Unraveling the Complexity of Twin Transition: Insights from a Professional Development Workshop

Twin transition refers to the deliberate alignment of digital and sustainability transformations, which has become a priority for policymakers and corporations but lacks sufficient research and practical guidance. A workshop identified five key challenges: conceptual confusion about what twin transition means, difficulty measuring progress, gaps between stated goals and actual practices, issues of political power and influence, and the need for researchers to examine their own biases. The researchers warn that progress is threatened by four pitfalls: assuming technology alone will solve problems, overconfidence in ideological approaches, fragmented efforts across different organizations, and getting stuck in endless analysis rather than taking action.