1. Co-production what's it all about?

2. the challenge…

3. demographic pressures welfare reform budget cuts recession

4. culture of entitlement disempowered, disengaged passivity, dependence participation fatigue demographic pressures welfare reform budget cuts recession

5. more & better for less engagement, wellbeing, resilience prevention / early action sustainability / value for money culture of entitlement disempowered, disengaged passivity, dependence participation fatigue demographic pressures welfare reform budget cuts recession

6. the solution… co-production

7. improved health & well-being more relevant and effective services stronger, more cohesive, more equal communities ownership & sustainability participation, engagement, confidence, empowerment value for money | social value more active, more connected, increased social capital

8. who says? the potential prize of co-production is enhanced, more cohesive communities, services that are more efficient and responsive, increased opportunity & influence for individuals UK Cabinet Office, 2012

9. co-production means …delivering public services through equal and reciprocal relationships between professionals, people using services, their families and their communities. new economics foundation

10. equal and reciprocal relationships co-commissioning co-design co-delivery co-evaluation of outcomes

11. shared power | shared responsibility

12. Co-production principles: facilitation not delivery valuing participants building on their strengths developing peer-support networks equality and reciprocity

13. proof of the pudding… Connecting Communities Bron Afon Community Housing Ty Waunarlwydd Care Homes Blaengarw / Creation Development Trust

14. Connecting Communities overall crime rate unemployment educational attainment child protection rates post natal depression childhood asthma teenage pregnancy

15. Connecting Communities down 50% down 71% up 100% down 42% down 70% down 50% down to zero overall crime rate unemployment educational attainment child protection rates post natal depression childhood asthma teenage pregnancy

16. Connecting Communities

17. through dance we can change ourselves, others, and the community of which we are a part…

18. Early action / prevention Connecting Communities Evaluation estimated return 1: 3.8 – 1: 6.4 3 neighbourhoods over 3 years = £1,414,242 savings +

19. Bron Afon Community Housing anti-social behaviour intergenerational relationships young people’s involvement

20. Who wants to help enable me to be as much as I want, as much as I can, as much as I should, right now and every tomorrow until the day I die? My Life Cymru | OPAN

21. Redevelopment Café. clean up campaigns. environmental projects. community art community murals. Battle of the Bands. films, comedy & theatre. cycling group bingo. tea dances. Real Food box scheme. recording studio. green energy scheme Creation Development Trust | Blaengarw

22. Co-production in Wales bustin’ out all over!

23. Co-producing Wales Ministers | senior civil servants | government advisors Sustainability Commissioner | Cynnal Cymru WCVA | Participation Cymru Welsh Alliance for Citizen-directed Support Public Services Wales 2025 Local Authorities | One Voice Wales | NSPCC NLIAH | Public Health Wales | Disability Wales Bevan Foundation | Compass | Kafka Brigade Wales Co-operatives | Wales Progressive Co-operators

24. Co-producing Wales: writing co-production in to the legislation co-produced commissioning outcomes-based evaluation inputs > process > outputs > outcomes outcomes = what matters to the person WCVA I Matter We Matter outcomes Making the Connections

25. “ empowerment: collective action to lift all of us together Aneurin Bevan ”

26. All in this Together Ruth Dineen ruth@co-productiontraining.com allinthistogetherwales.wordpress.com