What is co-production? Stop buzzing and start championing!

Does co-production seem confusing? Do you feel overwhelmed by complex task of making co-production happen? Or struggle to convince colleagues of the benefits of doing it properly?

Many of us recognise that by drawing on the talents and skills across the whole of an organisation we can improve outcomes and many have a passion to ensure that those benefitting from the service are heard and involved. But we can get bogged down in definitions, details and processes of co-production, and feel frustrated that people don’t share our passion for its value. We can become exasperated that co-production has become a buzzword, a tick-box exercise, a tokenistic gesture.

But what if it wasn’t so overwhelming? What if the argument for co-production was as simple as 1-2-3? What if you felt confident that you could apply the basic principles of co-production in all your work?