Asmita Mehta is a design and futures researcher based in London. She works at the intersection of participatory futures, design, and systems thinking to support organisations navigate complexity and embed long-term, ethical approaches to innovation and policy. She has worked across the UK, Europe, Australia, and India.
Client Projects
It is awesome to work with her.
Jonelle Simunich
COO, [y]our2040
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Academic Projects
ACADEMIC WORK
More-than-human Card Game
Volunteer Project | Design for Good and RCA London
I designed and tested a role-playing card game to help school students in India explore environmental issues through a more-than-human lens.
The game introduced systems thinking by encouraging players to consider the perspectives of ecosystems and non-human species, and was iteratively refined through classroom testing and observation.
Game-based learning · Design research · Systems thinking · Participatory design · Environmental education · Prototyping & testing
Future of Ocean Technology in the Arctic
Design Sprint | NOC and RCA London
A speculative futures project exploring how technology, governance, and ecological stewardship in the Arctic could evolve under different socio-technical pathways.
Through worldbuilding, scenario development, and artefact design, the project examined Indigenous-led futures, extractive technological races.
Worldbuilding · Scenario development · Speculative design · Systems thinking · Futures storytelling · Qualitative foresight
Participatory Governance for Data Centres
Master’s Thesis | Royal College of Art, London
For my master’s thesis, I collaborated with an Irish local council to explore participatory governance approaches for data centre development.
I led the project through desk research, expert interviews, future scenario planning, and a roadmapping workshop, and designed a practical toolkit to support more inclusive, community-led decision-making around digital infrastructure.
Participatory research · Ethnographic methods · Scenario planning · Roadmapping · Governance design · Toolkit development