Space, Earth and Environment.

johan.holmen@chalmers.se Find me http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8631-7038

Johan conducts inter- and transdisciplinary research on sustainability transitions. Current research focus is on methodological development for governing and navigating transitions in practice, emphasising backcasting from principles, systems innovation, social learning and education for sustainable development.
Since 2015, Johan has been part of developing the UNEP/GUPES Green Gown Award winning Challenge Lab as a strategic ‘whole-of-institution’ approach, that creates space for students to become leaders in engaging with complex sustainability challenges in society.

Teaching
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ENM145 – Leadership for sustainability transitions

To see which research projects NNNNN participates in, please visit the database Chalmers research.

Major publications
Challenge Lab: A transformative and integrative approach for sustainability transitions

Author: John Holmberg; Johan Larsson; David Andersson

Published: 2015

Published in: The International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST 2015) at the University of Sussex (UK)

Publication type: Paper in proceedings
Latest publications

2021
Student-led sustainability transformations: employing realist evaluation to open up the black box of learning in a Challenge Lab curriculum

Author: Johan Holmén; Tom Adawi; John Holmberg

Published: 2021

Published in: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Publication type: Journal article
2020
Navigating Sustainability Transformations: Backcasting, transdisciplinarity and social learning

Author: Johan Holmén

Published: 2020

Published in:

Publication type: Doctoral thesis
Sustainability-oriented labs in real-world contexts: An exploratory review

Author: Gavin McCrory; Niko Alexander Schäpke; Johan Holmén; John Holmberg

Published: 2020

Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production

Publication type: Review article
2019
Guiding Sustainability Transitions: Backcasting, Experimentation and Social learning

Author: Johan Larsson

Published: 2019

Published in:

Publication type: Licentiate thesis
2018
A Sustainability Lighthouse—Supporting Transition Leadership and Conversations on Desirable Futures

Author: John Holmberg; Johan Larsson

Published: 2018

Published in: Sustainability

Publication type: Journal article
Governing sustainability transitions: contrasting experimental arenas through the lens of Agenda 2030

Author: Gavin McCrory; Niko Alexander Schäpke; Johan Larsson; John Holmberg

Published: 2018

Published in:

Publication type: Conference contribution
Guiding Systemic Change: A cross-case analysis of ‘transition labs’ in Canada and Sweden

Author: Johan Larsson; Stephen Williams; John Holmberg

Published: 2018

Published in:

Publication type: Conference contribution
Learning while creating value for sustainability transitions: The case of Challenge Lab at Chalmers University of Technology

Author: Johan Larsson; John Holmberg

Published: 2018

Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production

Publication type: Journal article
2017
Challenge Lab – Learning by Engaging in Society’s Sustainability Transitions

Author: John Holmberg; Johan Larsson

Published: 2017

Published in: 10th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning, 6-8 December 2017 Rhodes University, Grahamstown South Africa

Publication type: Paper in proceedings
Challenge Lab - Students guiding sustainability transitions in society

Author: John Holmberg; Johan Larsson

Published: 2017

Published in: Den 6:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar

Publication type: Conference contribution
A principles-based framework for sustainability transitions

Author: John Holmberg; Johan Larsson

Published: 2017

Published in: The International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST 2017) at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden

Publication type: Paper in proceedings
2016
Students guiding societal transitions - examples from Challenge Lab at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Author: John Holmberg; Johan Larsson; David Andersson

Published: 2016

Published in: 8th Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) in Bruges, Belgium

Publication type: Paper in proceedings
Reflections on evaluating Challenge Lab by applying a proposed scheme for Sustainability Transition Experiments

Author: David Andersson; John Holmberg; Johan Larsson; Daniella Mendoza; örjan söderberg

Published: 2016

Published in: IST 2016 Book of Conference Papers

Publication type: Paper in proceedings
Backcasting from sustainability principles – a case from a regional climate policy process in West Sweden

Author: Johan Larsson; John Holmberg

Published: 2016

Published in: IST 2016 Book of Conference Papers

Publication type: Paper in proceedings

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Published: Thu 13 Feb 2020.

Johan Holmén

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