An introduction to Co-Production in Research - Reflecting on delivering a training session for UCL students
This blog shares learnings about a UCL workshop led by Naheen, Nicc, and Tania (with baby Maxim), aimed at helping students explore how to meaningfully co-produce research with people who have lived experience. It emphasized values like inclusivity, respect, and reflection, while addressing power dynamics, barriers, and the importance of genuine collaboration in academic projects.
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From diagnostic odyssey to involvement odyssey – an emotional journey
Co-producer Lynn shares her long and emotional journey to diagnosis and talks about co-production and involvement, how she got involved, and how being involved has turned out to be another very emotional journey.
Our next steps in becoming an anti-racist community
An update on how we plan to move forwards with our work on becoming an anti-racist community.
What would it mean for Co-Production Collective to be an anti-racist community?
A group of us got together recently to talk about racism and how Co-Production Collective could start to have a conversation about what being an anti-racist community really means
November update: Galloping towards the end of 2023
The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities
Racism within co-production: exploring ways we can be an anti-racism co-production community
Find out about our new project with People's Voice Media that aims to achieve anti-racism in co-production.
Interested in applying to join Co-Production Collective Allies Group?
We are looking for six people to join our Allies Group, who will act as advisors to Co-Production Collective. If you are interested in joining, please follow the steps outlined in the blog.
Co-Production Collective Allies Group: June Meeting Notes
Co-Production Collective's Allies Group met once more to discuss key areas of our work. We're sharing the minutes so you can catch-up with what was discussed.
Welcoming our new Allies Group members
We are delighted to introduce you to the newest members of our Allies Group, a collection of people who act as Co-Production Collective's advisors and sounding board, bringing their different experiences and expertise to guide our development.
Embracing Change: ’Our Direction 2023-2028’ Unveiled
This blog introduces our new strategy 'Our Direction 2023-2028'. It is our vision for the future and how we are going to go about achieving it.
Your input needed on ‘A model for designing collaborative change’ by The Co-Change Collective
Hear about The Co-Change Collective and how you input into their work. They are seeking to develop some agreed criteria by which change that is genuinely collaborative from start to finish can be identified.