Director and Co-Founder

Henrietta is an expert facilitator, deliberative process designer and social researcher focused on qualitive methods. She finds joy in working collaboratively and with empathy to ensure that every person involved in HVM’s programmes is heard and valued. She has over twenty years’ experience in designing trusted, creative, thoughtful and collaborative citizens’ involvement. She works closely with people across the country, with academics, specialists, policy and decision makers to enable the sensitive, evidence based exploration of challenging and complex issues. Having begun her career in the arts, heritage sector and museums, Henrietta has a particular interest in bringing creativity to engagement processes - as a powerful way of exploring in depth the issues that society finds particularly thorny, difficult and contentious.

Currently Henrietta is leading two public dialogues for Sciencewise and UKRI: making sense of ultra-processed foods (with BBSRC), and exploring public views on research and policy on solar radiation modification (with NERC). This week she’s designing facilitation training, launching an exciting new programme of engagement and looking forward to a discussion with young people in Ealing on Saturday on mental health and wellbeing.

Life includes family, time in France, an opera company and a desire for dance. 

Do get in touch - henrietta@hopkinsvanmil.co.uk. or on LinkedIn.