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Welcome to DRIFT

How can we help you accelerate transitions to just and sustainable societies?

We are the the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions. Our 30+ experts are dedicated to working on know-how and how-to for fundamental change

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latest —
in transitions

academy —
for transitions

Would you like to be a changemaker for justice and sustainability transitions? Do you want your work to be more transformative, but don’t know where to start? The DRIFT Transition Academy offers online and on-site professional education that empowers you to think and act for fundamental change.

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course offer

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Reflexive monitoring

This Dutch-language training gives you concrete tools for learning and adjusting in transitions. Sign-up for 2025 is now open.
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Transitiemanagement (Rotterdam) – lente 2025

Onze langst lopende, zeer populaire opleiding heeft al vele deelnemers voorzien van een stevige basis het transitiemanagement.
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Rotterdam ‘de boer op!’

DRIFT contributes to this unique coalition for more biodiversity, regionally produced food and healthy business operations for farmers.
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“Beyond Lux(e)!” for a zero-carbon and resilient Luxembourg

As a finalist in this challenge, we co-created spatial visions for the zero-carbon and resilient future of the Luxembourg functional region.

consultancy —
for transitions

With advice and strategic interventions, we help organizations to understand their changing environment and to get to work in a transition-oriented way. We focus on opportunities for fundamental change beyond optimization and aim for multiple value creation.

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accelerating change

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research —
for transitions

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All our activities are connected to our research

At DRIFT we study from different angles when and how fundamental social change is possible. We do this in and with practice. So the training and consultancy projects we offer are fueled by our scientific work and in turn enrich our academic activities.