Daniel Masterson
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Daniel Masterson
@danielmasterson.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Skövde, Sweden

#Coproduction, #codesign, #cocreation - call it whatever you like, if it is about having dialogue together, I would love to learn about it.

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🧵 What do you feel are the essential elements for #coproduction or #codesign?

What makes engagement authentic?

We read over 1000 articles to explore these questions.
Here is a thread on what we learned (with some examples).
Please share your thoughts 👇

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Hi 👋 bluesky! Here, in the below is some of my work in codesign and coproduction from working in mental health care research. The participatory zeitgiest here mh.bmj.com/content/45/3... presents a theoretical model of the relational transitions that help understand how things work in co-design 👇

I would like to know the answer to that question too. Clouds? I doubt I'll ever stop calling them tweets.

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If i wasn't mega unfit.

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What are the essential elements for #codesign & #coproduction?

🎬 A 1 minute summary

Masterson et al. (2024) Mechanisms for #codesigning and #coproducing health and social care: a realist synthesis. Reseach Involvement & Engagement 10, 103. doi.org/10.1186/s409...

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On behalf of the co-authors, thank you for engaging in this thread. This EAA framework is still work in progress (an initial programme theory) but we hope we can spark dialogue on the topic.

Hot off the press - here is the Open Access article

researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

We learned that rather than rely on a single word or method to convey a complex process, we can consider how to apply the values and principles of co-production in combination with these "essential elements".

With the #intention for authenticity, these can be applied to a wide range of approaches

We learned that even if only brief, there needs to be an iterative, repeating interaction between #Engagement, #Alignment & #Agreement in context

Dialogue & documentation (alignment) is central to this interaction

By #agreement, we mean those involved reaching a broad consensus

#Dialogue on interpretation & understanding is a means towards discovery of a new view.

#Alignment and #agreement allow us to work towards a common vision.

These "essential elements" require interaction in #context.

The continued #dialogue on #interpretation of our #SharedUnderstanding is an essential elements towards an #Agreement

This is not linear. This is not map to follow. This is not the complete picture.

This agreement may just be on "what are our guiding values?"

We learned that for #coproduction there needs to be moments to reflect on what has taken place.

Making sense of #documented #dialogue and expressed views (interpretation) can be a separate part altogether, though it requires further interaction with #alignment in order to lead to #understanding

We learned that central to #coproduction is the interaction between #dialogue & #documentation

Through the bringing together of views or ideas and documentation of these, we can begin to #align expressed views and ideas.

We need to have continued dialogue on the #interpretation of documentation.

What is also essential is that we #document the #dialogue

Capturing divergent views ensures voices are heard and provides an opportunity to reflect on views expressed.

Documenting dialogue allows us to review decisions, clarify interpretation and report transparently.

We learned that #dialogue is not only important, but it is central to co-production.

There needs to be exploration of ideas & views with mutuality and insight

It is through divergence of views which allows us to go beyond one-way knowledge extraction to knowledge sharing

Through #reflection on #intentions & #assets, we can begin create a conducive environment for meaningful #engagement

But to co-produce, these essential elements need interaction with #dialogue.

We need to talk about our intentions. We need to talk about the assets in the room.

Nothing worth having comes easy. While we focus on essential elements (mechanisms), #coproduction is not simple.

Consider our opportunities - what resources can we work with to make #coproduction happen?

Reflect on what is needed to enhance & build upon the assets in the room.

In a scoping review exploring definitions of #coproduction, we learned that the WHY is more important that the WHAT

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In this review, we find the WHY can help us to decide on the HOW.

Any toolbox can become a tickbox. Any method can be meaningful.

Linking with conclusion from @louiselocock.bsky.social & @annetteboaz.bsky.social #Codesign & #coproduction can be applied to a range of participatory approaches (including qualitative research)

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/configurable...

We learned that #coproduction is more than a word.

The words #codesign & #coproduction are often
used to communicate a complex engagement
process. Many do not report how they co-produced.

I wish I had read this paper in 2019 @louiselocock.bsky.social

If you are exploring the challenges of "what" and "how" to co-produce, this is a must read.

Spoiler alert for our review - 1000 articles and 5 years later, our findings support their conclusion and reinforce the message.

Not out of kindness, the process of dialogue was clear throughout. There were also some absolute gems which were #coproduced but excluded because they rely on the co- to convey a process.

My first learning experience from Lynn L. was when I used "empowerment" & Lynn introduced me to your work

We looked for any interaction with opportunities for mutuality, insight and clarification in their engagement process.

We excluded articles that relied on the word co-production or co-design to convey a process. The same if it was only stated that a workshop or focus group took place.

Palmer et al (2019) had also found dialogue to be a key mechanism for #codesign and #coproduction

Principles such as power were rarely discussed the articles we located, but we could consider whether there was #dialogue

mh.bmj.com/content/45/3...
The Participatory Zeitgeist: an explanatory theoretical model of change in an era of coproduction and codesign in healthcare improvement
Healthcare systems redesign and service improvement approaches are adopting participatory tools, techniques and mindsets. Participatory methods increasingly used in healthcare improvement coalesce aro...
mh.bmj.com

There have been calls for authentic #codesign (Bragge, 2022)
What is authentic?

@dr-know.bsky.social et al (2021) -authentic engagement is a result of ‘space to talk’ and ‘space to change’
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Dunston et al (2009) - #coproduction requires a dialogic & learning process
More than a method: trusting relationships, productive tensions, and two-way learning as mechanisms of authentic co-production - Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Knowledge mobilisation requires the effective elicitation and blending of different types of knowledge or ways of knowing, to produce hybrid knowledge outputs that are valuable to both know...
link.springer.com

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