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From paradigm blindness to paradigm shift? An integrative review and critical analysis of the regenerative paradigm.

Vanessa Taveras-Dalmau, Susanne Becken, Ross Westoby

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Review in Ambio, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vanessa Taveras-DalmauGriffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. v.taverasdalmau@griffith.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0410-4216
Susanne BeckenGriffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3348-2750
Ross WestobyGriffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9868-2246

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amid growing concerns over sustainable development failures, scholars are exploring the 'regenerative paradigm' as a pathway for systemic change; yet, its paradigmatic foundations remain underexamined. Using thematic analysis, we analyse the regenerative knowledge field through an integrative review of 320 cross-disciplinary articles on regenerative approaches, synthesising findings into an interactive Regenerative Paradigm Map with 7 principles, 33 themes, and 253 specific elements. We assess all Map components against an analytical framework of 14 paradigm criteria to evaluate whether regeneration constitutes a paradigm, finding it meets several criteria but not others. We interpret results through the lens of paradigm blindness, interpreted as entrenched worldviews impacting all paradigms. We conclude with a critical reflection on how select Map components may support a shift away from growth-oriented systems and conceptualise the Tensions of Paradigm Shifts to discuss blind spots in scholarly interpretations of regeneration, which may contribute to paradigm blindness within the field.

Indexed as

RegenerationRegenerative MedicineSustainable DevelopmentHumansArtefactNeoliberalismParadigmsRegenerativeSustainabilitySystems change

Identifiers

PMID40938510
PMCPMC12569253

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