Publications

Our publications bring together academic papers, reports, guides and practical resources from across the team. They reflect our work on systems change, regeneration, ecocentric futures, leadership, consciousness, food systems and transformative practice, with a focus on creating research that is both rigorous and useful in the real world.

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2026

Guide

An introduction to regenerative dynamics

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton, Ioan Fazey, Chino Bayoneta, Bill Sharpe, David Tyfield

FixOurFood and Ecocentric Futures

2026

Guide

Tools for regenerative practice: 30 frameworks, exercises and methods in service of human and planetary flourishing

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton, Ioan Fazey, Bill Sharpe, Chino Bayoneta, Lee Eyre, James Fearnley, Declan Jackson, Rebecca Newman, Eugyen Suzanne Om

FixOurFood and Ecocentric Futures

2026

Peer-reviewed journal article

Designing, implementing and embedding transformation-focused evaluation: A framework and insights from a regional food system change initiative

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton, Ioan Fazey, Stefan Cousquer, Rebecca Newman, Lee Eyre, Declan Jackson, David Tyfield

PLOS Sustainability and Transformation

Main figure from the paper showing the Food for the Future North Yorkshire transformation-focused evaluation and learning framework

2026

Report

Accelerating regional food systems change: Lessons from a FixOurFood knowledge exchange event

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton, Ioan Fazey, Rebecca Newman

FixOurFood

2026

PhD thesis

How can evaluation practice catalyse transformations towards regenerative futures?

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton

White Rose eTheses Online

2026

Podcast, Guide

Podcast Series: The Patterning of Hope

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Bill Sharpe

Future Stewards

Yasu Mali and Bill Sharpe sitting in a living room

2025

Peer-reviewed journal article

Synergies: understandings in a complex world

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Eugyen Suzanne Om, Ioan Fazey, Rebecca Newman, Lee Eyre

Sustainability Science

2025

Strategy document

Food for the Future North Yorkshire: A Framework for Action

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton, Ioan Fazey, Rebecca Newman

North Yorkshire Council and FixOurFood

2025

PhD thesis

How can we enable synergic action to support sustainable transformations?

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Eugyen Suzanne Om

White Rose eTheses Online

2025

Peer-reviewed journal article

Toward an ecocentric leadership as stewardship framework: Insights from fostering transformative partnerships and collective practice

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Luea Ritter

Earth Stewardship

Ecocentric leadership as stewardship framework

2025

Report

Opportunities for increasing nutrition in food aid initiatives supported by surplus food supply

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Declan Jackson, Rebecca Newman, Ioan Fazey

FixOurFood

2025

Peer-reviewed journal article

Key action areas for transforming the UK food system: insights from the Transforming UK Food Systems (TUKFS) Programme project portfolio

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Sam Buckton, Ioan Fazey

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

2025

Book chapter

Imagination Activation Exercise: What If…?

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Kate Rudd

Springer

2025

Book chapter

Systems Sensing Approach (in: Imagining, Designing and Teaching Regenerative Futures: Art-Science Approaches and Inspirations From Around the World)

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Luea Ritter

Springer

2025

Peer-reviewed journal article

How to Support Synergic Action for Transformation: Insights from Expert Practitioners and the Importance of Intentionality

Ecocentric Futures contributors: Eugyen Suzanne Om, Ioan Fazey, David Tyfield, Lee Eyre, Declan Jackson, James Fearnley, Luea Ritter, Rebecca Newman, Stefan Cousquer

Sustainability