How do various forms of co-produced, place-based, people-centred knowledge production enable the circulation of knowledge to accelerate sustainability transformations? What methods measure intangible dimensions of social life such as power relations and fairness?
The Methodological Innovation Theme seeks to explore how various forms of co-produced, place-based, people-centred knowledge production enable the circulation of knowledge to accelerate sustainability transformations. At the core of this theme will be a focus on co-production and collaboration working together with stakeholders and partners to explore and develop innovative methods which measure the intangible dimensions of social life such as power relations and fairness. Our work will involve a plethora of methodological approaches including both quantitative and qualitative tools. Qualitatively we seek to utilise and build upon the pallet of traditional and innovative methods, working with and adapting methods such as interviews, focus groups, alongside more creative and participatory visual, material and mobile techniques. Quantitatively we will collect, generate and develop numerical datasets in order to identify patterns, observe correlations and make predictions about future trends. Much of this data is in the form of small area statistics and will be used to help us understand what works, when, where and for whom.