Focus Areas
Themes & methods
Research and innovation systems — the policies, funding programs, and institutions that determine what gets studied, by whom, and for whose benefit — shape nearly every major challenge societies face. For fifteen years, I have worked to make those systems more just, more democratic, and more environmentally responsible. My research spans governance, leadership, and engagement: how to design innovation systems for the public good, how to build the capacity to work on hard sustainability problems, and how to involve people and communities in the decisions that affect them most.
Thematic areas
Designing innovation systems for public benefit
Research and innovation systems — the policies, institutions, and funding programs that shape what gets studied and by whom — are not neutral. This work asks how they can be redesigned to better serve people and planet: to distribute benefits more equitably, to avoid or account for harms, and to remain genuinely accountable to the societies that fund them.
Building capacity to work on sustainability challenges
Sustainability transformations require people who can work across disciplines and sectors, hold complexity, and lead with both rigor and care. This work develops and tests frameworks for the competences, leadership qualities, and collective practices that enable researchers, practitioners, and institutions to be genuinely effective on hard problems.
Engaging people to shape research and policy
Important decisions about technology, environment, and public investment are too often made without the people most affected by them. This work designs and studies processes — social labs, participatory forums, stakeholder panels — that give communities, practitioners, and publics genuine influence over the research and governance decisions that shape their lives.
Futures thinking
Scenarios, foresight exercises, and horizon-scanning help institutions and communities imagine futures that aren't simply extensions of the present — and plan more deliberately toward the ones they want. This work develops and applies futures methods in policy, corporate, and research settings, with particular attention to how futures thinking can inform governance of emerging technologies.
Participatory and experimental methods
Research that sets out to change something — rather than just describe it — requires methods built for collaboration, iteration, and real-world context. This work develops and evaluates participatory approaches including social labs, serious games, co-design workshops, and capacity-building programs that generate knowledge by working alongside the people and institutions involved.
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