The "Organisation and Innovation" working group was represented at the 42nd DGS Congress in Duisburg from 22 to 26 September 2025, one of the central sociological conferences in the German-speaking world. This year's congress focused on the topic of transitions and provided a forum for dialogue on social, technological and institutional transformation processes.

As part of the TEN.efzn research network, Emily Drewing and Jannika Mattes, together with colleagues from SOFI Göttingen, initiated an ad hoc group on the topic of "Energy transitions. Attempts at a decidedly socio-technical perspective". In the session, Florian Helfrich, Lea Schnackenberg and Miriam Doderer presented their contributions on central aspects of the energy transition, including actor dynamics in decentralised energy infrastructures, the role of actors in the coupling of different sectors and the socio-technical-ecological characteristics of offshore wind energy.

The working group was also represented in the plenary programme: Jannika Mattes, Tamara Schnell and Ricarda Schmidt-Scheele gave a presentation in the plenary programme Dynamics of the energy transition. Norms, Infrastructures and Participation " entitled "Legitimacy in Transition: Complex Socio-Technical Dynamics in the Energy Transition". The focus was on the negotiation of legitimacy in socio-technical transformation processes, a topic that met with great interest in the plenary session.

The DGS Congress offered a varied scientific programme and numerous opportunities for professional and informal exchange. Participation strengthens the national visibility of the working group in the debates on socio-technical transformations and demonstrates the active role of the working group in shaping current research topics.