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Identifying and mobilising actors for transition – a new practical guide for actor-driven transition work

Organised by: Vinnova & Tillväxtverket
Digitally Mon 5 Oct 2026 at 14:00-15:30

How can the public sector work more systematically to identify, understand, engage and mobilise actors in complex change and transition processes? How do you reach beyond the established networks? And how can the work be strengthened through a more exploratory and actor-oriented approach?

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In this seminar, Vinnova and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth present a new practical guide for actor-driven conversion work. The guide contains methods, templates and concrete tools for mapping relevant actors, understanding drivers and barriers, creating engagement and translating insights into action. The guide was developed in conjunction with the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth's government assignment on implementing initiatives for industrial competitiveness and the green transition. Link to the guide at the seminar – it is brand new!

Who is the seminar aimed at? 

The seminar is aimed at those who work with development, innovation, collaboration, policy or transition issues and want to get concrete tools to involve actors in complex change processes. We share experiences, methods and practical examples and provide the opportunity to discuss how the working methods can be used in different activities and contexts.

Programme 

The seminar begins with an introduction to the guide and its uses. You will then have to try some of the methods yourself in an interactive exercise. Finally, there is a panel discussion where people who have tested the working methods in practice reflect on the opportunities and challenges of actor-driven transition.

  • 14.00-14.15 Introduction to the guide
  • 14.15-15.00 Interactive exercise
  • 15.00-15.30 The panel discusses and reflects on the basis of the participants' questions

Panel

  • Madelen Nilsson (Growth Board) tells about the work with the MERBO process, which gathers actors to increase the pace of residential construction.
  • Susanne Fornander (Vinnova) tells about the work with a sustainable forest value chain.
  • Sigrid Sandberg (Growth Board) shares experiences from the assignment Work in Sweden.

h2>How to participate pöt is sent via Teams. No pre-registration is required. 

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Last updated 29 September 2026