Simplified Transformative Diagnostic Tool
(TRD2)

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The Transformative Diagnostic Tool (TRD2) helps you see how your innovation contributes to meaningful change for people and the planet. It looks at three key dimensions — transformation, equity, and biodiversity — that together shape a just and lasting future. By comparing where you are today with your ambitions for 2050, TRD2 creates a simple radar chart showing your current strengths and future opportunities. After entering a few project details, you can start your assessment and receive your personalised results directly by email.

Before you start, please share a few details about your innovation — this helps us generate the TRD2 results and send the radar chart by email. Fields marked with * are required.

For current evaluation:

Please read the definitions carefully. Then, to the best of your knowledge, evaluate your innovation on the slider. If a question feels not relevant, leave the slider in the middle.

Equity

Innovations can influence how fair and inclusive change is. Equity refers to justice and fairness in how decisions are made, how benefits and burdens are shared, and how people can participate in shaping change (EEA, 2024; Langemeyer & Connolly, 2020; Wijsman & Berbés-Blázquez, 2022). Procedural equity ensures that everyone has a fair voice and access to decision-making. Distributive equity focuses on the fair sharing of benefits and burdens. Recognitional equity values different identities, perspectives, and ways of knowing. Capabilities equity looks at whether people have the freedom, resources, and skills to act and improve their lives. Together, these perspectives help assess how innovations contribute to fair and inclusive social and environmental change.

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to restore trust and legitimacy in governance and institutional processes for affected communities?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to restore fairness in the distribution of environmental resources for historically disadvantaged populations?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to promote dignity, visibility, and voice for historically excluded communities?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve the actual capabilities of people to respond to challenges (e.g., skills, access to tools, empowerment, mobility)?

Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth — the differences within species, between species, and across habitats and ecosystems. It sustains the health of the planet and provides essential services such as food, clean water, and climate stability. Biodiversity-oriented decisions involve protecting, restoring, and enhancing nature while avoiding actions that lead to its decline (IPBES, 2024).

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of genetic diversity?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of species diversity?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of habitat diversity?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of ecosystems diversity or functions?

Transformation

Transformation means deep, system-wide social change — new ways of thinking, acting, and organising societies. Innovations can trigger transformation at three levels: the personal (changes in values and mindsets), the practical (new actions, practices, and technologies), and the political (institutional and structural change) (IPBES, 2024; O’Brien, 2018).

To the best of your knowledge, what is the potential of this innovation to trigger transformations at the personal level by creating substantially stronger views, attitudes, opinions (e.g., after good exposure to the innovation, I consider certain issues substantially more important, urgent, relevant, etc.)?

To the best of your knowledge, what is the potential of this innovation to trigger transformations at the practical level by enabling new actions, interventions, or strategies that contribute to addressing social-environmental challenges(e.g., solar installations, reduced meat consumption, upgraded infrastructure, new educational tools, promotion of bicycle riding, construction of sea walls, etc.)?

To the best of your knowledge, what is the potential of this innovation to trigger transformations at the political level by influencing formal and informal rules (institutional arrangements), political decision-making processes relevant to sustainability?

For future (2050) evaluation:

Here is a similar list of questions, but this time they refer to the future potential of your innovation — looking toward 2050. Please evaluate again, using your best current knowledge and imagination about how your innovation could develop over time.

Equity

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to restore trust and legitimacy in governance and institutional processes for affected communities? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to restore fairness in the distribution of environmental resources for historically disadvantaged populations? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to promote dignity, visibility, and voice for historically excluded communities? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve the actual capabilities of people to respond to challenges (e.g., skills, access to tools, empowerment, mobility)? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

Biodiversity

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of genetic diversity? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of species diversity? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of habitat diversity? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

To what extent does this innovation have the potential to improve biodiversity in terms of ecosystems diversity or functions? And to the best of your knowledge and thinking of realistic changes by 2050?

Simplified Transformative Diagnostic Tool (TRD2)

Upload your project

Short description:

For current evaluation:

Equity

Biodiversity

Transformation

For future (2050) evaluation:

Equity

Biodiversity

Transformation

Simplified Transformative Diagnostic Tool
(TRD2)