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Continue reading →: Intentions, language and laddersI was in a meeting yesterday afternoon, discussing potential plans for a co-production workshop. During the meeting we discussed how we sometimes get stuck on the language of co-production, and whether it’s ‘true co-production’ or not…? I think that’s a valid conversation to have, but behind the language there is…
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Continue reading →: Spring update – March ’26Today has been a sunny day in Portsmouth, which makes a welcome change from the almost non-stop rain we’ve had since Christmas. Lots of things have been happening behind the scenes, so I thought an update was in order! The confusion and upset around the NIHRs decision to defund their…
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Continue reading →: NIHR, PPIE and appreciative inquiryImage: (c) Jeffrey Logan PhD 2012source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/welcome-positive-change-methods-first-what-inquiry-andy-smith/ It’s been an interesting couple of weeks in the world of research. Quietly and without any fanfare, on January 15th, the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) announced that they were ‘defunding MIPP‘. For those of you who are less familiar…
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Continue reading →: The conditions for change?So, yesterday evening I was sat at the table having a conversation with my 18 year old daughter. I was explaining to her about the conversation I had had earlier in the day with my colleagues/friends Mel, Kate and Suzanne. I was reflecting on Mel’s frustration that even though we…
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Continue reading →: Changing direction, or broadening the scope?Midwinter is a curious time to be settings goals and trying new things, and yet we do it every year, because our Gregorian calendar sets January 1st as the start of the New Year. In other traditions, the New Year starts at different (or far less chilly) times of the…
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Continue reading →: Moving jobs, setting goals and the Bake Off Technical ChallengeWell, it’s been a busy few weeks, I can tell you! After nearly 7 years, I have moved on from my role with the Research team at Queen Alexandra Hospital as a Patient & Public Involvement Facilitator and I’m now working with HDRC Portsmouth as a Research Facilitation Lead. I…
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Continue reading →: Creative Evaluation with Jane WillisImage: (c) Jane Willis – taken from training slides During September I had the opportunity to take part in a series of three training workshops on Creative Evaluation, led by Jane Willis. I was made aware of Jane’s work through one of the Patient Research Ambassadors at the hospital, and…
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Continue reading →: Why Social Pedagogy is like apple crumbleImage: homemade apple crumble, made by me, using windfall apples A couple of weeks ago I had the priviledge of attending the Social Pedagogy Professional Association conference, which was held at The Mulberry Tree Third Space in Gloucestershire. I wrote an initial post reflecting on my experience in my previous…
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Continue reading →: SPPA – The GatheringImage: Sharon Court – The Yurt at The Mulberry Bush Third Space For yesterday and today I have been participating in The Gathering – the Social Pedagogy Professional Association conference, at The Mulberry Bush Third Space. It’s a gorgeous location on the outskirts of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, with a range…
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