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Aniela Fidler-Wieruszewska is an independent London-based creative strategist and systemic researcher working across culture, education, innovation, technology and sustainability. Her work brings together participatory research, futures thinking and creative methods to explore how people experience complex systems, emotionally and socially, and how these insights can inform more joined-up and engaging responses from institutions, funders and practitioners.

Aniela’s practice spans ideation, writing, research design, product/service design and facilitation, with experience leading and contributing to publicly funded, cross-sector projects across the UK and internationally. She has worked with organisations including the British Council, Crafts Council, Innovate UK, the European Commission, Dutch Design Week, Fashion Revolution, the Barbican, the Royal Society of Arts, Ellen Rock Global and many more, collaborating with universities, schools, cultural institutions, community organisations and policymakers. A consistent part of her role has involved shaping funding strategies and contributing to successful grant applications, aligning research insight, budgets and impact frameworks.

She is currently completing a practice-based PhD at Glasgow Caledonian University, where her doctoral research formalises a practice developed through several years of professional work. Her research focuses on youth wellbeing, climate emotions and futures literacy, using fashion as a creative and relational lens to understand how feelings, identity and agency are shaped.

A defining feature of Aniela’s work is a commitment to making complex systemic issues accessible and meaningful. Her participatory research often treats people as collaborators in sensemaking rather than research subjects, with a strong emphasis on ethical practice, emotional literacy and translation. She is particularly attentive to how knowledge and ideas are framed and communicated, ensuring that outputs are clear and usable for everyone involved - from young people to educators, design practitioners, funders and policymakers.

Alongside her research, Aniela teaches and mentors in higher education and alternative learning settings, delivering systems and futures-focused teaching and supporting student agency and critical thinking. Her work has contributed to reports, case studies, conferences and publications and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network.