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Three dimensions of transformative capacity ist a tool, that is developed out of the PhD research of [[Tim Strasser]]. There are similar tools used at the local level by GEN ([[Ecovillage design cards]]) and by the transition network ([[health check]]), used by local groups for self-evaluation and reflection. Those tools will be adapted in search for a diagnostic tool on a network level. The new tool's purpose is also to highlight the competences, which transition initiatives require to have transformative impact.

==Three dimensions==
 
Impact is examined through the lens of three dimensions, which together are necessary to bring transformative impact.

The three dimensions are:
*Depth
: This dimension describes relationships and their structural embeddnes. It refers to both legal (ownership, legal frameworks) and cultural relationships, which can reach from shallow to deep.

*Width
: This dimension describes the spread, influence and coherence of a network, which can reach from narrow to broad.

*Length
: This dimension refers to the reproduction and persistency of social innovations over time and the way they evolve and develop. It can reach from transient to persistent.

==Transformative capacities==
*Deepening capacities
**Understanding and problematisation
**Identifying and enacting
**Embodying and maintaining
**Interacting strategically and reflexively
*Widening capacities
**Spreading and shaping
**Maintaining coherence
**Engaging
**Cooperative
*Lengthening capacities
**Generating community
**Ensuring resilience
**Maturing
**Evolving

==Further Information==
[https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/5/1304 Strasser, Kraker, Kemp, 2019]