Co-creating a shared vision for Hertfordshire’s food system
Food Futuring is a place-based collective visioning project that brings together stakeholders from across Hertfordshire’s food system to co-create a shared vision for increasing resilience and regeneration in the region.
Diverse perspectives — from farmers to food banks, community gardens to councillors, restaurants to residents — will convene to explore the question:
“How can collaborative action help to create a regional food system in Hertfordshire that serves the wellbeing of our communities and the health of our ecosystems, while building greater resilience to economic, societal and climate uncertainty?”
The project is led by Loughborough University London in collaboration with a Hertfordshire-based participatory designer, and is made possible by UKRI funding from the Ecological Citizen(s) Network+.
Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to get involved.
Project Team
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Dr Ida Telalbasic
Ida is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director in Service Design Innovation at the Institute for Creative Futures, Loughborough University London. Ida brings her expertise in systemic design and strategy, ecosystem mapping, design methodology development, and resilience theory.
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Hannah Lyons-Tsai
Hannah is a researcher and facilitator at Loughborough University London, specialising in transition design, regenerative approaches and practice-based innovation to address complex socio-technical challenges such as climate, food systems, and community-led innovation.
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Tony Elkington
Tony is a St Albans–based participatory designer with a focus on place-based, community-led systems change. Tony brings to the team his experience in facilitating collective visioning processes as well as his network in various sectors across the Hertfordshire region.