{"id":387,"date":"2026-01-12T16:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadmapper.se\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:57:28","slug":"hur-vi-jobbar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roadmapper.se\/en\/om-oss\/hur-vi-jobbar\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic Sustainability and Systems Understanding in Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swedish Roadmapper Laboratory starts from a simple premise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Sustainability transitions are system transtions.<br>They must therefore be handled as such.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Our working method is shaped by the integration of the <strong>Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD)<\/strong> and <strong>system analysis<\/strong> as well as <strong>system dynamic understanding<\/strong>, developed within the research at the SustainTrans Research Team at BTH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don't start with solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">We start with <strong>understanding<\/strong>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. We Define Sustainability Clearly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We work based on a principle-based, scientifically based definition of sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>clear direction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>visible tradeoffs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategic relevance<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does it take to make this system sustainable?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>before we ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What should we do?<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. We consider organizations and societies as systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We approach organizations, sectors and societies as complex systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>structure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>relationships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dynamics over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This makes it possible to understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>why systems behave the way they do \u2013 and where change is possible.<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. We connect the organization to the societal transition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations are embedded in larger systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We therefore always analyse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>how organizational value creation interacts with societal sustainability transition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This illustrates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>opportunities <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategic positioning<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. We work strategically, not just a step along the way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on backcasting from sustainability principles, we design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pathways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sequences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transition logics<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We don't optimize the current reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">We <strong>orient ourselves towards the future<\/strong>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. We design for business and credibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>early solutions with high leverage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>affordability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>practical implementability<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are interested in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>credible transitions, not idealized visions of the future<\/strong>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. We use models and instruments to support reasoning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We use system models and simulations as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>instruments for structured reasoning and learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roadmapper Tool and tailor-made instruments support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>exploratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dialogue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategic thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Not prediction.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Research to Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Our work is anchored in research conducted within the <strong>SustainTrans Research Team at BTH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures that our methods are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>well founded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>kept together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>not ad-hoc<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We Intentionally Operate Between:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>academic research and strategic decision-making<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the role of the Laboratory.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How This Is Applied<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We apply this approach through structured engagement formats, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Test Workshops (Level 0)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizational Kick Starts (Level 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of Transition Roadmaps (Level 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simulators and Decision Instruments (Level 3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><br>These are described in detail under <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/roadmapper.se\/en\/oversikt-tjanster\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"767\" target=\"_self\">Services<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategisk h\u00e5llbarhet och systemf\u00f6rst\u00e5else i praktiken The Swedish Roadmapper Laboratory utg\u00e5r fr\u00e5n en enkel premiss: H\u00e5llbarhetsomst\u00e4llningar \u00e4r systemomst\u00e4llningar.De m\u00e5ste d\u00e4rf\u00f6r hanteras som s\u00e5dana. 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