The study involved eight interactive co-creation workshops (Oct – Dec 2022) where ten full-time employees (70% male) of a small-to-medium sized construction company volunteered as co-creators to form the workgroup. I conducted interviews with each co-creator to explore and understand their experiences. 

Through my (thematic) analysis I generated six themes. The first theme relates to the motivation for joining the workgroup. Themes 2 to 4 explored their journey during the co-creation process, including team dynamics and challenges faced. Theme 5 highlighted the psychological impact from being involved. Lastly, theme 6 revealed how the workplace environment influenced their experience, underlying the other themes.  

These valuable insights have already made a significant impact, improving co-creation processes in other organizations that we have worked with.  

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A peer-reviewed paper describing its creation is now available on JMIR (https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e45059). You can also read our last blog post concerning the project: “If You Want To Find Scientific Evidence About Co-Creation, Look No Further Than The Health CASCADE Co-Creation Database” (https://healthcascade.eu/if-you-want-to-find-scientific-evidence-about-co-creation-look-no-further-than-the-health-cascade-co-creation-database/)  

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During her presentation, Sara shared insights into co-creating with adolescents and shed light on the multi-disciplinary approach utilised to facilitate the co-creation process and inform the design process. She outlined the three distinct phases of the project and highlighted the key methods used during the needs assessment and ideation and design phase, ultimately leading to the final design outcome co-created together with the Amsterdam Municipality, Speelplan and Students of the Lely Lyceum. 

The YoCo project is now transitioning to its final phase, the implementation and evaluation phase, with the co-created design scheduled for implementation in early 2024. 

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At ISBNPA, Lea Rahel Delfmann and Janneke de Boer, alongside Danique Heemskerk, shared insights on co-creating school-based sleep interventions in a symposium titled “Let us sleep! Promoting adolescent sleep health in Belgium and the Netherlands.” 

Lea’s presentation centred on a co-creation process, wherein she collaborated with students to adapt a school-based sleep intervention. To make co-creation more accessible and less resource consuming, she conducted a shortened co-creation process. In this presentation, Lea provided insights into the experiences of adolescents throughout this co-creation process. Findings highlighted that a condensed co-creation process, aimed at adapting interventions, can yield comparable benefits to a more extended co-creation process. 

Janneke’s presentation focused on the co-creation of an implementation plan for this school-based sleep intervention with teachers. Emphasizing the significance of implementation is crucial, given its frequent challenges. Janneke detailed the experiences of teachers during this co-creation journey, revealing that job demands pose a significant barrier to active participation in the process. Importantly, her findings underscored the necessity for universal teacher support to ensure the intervention’s adequate implementation. 

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Our recent interactive Dare2Share session at ISBNPA 2023 was an absolute hit! Packed with enlightening presentations and engaging activities. We kicked off with the ‘Church of Fail’ method, creating a safe space for participants to share their failure stories about recruitment, evaluation, and data management. They answered three questions: What did you fail at? How did you cope with it? What would you do differently? Next, in the ‘Solution Generation’ activity, groups of participants tackled common co-creation failures armed with our Health CASCADE Solution Canvas, to brainstorm and discuss potential solutions. The activity closed with nominated spokespersons from each group sharing the insights and solutions generated in the activity. The Dare2Share session ended with a few key reflections on what we learned together, and excitement filled the air as participants expressed their eagerness to implement this method within their organizations, fueled by the realization that embracing failure is the key to genuine progress. Let’s foster a culture of learning and innovation by embracing the power of failure! Want to know more? Then watch our promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Scj_mbd5U   

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