The idea of facilitating connections among resilience researchers and practitioners across a wide variety of sectors and contexts has been an important objective of the RA for many years. Now with the recently launched Resilience Connections Network (RCN), there is an online home for this initiative. The virtual space aims to boost interaction between global and local thought leaders, transition entrepreneurs, resilience science experts, and practitioners. Through the platform members can share insights and experiences, find future collaborators, contribute to a shared library of resources, engage in dialogue, and learn best practices in building resilience and making sustainability happen.
Professor Gail Whiteman, Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business and Professor-in-Residence at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, has played a key role in making RCN happen and extends an invitation to future members in a welcome video message. Already more than 95 people have joined RCN from government, multinational business, small and medium sized enterprise, non-governmental organizations, community initiatives, social innovation hubs, citizens groups and academia. The next phase of development for the RCN will highlight stories of collaboration.
Participation in this network is both free and open to all. The RA gratefully acknowledges funding from the EU ARTS program Accelerating Transitions.
Keywords: Resilience Connections Network, resilience practice, community of practice
