Search the co-production knowledge base
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- 01. What is co-production?
- What is co-production, why would we do it and how can we implement it?
- The 5 principles of co-production illustrated
- A bunch of diagrams about co-production
- The what, why and who of co-pro (poster, Dineen R., 2012)
- Co-production: right here, right now (Boyle D., 2010)
- Public services inside out (Boyle D., Slay J., Stephens L., 2010)
Understanding the basics of co-production and its application
- 02. Case studies
- How we make a difference together
- Me, Myself and I Club (Briton Ferry)
- Case studies on the WCVA website
- Governance International case studies
- Connected Communities Innovation Fund grantees
- Good Help Award finalists
Documented case studies from Wales and the UK
- 03. Good practice
- Eradicating homelessness in Finland
- Learning about what matters most
- Research in practice film: Co-production in practice
- The Buurtzorg Model
- Daring to be different: primary care in Wrexham
- Co-production at the Booth Centre
Stories of good things happening and inspirational items
- 04. Research
- Joint decision-making, co-production and meaningful community participation: what works?
- Co-designing with people with different learning styles and abilities
- Considering the realities and constraints in co-producing research
- Guidance on co-producing a research project
- Books on co-production
- Academic research papers
Research on co-production and co-produced research
- 05. Commissioning
- Report: Funding and Commissioning in Complexity
- Guide to co-production with older people
- Impact Evaluation: A Guide for Commissioners & Managers (Stern E., 2015)
- Commissioning for Outcomes & Co-Production: A Guide for Local Authorities
- Transforming Youth Services: Unlocking Value Through Co-Production
- The Art of the Possible in Public Procurement
Applying co-production to commissioning and procurement
- 06. Co-design and co-delivery
- What is co-production, why would we do it and how can we implement it?
- How we make a difference together
- Co-designing with people with different learning styles and abilities
- Meet people where they are
- Sisters, Act! Tai Pawb tenant involvement research
- Building Care and Support Together
Co-producing in practice at service design and delivery stages
- 07. Evaluation (how to do it)
- How to evaluate asset-based approaches in an asset-based way
- Social Value Toolkit
- Involving young people in evaluation
- Evaluating Co-Production: Pragmatic Approaches to Building the Evidence Base (Durose C., 2014)
- Impact Evaluation: A Guide for Commissioners & Managers (Stern E., 2015)
- Why Bother Involving People In Evaluation?
Evaluating co-production and measuring impact
- 08. Evidence (it works!)
- Guide: Evidence for Success
- Evidencing Genuine Co-Production in the Third Sector (Lozano-Casal P., 2017)
- Evaluating Co-Production: Pragmatic Approaches to Building the Evidence Base (Durose C., 2014)
- Spice evaluation of time credits impact (2014)
- Building Community Capacity: Evidence, efficiency and cost-effectiveness (quote)
- Commissioning relationship-centred care in Essex: an evaluation
Databank of evidence of the effectiveness of co-production
- 09. Sector specific
- Social Value Forums
- Children and young people
- Health: primary care
- Green and social prescribing
- Integrated health and social care
- Mental health
Collated resources for specific sectors or areas of practice
- 10. Supporting tools
- Community of Enquiry
- Academi Wales tools and resources
- Tools for community engagement
- Participatory appraisal
- World cafe
- Asset mapping
Tools and methods to help you “do” co-production
- 11. Synergies with...
- Human-centred design
- Complexity theory
- Community organising
- Asset model approach
- Restorative approaches
- Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
Co-production shares a values-base with these
- 12. Policy context
- A Healthier Wales: our Plan for Health and Social Care
- The SSWB Act and the WBFG Act
- Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
- Welsh Government Programme for government (2018) including Prosperity for All: the national strategy
- Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
The legislation that sets the co-production tone in Wales
- 13. Building the Network
- CoproNet in a box
- CoproNet: the beginnings
How the Co-production Network for Wales came to be
- 14. Add to the knowledge base
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