TSRF calls for evidence

The Forum is running the following call for evidence:

Call for evidence: Evidencing successful co-production in the third sector

Deadline: 28th of November 2016

Does your organisation have experience of using co-production approaches?  Have you managed to overcome any challenges or barriers to using co-production approaches?

The Scottish Third Sector Research Forum is calling for third sector organisations to share research reports, annual/impact reviews, impact case studies and evaluations of co-production activities (either carried out by your own organisation or by external evaluators).  Your reports will help us to build an evidence base around:

1.   The building blocks of genuine co-production.  These might include:

• Recognising people as assets
• Recognising the credibility of people working in co-productive ways
• Building transparent and accountable relationships between participants
• Inclusion and equal participation
• Flexibility for participants to take part – different forms and levels of citizens’ involvement
• Building social networks
• Collaborating to co-plan, co-design, co-create, co-manage and co-review innovative, transformative and sustainable services
• Promoting reciprocity and mutual support
• Delivering outcomes, not just ‘services’.

 2.   The Solutions to challenges in using co-production approaches.  For example, how your organisation has overcome barriers such as:

• Sharing power and responsibility with service users
• Making joint decisions
• Prioritising processes over outcomes
• Managing short-term timeframes to deliver cost-effective solutions.

Please note we are not exploring the definition of co-production.