transforming
conversations
A platform for public dialogue on pressing social and political issues and challenges
Current Series
Sustainable and Inclusive Societies: Root and Routes
In our Spring 2025 talk series, titled "Inclusive and Sustainable Societies: Roots and Routes," we aim to critically examine what it means to sustain our collective future. This series will explore the intersection of inclusivity and sustainability by focusing on key themes such as agrarian issues, urban dynamics, and innovative economic models. By engaging with both the foundational causes of these challenges (roots) and potential pathways toward solutions (routes), we seek to deepen our understanding of how sustainability can underpin the creation of equitable, resilient, and thriving communities that celebrate and integrate cultural diversity.
Past Series
On Belonging
In our Spring 2025 talk series, titled "Inclusive and Sustainable Societies: Roots and Routes," we aim to critically examine what it means to sustain our collective future. This series will explore the intersection of inclusivity and sustainability by focusing on key themes such as agrarian issues, urban dynamics, and innovative economic models. By engaging with both the foundational causes of these challenges (roots) and potential pathways toward solutions (routes), we seek to deepen our understanding of how sustainability can underpin the creation of equitable, resilient, and thriving communities that celebrate and integrate cultural diversity.
Who we are
The “Transforming Conversations” initiative was founded in December 2023 by a group of friends who wanted to establish a platform for public dialogue on pressing social issues and challenges. As a community, we brought together diverse expertise in fields such as academia, business, entrepreneurship, and project/program management. For this reason, our goal with “Transforming Conversations” was to bring together different scientific perspectives and disciplines through a participatory approach. We launched our first series in May 2024, with support from Commonroom, a café, community center, and creative hub in the heart of Vienna’s 8th district.