The international transition movement is a environmental initiative combining knowledge of peak oil, climate and economic challenges and putting this into a perspective giving hope and creativity.

As American deep ecologist Joanna Macy puts it: The most remarkable feature of this historical moment on Earth is not that we are on the way to destroying the world — we've actually been on the way for quite a while. It is that we are beginning to wake up, as from a millennia-long sleep, to a whole new relationship to our world, to ourselves and each other. 

The model covers a hole range of topics as well as creative exercises see: http://www.transitionnetwork.org/ingredients