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@Oliver Schick
Both words are possible, but I think they stress different aspects. I'm not sure why, as technically the only difference is that one is formed from the verb 'to transform' and the other from the corresponding noun 'transformation'. To me, it feels as if 'transformational' stresses the process involved more, being derived from the noun, and 'transformative' feels more as if it stresses the forces acting on the person to effect a transformation. It's probably because of other words ending in '-ative' and echoes of their meanings, but it's just a gut feeling and not something that is fully formed semantically.