A series of exploration about co-production in public services. In this episode we hear from Noreen Blanluet and Ruth Dineen, Co-founders of the Co-Production Network for Wales, who explore how you start your co-production journey. They will examples and case studies to demonstrate how starting co-production can feel and what it might look like. This […]
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[Audio] Co-production: Frequently Asked Questions
A series of exploration about co-production in public services. In this episode we hear from Noreen Blanluet, Co-founder of the Co-Production Network for Wales, sharing with listeners the top 5 questions that we are often asked at the Co-production Network, and offering some thoughts and responses to these frequently asked questions about overcoming potential barriers […]
[Audio] Doing co-production online
A series of exploration about co-production in public services. In this episode we hear Noreen Blanluet, Co-founder of the Co-production Network for Wales, talking about how online facilitation and working online can provide a different way to reach people, and how diversifying our reach and including more people in the conversation can be beneficial for […]
[Audio] Building a co-production team
A series of exploration about co-production in public services. In this episode we hear from Rachel Wolfendale, trainer and facilitator at the Co-production Network for Wales, who reflects on the Co-production Network for Wales’ journey of creating a strong and supportive co-production community in which individual members can thrive. Rachel talks about the power of […]
[Audio] In conversation with Mencap Cymru
In this audio recording, Noreen is in conversation with Mencap Cymru colleagues about the RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf) Me Time project: James Prestwood, Sian Davies, Gareth Pahl, Helen Mahony and Laura Thomas. We covered a bit of background about the project (which is still under way): what were the intentions, and where have they got to […]
[Audio] In conversation with Rachel Thompson
In this audio recording, Noreen is in conversation with Rachel Thompson (Research Associate in Information Governance and Public Involvement, in the Department of Population Data Science, Swansea University School of Medicine). Rachel’s project is called: “Wales’ Citizen Engagement with Responses to Covid-19”, and in this chat she describes one part of it, which was about […]
Considering power relationships in co-design

Alysha Baratta writes on the InWithForward blog, about the balance of power in a co-design process: https://inwithforward.com/2019/07/panacea-for-power Power isn’t some quantifiable unit that can be split 50/50. First, our positionality means we wield power in ways beyond our control. As a trained human geographer, I think about how my fixed or culturally ascribed attributes (race, […]
Co-producing the future: in our own words

Tom Addiscott narrates in his own words the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the challenges, and the head scratching moments(!) in co-production – working with young people. Read all about it here: https://www.tomaddiscott.com/single-post/2019/06/23/Co-pro-with-young-people-Co-producing-the-future
Mayday Trust and homelessness: we’re working to fix a broken system

Mayday Trust completely overhauled their organisation and the way they treated homelessness and ended up providing a much better service for those in need. What Mayday believes, and will continue to inject into the discussions, is that the solution to homelessness will fundamentally not come from psychiatry, sociology, psychology, the housing sector – although all […]
Good things happening: a collection of articles

This is how people can truly take back control: from the bottom up OPINION: George Monbiot The Guardian Our atomised communities can heal themselves. Through local initiatives we can regenerate our culture and make politics relevant again. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/08/take-back-control-bottom-up-communities Working with Gypsy Traveller and Roma communities NEWS AND EVENTS IRISS Exploring how co-production can equip social services […]