Food-SCAN Tool: Mapping Social Innovation in Local Food Systems
Creators: name: Kilham, Sarina
name: Leimbach, Tania
name: Rosenqvist, Tanja
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Food sustainability
Public participation and community engagement

description: [This is the record of the <strong>online</strong> version of the book.] <br> <strong>OVERVIEW</strong> The <strong>Food-SCAN Tool</strong> is an interactive event where participants work together to explore and capture stories of social innovation in local urban food systems.We designed the <strong>Food-SCAN Tool </strong>to profile, amplify and support food innovators who drive positive change and deserve to have their stories heard. <br> The Food-SCAN Tool can be used as a stand-alone activity, or as part of a broader Food Systems conceptual mapping exercise. You can access other tools and resources developed as part of this project from our website. The Food-SCAN Tool is availalbe in PDF and online format. It is free to use and distribute under a Creative Commons License. Please remember to cite our work and send us feedback if you use the toolkit <br> <strong>PILOT</strong> The Food-SCAN Tool was piloted at a workshop in Sydney, Australia in April 2022. The workshop proceedings are available online. The tool was adpated and updated based on reflection and feedback from the workshop. <br> <strong>PROCESS</strong> The Food-SCAN Tool is a process facilitated by a leader who supports collaboration and sharing of ideas, perspectives and experiences through a step-by-step guide. Participant's active listening and learning from each other is a key part of the process. To help participants reflect on their food innovation story in new and exciting ways, facilitators provide a deck of visual icons (stickers) with illustrations symbolising elements of social innovation in food systems, grouped into categories. The icons are available for free download and print. <br> <strong>FORMAT</strong> The Food-SCAN Tool is available online or as a downloadable PDF from Figshare.There 3 parts to the Food-SCAN Tool: The Food-SCAN Tool Book Food-SCAN Map [Blank Template] Sticker Sheets [printable] <br> <strong>ISBN: </strong> Ebook - 9781864674286 | Print - 9781864674293<br> <br> <strong>ACCESIBILITY</strong> The Food-SCAN Tool is currently available in English. The icons (stickers) are suitable for use in low-literacy and non-English speaking contexts. The Tool is not yet adapted for people with visual or hearing impairments. The Food-SCAN Tool is free to adapt, tinker and hack under a Creative Commons License. <br> <strong>FEEDBACK</strong> If you use the Food-SCAN Tool, we'd love to hear your feedback and food innovator stories. Please use this form to contact us. <br> <strong>WHY USE THE FOOD-SCAN TOOL? </strong> The Food-SCAN Tool supports unlocking the potential of social innovations and social innovators in the food system. <br> <strong>Social innovators in food systems can benefit from: </strong> Developing valuable insights on their work Accessing resources to become more strategic Supporting the evolution of their innovation Sharing their experience with a community of practice Communicating more effectively about the innovation Attracting investments and/or public support <strong>Local councils, policy-makers and funders can benefit from: </strong> Facilitating sessions with innovators to generate deep understanding about different innovation projects Assessing social impacts of innovations in the food system Generating community-led ideas on future directions for local food systems Helping in the decision-making process concerning support for innovation Building capacities to strengthen local food policies <strong>Researchers can benefit from: </strong> Documenting existing pathways for food systems change Building a knowledge base for scientific questions Encouraging and feeding a community of practices and knowledge working for sustainable food systems Preparing a quantitative and/or qualitative assessment <br> <strong>WHY SOCIAL INNOVATION IN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS?</strong> Diverse stakeholders such as community organisers, small businesses, chefs, cooks, gardeners, public servants, elected representatives and researchers aspire to address emergent needs within urban food systems through social innovation. They strive to change and shape how our society grows, governs, produces, cooks, markets, commodifies, transports, buys and consumes food. People around the world strive to contribute to a more resilient local food system for many reasons including food security, food justice and food sovereignty. We must provide healthy food for all people while protecting the climate and biosphere. <br> <strong>Local food innovators</strong> are finding exciting ways to do this in their communities and this rich, experiential knowledge is important for informing policy, governance and community building. <br> -- <strong>RESEARCH PROJECT</strong> The Food-SCAN Tool was developed as part of a larger project titled <em>Mapping</em> <em>Urban-Driven Innovations for Sustainable Food Systems.</em>The project drew directly on methodology developed by the global URBAL project team - that aimed at capturing and creating links between innovators, policy-makers, researchers and funders. Specifically, this methodology considers urban food innovation as <strong>social process</strong> and examines the social factors that contribute to food innovation success. That is –what are the relationships, networks, policies, learning, support systems created and experienced by humans that lead to food innovation. <br> <strong>FUNDING</strong> Knowledge Exchange Sponsorship[2021/159649 / KEX 202122041]The Australian Sociological Association: Gary Bouma Memorial Workshop Program 2022