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methodological building blocks for transition scenarios Saartje Sondeijker 2009 this book reports on the explorative search of a new scenario method for the development of transition scenarios. this type of scenario has already been practiced on an experimental basis, but as yet there was no solid conceptual and methodological basis. nevertheless, this type of scenario development is becoming increasingly important in light of reaching future sustainability. the rationale behind transition scenarios is that we are facing persistent societal problems of high complexity and uncertainty. For anticipating these developments and influencing future sustainability, we have to be aware of the need for a more radical type of change process that differs significantly from the trend-based ones envisioned in the more conventional scenario approaches. this is because sustainability suggests that prospects for disruption, discontinuities, surprises and shocks are increasingly in evidence. Subsequently, the claim is made that new and better scenario approaches need to be developed that can merge in with this new perspective on foresight. against the background of these developments, this book introduces a new scenario method (tRanSCE