## Breadcrumb
1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/)
2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news)
3. [The Good Enough Transformation (GET) in Action ](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/2691)
October 9, 2024
# The Good Enough Transformation (GET) in Action
OCAD U is excited to be part of this research project and community of practice, linking arts, design, culture, and agriculture practitioners worldwide! Stay tuned for project updates on our Instagram [OCAD U International](https://www.instagram.com/ocaduinternational/)
Our future demands action. The stakes are now very high.
Luckily for us, the seeds for a global green transition don’t need to wait for BIG technological revolutions. They can be found in small landscapes of grassroots communities around the world. Where our green future is now.
The **Good Enough Transformation** project or **GET**, answers this call as a global community of practice that brings together cultural organizations, research institutions and grassroots communities from 9 countries on 4 continents.
Supported by the Globus Programme of the[ Nordisk Kulturfond](https://nordiskkulturfond.org/en) (2024-2025), GET's mission is to research, document and develop affordable, sustainable and immediately accessible green transformations —combining sustainable innovation with the cultural and natural heritage of local communities worldwide.
GET offers a unique perspective on a sustainable green transformation driven by local communities, grassroots cultural organizations, collaborative networks, and the interaction between traditional knowledge systems, small creative economies, and accessible urban innovation.
Representatives from Burkina Faso, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Morocco, Malaysia, Mexico and Sweden will share insights from ongoing action-research and testbeds that tap into:
- nature-based agricultural heritage in Mexico City,
- vernacular architecture in Burkina Faso,
- community gardens in Cyprus,
- upcycling material explorations in Malaysia,
- and grassroots creative neighborhoods worldwide —engaging indigenous farmers, scientific researchers, cultural entrepreneurs, community leaders and peri urban youth.
Community-based initiatives are powerful catalysts for systemic change from the micro-local level that can impact the global scale. While communities can't lead the full transition alone, they can enact what we like to call a "**Good Enough Transformation**”.
Follow us on this journey to discover community-based initiatives that can impact the global scale!
###### **GET partners**
[**Borneo Laboratory** ](https://Borneo%20Laboratory)**(Kuching, Malaysia)**
[**Culturans**](https://Culturans%20) **(Mexico City, Mexico)**
[**Gardens of the Future**](https://Gardens%20of%20the%20Future%20) **(Nicosia, Cyprus)**
[**OCAD University** ](https://www.ocadu.ca/research-and-innovation/research-labs-centres/global-centre-climate-action)**(Toronto, Canada)**
[**Institut for (X)**](https://institutforx.dk/%20) **(Aarhus, Denmark)**
[**Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde** ](https://www.lepluspetitcirquedumonde.fr/)**(Bagneux, France)**
[**RTDA Studio**](https://RTDA%20Studio%20) **(Paris & Casablanca, France & Morocco)**
[**Tamadia** ](https://www.bougobali.com/portfolio/project-two-ky966-grkad)**(Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso)**
[**Trans Europe Halles** ](https://www.teh.net/ )**(Lund, Sweden)**
###### **FUNDERS:**
**Nordik Kulturfond / GLOBUS Program**
## Other Recent News
[### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus
The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. This funding is intended to help student groups create opportunities for entrepreneurship skills development, community building, and revenue-generating activities for students and recent alumni, while reducing barriers to participation for equity-seeking individuals.
November 6, 2026
](/news/2026-27-call-funding-proposals-student-groups-support-creative-entrepreneurship-campus)
[### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027.
October 30, 2026
](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists)
[### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026
OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market.
October 26, 2026
](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026)
Related Stories
## Related Stories
[### Creative Ecologies: Art, Sustainability & Community Resilience in Nassau, Bahamas
In May 2026, the International Programs & Collaboration Office is offering a co-curricular opportunity in Nassau, Bahamas. This program is tailored to students working in all mediums and creative disciplines and is designed to strengthen their professional practice through hands-on learning.
February 17, 2026
](/news/creative-ecologies-art-sustainability-community-resilience-nassau-bahamas)
[### OCAD University announces 2026 Ateneo Art Award Resident Jel Suarez
Filipino artist Jel Suarez has been selected as OCAD University’s 2026 Ateneo Art Award Resident, part of OCAD U’s partnership with the Ateneo Art Gallery at Ateneo de Manila University. The residency supports emerging artists whose practices reflect creativity, critical engagement and innovation. Building on the 2024 residency of Doktor Karayom, who presented No One’s At Home (Walang Tao Sa Bahay) in Toronto, proceeds from a limited-edition shirt designed by Karayom will help support Suarez’s upcoming residency and strengthen cultural exchange between OCAD University and the Ateneo Art Gallery.
October 15, 2025
](/news/ocad-university-announces-2026-ateneo-art-award-resident-jel-suarez)
[### OCAD U at FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025
OCAD University students, alumni and faculty will present In Common Ink at FUZE Caribbean Art Fair 2025, held October 22–26 at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas. The project features collaborative risograph prints exploring shared histories and identity, created with visiting Bahamian artist John Cox. Limited-edition prints will be for sale.
October 7, 2025
](/news/ocad-u-fuze-caribbean-art-fair-2025)