West Yorkshire – Finding Independence Scott Bell, Co-Production and Community Engagement Worker

What is Co-Production?

Co-Production is…. The term Co-Production refers to a way of working, whereby everybody works together on an equal basis to create a service or come to a decision which works for them all. It is built on the principle that those who use a service are best placed to help design it.

Co-Production is…. “Co-production is a process that involves people in the design and, crucially, in the delivery of the services they enjoy”

Co-Production can be…. A description of how services rely on productive input from users A way of recognising the input that people can make to the design and delivery of services A transformation of design, delivery, management & governance of services

Co-Production should…. Simply ask service users how satisfied they are with services Engage front line staff, service users, the local community, and other relevant partners to ask… “What can we design and deliver together that will benefit our area?”

Co-Designing The other Co-Productive processes are…

Co-Design is…. Service is designed collaboratively with service users, local residents, service providers and professionals However it may still be delivered by professionals rather than on a collaborative basis

Co-design vs Co-Production The difference between co-design and co-production is that co-design addresses the problem and a solution is identified whereas co- production embeds the solution into reality. Co-Creation is identified as the way in which both of these are addressed McDougall, 2012.

The other Co-Productive processes are… Co-Delivery

Co-Delivery is…. Service is delivered in collaboration with Service Users Allows the service to be answerable and accountable to the Service Users and their needs

Examples of Co-Production The WY-FI (West Yorkshire Finding Independence) Project incLucid-An Alcohol Free Social Enterprise in Leeds Timebanking CIHM (Centre for Innovation in Health Management) at Leeds University Shared decision making Social Navigation/Prescribing Volunteer and Peer Mentor Schemes

The Six Principles Taking an asset based approach Building on people’s existing capabilities Reciprocity and Mutuality Peer Support networks Blurring distinctions Facilitating rather than delivering

Ways to Co-Produce Transactional Co-Production and Shared Decision Making Asset based development Experience based design Emotional mapping Peer Research Reverse Mentoring and Patient/Service User Shadowing Experience Events

Does it work for the Service User? “For Co-Production to work it doesn’t always require seeing the Bigger Picture but it does require belief in the Bigger Picture and a willingness to be part of that Bigger Picture” “It works when we play our parts” (Service User)

Co-Production in a quote