From Participation to Power: Rethinking Co-creation in Dementia Research
In this blog, Katrina Messiha, an academic researcher at the VU University Medical Center, reflects on the things she has learned as part of her work investigating how co production and participatory research has taken place in the UK, focusing on work with people who have a higher risk of dementia.
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Celebrating the Success of Ageing Better’s Co-Production Festival
A celebration of all things co-production, the Stronger Together Festival took place this year virtually over three weeks. Vicky, the Co-production Lead at Ageing Better, tells us how all this came about and the legacy of over 6 years of co-production.
Values-based co-production: from chit chat to everyday reality
Donna, Mark, Isaac, David, and Niccola represented Co-Production Collective at the Institute of Community Reporters Conference on 2 June. Don't worry if you missed the session because Donna and Mark have co-written this blog to summarise the day.
Vacancy: Project Coordinator
Join our team and make a real change working on an exciting new project!
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Jumping into June: monthly team update
Find out what the team are up to and how you can get involved this month.
Join us to co-produce a co-production book review!
A new book about co-production is being published and we want to co-produce a book review! Read on to find out how you can get involved….
Understanding who’s in the room
Amplifying the voices of those who often go unheard and excluded from traditional forms of power is a motivation for most co-production projects. But how can we collect the data to assess our inclusiveness in a way which doesn't reinforce these inequalities?
Team Update: May
May is somehow here already and in this instalment of our monthly update blog, we’re getting stuck into new projects and big topics.
Co-Production in Prison, Secure and Forensic Mental Health Services
As part of our series exploring marginalised groups in co-production, co-producer Sarah Markham provides an overview of co-production in prison, secure and forensic mental health services.
How do we decide who we work with? Co-creation session recap
Lizzie and Winston reflect on the first of our co-creation sessions exploring how we make important decisions as a Co-Production Collective community.
Who, how, what, when? Decision-making and Co-Production Collective
How can we ensure the decisions we make about Co-Production Collective are transparent, accountable and co-produced? It's time to rethink our decision-making structures and processes.