The transition companion: making your community more resilient in uncertain times

Ch. 1 The emergence of an idea: a potted history of Transition Ch. 2 Why Transition initiatives do what they do Ch. 3 Where we might be headed: the power of future scenarios Ch. 4 Resilience and Vocalisation Ch. 5 A taste of a powered-down future Ch. 6 Framing Transition Ch. 7 The story of four Transition initiatives told using ingredients and tools Starting out 1.Coming together as groups 2. Inclusion and diversity Tools for Transition No.1: Permaculture design 3. Respectful communication 4. Forming an initiating group Tools for Transition No.2: Standing up to speak 5. Understanding scale 6. Measurement Tools for Transition No.3: Transition Training 7. Visioning 8. Arts and creativity Tools for Transition No.4: Running effective meetings 9. Awareness raising 10. Forming working groups Tools for Transition No.5: Forming a legal entity 11. Building partnerships 12. The evolving structure Tools for Transition No.6: Communicating with the media 13. Backcasting 14. Creating a space for inner Transition Deepening 1.'Transition Towers'-having an office, or not? 2. Practical manifestations Tools for Transition No.7: Volunteers and volunteering 3. The 'Great Reskilling' 4. How we communicate Tools for Transition No.8: Financing your Transition initiative 5. Celebrating 6. Celebrate failure 7."How are we doing?" 8. Local food initiatives 9. Momentum 10. Ensuring land access Tools for Transition No.9: Supporting each other 11. Personal resilience Tools for Transition No.10: Unleashings Tools for Transition No.11: Healthy conflict 12. Education for Transition Connecting 1. Forming networks of Transition initiatives Tools for Transition No.12: Street-by-street behaviour change 2. Involving the council Tools for Transition No.13: Becoming the media

Contents note continued: 3. Working with local businesses

Tools for Transition No. 14: Energy Resilience Assessment

4. Oral histories

Tools for Transition No. 15: Community brainstorming tools

5. Engaging young people

Tools for Transition No. 16: Meaningful maps

6. The role of storytelling

Tools for Transition No. 17: Speaking up for Transition

7. Pausing for reflection

Building

1. Energy Descent Action Plans

2. Social enterprise and entrepreneurship

3. Scaling up

Tools for Transition No. 18: Community renewable energy companies

4. Strategic local infrastructure

Tools for Transition No. 19: Tools for plugging the leaks

5. Appropriate technologies

6.Community ownership of assets

Tools for Transition No. 20: Community-supported farms, bakeries and breweries

7. Strategic thinking

Tools for Transition No. 21: Peak oil resolutions

Daring to dream

1. Policies for Transition

2.A learning network

3. Investing in Transition.