Beyond Design and Participation: The 'Thought for Food' Project in Flanders, Belgium

The goal of this paper is to contribute to the development of methods of social innovation in participatory urban design. Based on the 'Synoikos scenario Workshop', an adapted methodology was applied to and evaluated within the (participatory action) research context of the European 'Thought for Food' (T4F) landscape enhancement project concerning the agro-industrial area surrounding Roeselare in West-Flanders, Belgium. Within this complex spatial and social context, design-based scenarios served as a tool for stimulating participants to discuss their discordant views and to understand the consequences of their activities for others.