Cooke, J., Langley, J., Wolstenholme, D. et al. (1 more author) (2017) "Seeing" the Difference: The Importance of Visibility and Action as a Mark of "Authenticity" in Co-production Comment on "Collaboration and Co-production of Knowledge in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges". International Journal of Health Policy and Management , 6 (6). pp. 345-348. ISSN 2322-5939
Abstract
The Rycroft-Malone paper states that co-production relies on 'authentic' collaboration as a context for action. Our commentary supports and extends this assertion. We suggest that 'authentic' co-production involves processes where participants can 'see' the difference that they have made within the project and beyond. We provide examples including: the use of design in health projects which seek to address power issues and make contributions visible through iteration and prototyping; and the development of 'actionable outputs' from research that are the physical embodiment of co-production. Finally, we highlight the elements of the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) architecture that enables the inclusion of such collaborative techniques that demonstrate visible co-production. We reinforce the notion that maintaining collaboration requires time, flexible resources, blurring of knowledge producer-user boundaries, and leaders who promote epistemological tolerance and methodological exploration.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s); Published by Kerman University of Medical Sciences. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Actionable Tools; Co-production; Design Approaches in Healthcare; Knowledge Mobilisation; Research Impact |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2017 12:23 |
Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2017 12:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2016.136 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Kerman University of Medical Sciences |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.136 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125375 |