{"id":35611,"date":"2025-04-08T11:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/inspiration\/accelerating-transitions-nature-as-a-blueprint-for-transition\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:23:50","slug":"accelerating-transitions-nature-as-a-blueprint-for-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/en\/inspiration\/accelerating-transitions-nature-as-a-blueprint-for-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating Transitions: Nature as a Blueprint for Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35611\" class=\"elementor elementor-35611 elementor-28048\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-241eb3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"241eb3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db95f3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db95f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc46c21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc46c21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e368593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e368593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bf5e02e37e7cef1b4c66bf9f08e5d767f9e2c9129ce6ba4d18cd2b19b6e4482d?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb7189 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fb7189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22136cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22136cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mike Hoogveld<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6704f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa6704f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-founder nlmtd<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5463a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5463a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mike Hoogveld is a partner at nlmtd and an expert in future-proof organizing. 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Inspired by Ecosystems and Nature, He Demonstrates how these Principles Can Contribute to Sustainable Impact. <\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2946b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2946b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bannerL\"><div id=\"lipsumcom_left_siderail_2\" align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__300x600 __400x225\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128909204 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128909204 BCX8\">Transitions, such as in the fields of energy or food, are complex, uncertain, and unclear. This is partly why they evoke many forms of resistance in our minds. One of the most common reactions is the <span class=\"TextRun SCXW172036795 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172036795 BCX8\">&#8216;bystander effect&#8217;: because such a transition seems all-encompassing, we think our influence on it is negligible, or that others will solve the problem for us.<\/span><\/span>   <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128909204 BCX8\">But nothing could be further from the truth. You can indeed make a positive impact on transitions as an individual or an organization. How this works is beautifully demonstrated in a scientific experiment that unfolded over the past decades in Yellowstone National Park.  <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b31e8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b31e8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d05ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4d05ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Artikel-1-beeld-LinkedIn-post-1024x421.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26734\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Artikel-1-beeld-LinkedIn-post-1024x421.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Artikel-1-beeld-LinkedIn-post-300x123.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Artikel-1-beeld-LinkedIn-post-768x316.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Artikel-1-beeld-LinkedIn-post-1536x632.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Artikel-1-beeld-LinkedIn-post-2048x843.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ac106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30ac106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeda5e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eeda5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afd007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1afd007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Chain Reaction<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acc0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0acc0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to intensive hunting, wolves had disappeared from Yellowstone since the beginning of the twentieth century. Thi <span data-contrast=\"none\">s resulted in the elk population doubling thereafter. Their overgrazing caused the ecosystem to become unbalanced. Especially along the banks of the Yellowstone River, biodiversity rapidly declined.  <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Therefore, in 1995, 41 wolves were reintroduced into the park. This marked the beginning of what biologists call a \u201ctrophic cascade\u201d, a chain reaction in the ecosystem. The wolves drastically reduced the number of elk, and their leftover prey attracted scavengers such as eagles, ravens, and coyotes. Plants were able to grow again. This led to more berries for grizzly bears, whose numbers consequently increased. Songbirds returned because there were trees again for nesting. The number of bees and hummingbirds also increased because there were flowers again for them to feed on. Mice and rabbits found cover in the landscape again, which protected them from predators.       <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The roots of the returned trees strengthened the riverbanks, which were also less trampled by elk hooves. As a result, erosion decreased, the water became clearer, and fish species returned. Beavers also returned, with dams that created habitats for reptiles, amphibians, otters, and fish. And even the remaining elk eventually proved to be stronger and healthier than before [1].   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f432e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f432e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the Yellowstone story teach us about societal transitions, such as those in energy or food?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c50d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c50d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, that everything is connected. An intervention in the right place (such as the reintroduction of the wolf) can cause unexpected chain reactions, where one change leads to many others.  <\/p><p data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"1225\">The art is to see where the system is most out of balance and to intervene there specifically. Don&#8217;t try to change everything at once, but start with the components that have the greatest leverage. As in Yellowstone: no balance without wolves. In our society too, this requires patience and perseverance. Because fundamental change takes time. But one well-considered step can be enough to set an entire transition in motion.     <\/p><p data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1634\">And at least as important: transitions require collaboration. Without the involvement of residents, businesses, and policymakers, even the best plan will fail. In Yellowstone, too, there were many critics, but by actively communicating and being transparent about goals and results, support was created. That is the essence of transition: not just dreaming big, but above all acting smartly, purposefully, and together.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92103ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92103ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Want to Know more about Successfully Realizing Transitions? <a href=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/en\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a> Us.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7347842 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7347842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-48a53cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48a53cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b48b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b48b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">[1] Source: The Wolves of Yellowstone, National Geographic<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-founder nlmtd Mike Hoogveld is a partner at nlmtd and an expert in future-proof organizing. 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