1/ 🚨 Many transdisciplinary food or land system research projects stumble because they overlook a crucial aspect: values. Without addressing the values that underpin their goals, researchers risk losing stakeholder trust and derailing project outcomes. 🧵 - ThreadSky

juliegwen.bsky.social • 98 days ago

1/ 🚨 Many transdisciplinary food or land system research projects stumble because they overlook a crucial aspect: values. Without addressing the values that underpin their goals, researchers risk losing stakeholder trust and derailing project outcomes. 🧵

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juliegwen.bsky.social•98 days ago

2/ Our collective, The Careoperative, tackled this challenge head-on. Through a visioning process, we established four core values to guide our collaboration:
✨ Care
🤔 Reflexivity
🌍 Inclusivity
🤝 Collectivity
Here’s how a values-centered approach transformed our research on food systems. 👇

juliegwen.bsky.social•98 days ago

3/ While much research focuses on stakeholder values in food system transformations, we shifted the lens inward. What about the values researchers bring to the table? 🤷‍♀️
Turns out, aligning researcher values with the transformations we study is critical.

juliegwen.bsky.social•98 days ago

4/ In our paper, we present two cases from #Madagascar and #Tajikistan where centering values helped reshape collaboration and impact. These show how researchers can:
✅ Embrace reflexivity to challenge assumptions
✅ Foster inclusivity to broaden participation
✅ Build collective care into their work

juliegwen.bsky.social•98 days ago

5/ The takeaway? 🌟 Researchers striving for sustainability transformations must reflect on their own values—not just those of stakeholders.
To create meaningful change, we need to embody the principles we advocate.

juliegwen.bsky.social•98 days ago

6/ By aligning with values like care, inclusivity, and reflexivity, researchers can strengthen collaboration, deepen impact, and better contribute to systemic change. 💡
Curious to learn more? Dive into our paper for the full story! https://bit.ly/3OfOQFO

juliegwen.bsky.social•98 days ago

7/ It was a huge pleasure to work on our second paper as a research collective. We honor the collective aspect of the work by attributing the first author position to a pseudonym, Dr. Care.

And thank you, Wyss Academy for Nature and @cdeunibe.bsky.social, who enabled me to conduct this work!

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