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From the Editor-in-Chief
DOI: 10.14254/1795-6889.2024.20-1.0
Submitted: 2023-12-30
Published: 2024-05-27

Towards an inclusive sufficiency narrative

South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk)
University of Eastern Finland
Lodz University of Technology
Demos Helsinki
sufficiency inclusive society green transition cultural transformation

Abstract

In this Editorial, we tackle perhaps the most urgent issue of our time – the need to orient lives more towards sufficiency.  Achieving such a transformation also requires a parallel paradigm shift in science. In this Editorial, we have two guest authors, Teemu Koskimäki and Aleksi Neuvonen, who are members of the SISU Consortium doing research on sufficiency transition in Finland.

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How to Cite

Korjonen‐Kuusipuro, K., Koskimäki, T., Wojciechowski, A., & Neuvonen, A. (2024). Towards an inclusive sufficiency narrative. Human Technology, 20(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.14254/1795-6889.2024.20-1.0