Journal article
Co-creation of new knowledge: Good fortune or good management?
Research Involvement and Engagement, Vol.8, pp.1-13
2022
PMID: 36447281
Abstract
Background
Potential solutions to bridging the research practice gap include collaborative frameworks and models. Yet there is little evidence demonstrating their application in practice. In addressing this knowledge gap, this in-depth case study explored how the co-creation of new knowledge framework and its four collaborative processes (co-ideation, co-design, co-implementation, and co-evaluation) are utilised to support people who had attempted suicide through an Australian psychoeducational program known as Eclipse.
Methods
Using a case study design and a thematic analysis methodology, multiple sources of qualitative data (collaborative group discussion, personal communications) were analysed inductively and deductively to examine the implementation of co-creation and explore the perspectives of researchers and stakeholders about co-creation and collaborative relationships.
Results
Three broad themes were identified: (1) understanding the language and practice of co-creation, (2) perception of trust formation, and (3) the value of co-creation opportunities. Ultimately, implementing co-creation with or between researchers, industry and people with lived experience requires trust, reciprocity, good fortune, and good management. While implementing co-creation, the co-creation framework was revised to include additional elements identified as missing from the initially proposed framework.
Conclusion
Co-creation of new knowledge poses many challenges to researchers and stakeholders, particularly regarding its “messiness” and non-linear approach to implementation and evaluation. However, as this case study demonstrates, it has the potential to become an alternative framework of best practice for public health interventions in third sector organisations, most notably as it eliminates the often-lengthy gap reported between research evidence and translation into practice. The research highlights the need for co-creation to further study its effectiveness in integrating research and service delivery to generate new knowledge. This may lead to a cultural and behavioural change in the service provider’s approach to research, offering better outcomes for providers, clients, policymakers, universities, and funders.
Details
- Title
- Co-creation of new knowledge: Good fortune or good management?
- Authors
- Tania Pearce (Corresponding Author) - University of New EnglandMyfanwy Maple - University of New EnglandKathy McKay - University of LiverpoolAnthony Shakeshaft - UNSW SydneySarah Wayland - University of New England
- Publication details
- Research Involvement and Engagement, Vol.8, pp.1-13
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40900-022-00394-2
- ISSN
- 2056-7529
- PMID
- 36447281
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
- Data Availability
- The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. All data and materials supporting the findings reported in the paper are located at the University of New England. The audio-recorded consultations are not possible to share because the individual privacy of participants would be compromised.
- Grant note
- Lifeline Research Foundation, Australia
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Psychology
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991242162702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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