The Transition Intelligence Lab operates according to a set of core values that define its institutional mission, research orientation, and contribution to the academic community and society. These values guide the Lab’s activities in research, dissemination, and public engagement.
Systemic Approach
The Lab adopts a systemic approach to the study of transitions, understood as complex and multi-dimensional processes involving technological, economic, institutional, social, and environmental factors. Particular attention is devoted to interdependencies, long-term dynamics, and conditions of uncertainty.
Interdisciplinary Integration
Interdisciplinarity represents a structural element of the Lab’s scientific activity. The Transition Intelligence Lab promotes cooperation among different disciplinary areas, including engineering, economics, law, social sciences, and the humanities, in order to address transition phenomena in a comprehensive and coherent manner.
Scientific Quality and Methodological Rigor
The Lab is committed to ensuring high standards of scientific quality. Research activities are based on consolidated theoretical frameworks, rigorous methodologies, and transparent analytical practices, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Ethical Awareness and Institutional Responsibility
The Lab acknowledges the ethical, social, and institutional implications of transition processes. Issues related to responsibility, equity, and legitimacy are systematically considered within research design and interpretation.
Public Engagement and Knowledge Transfer
In line with the University’s third mission, the Lab promotes dialogue with public institutions, policymakers, private organizations, and civil society. Knowledge transfer and co-creation are regarded as essential components of transition-oriented research.
Learning Capacity and Resilience
The Lab emphasizes learning, adaptability, and resilience as key elements for understanding and governing complex systems. Research activities support the development of adaptive capacities at institutional and societal levels.
Contribution to Society and Policy
The Transition Intelligence Lab aims to support evidence-based decision-making and policy development. Its research contributes to the analysis and design of transition pathways that are scientifically sound, institutionally robust, and oriented toward long-term societal relevance.