Agri-food systems must shift toward sustainability, justice, and resilience, however analytical tools informing transformations are frequently siloed, limiting reciprocal learning. Drawing on Hartmut Rosa’s theory, we introduce methodological resonance: structured interactions among diverse agri-food futuring approaches and their shaping conditions that preserve difference while enabling shared transformative capacity – defined by mutual transformability, rigorous plurality, and situated responsiveness. We identify five sites where resonance is consequential: stakeholder engagement, quantitative–qualitative dialogue, bridging scales, radical imaginaries, and reflexivity. We outline pathways for researchers, funders, and institutions to embed methodological resonance in agri-food futures research that can be translated into scalable, operational practice.
Vastenaekels et al. (Thu,) studied this question.