Allied Health Professionals Educator Career Framework - Appreciative Inquiry

This was for a university (Winchester, Canterbury and Southampton) and NHS collaboration, it was an online stakeholder consultation helping to create a formal framework within health education. 

The thing that gave it a real lift was by using the Appreciative Inquiry process, led by Andy Smith https://coachingleaders.co.uk He really created a space for people to explore new ideas and feel supported, and people seemed genuinely inspired and energised by the day, plus the event commissioners have a huge amount of ideas to take forward. 

The first image below refers to the process, and then some of the images from the 4 steps, and more info here if you're interested in learning more: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/08/Start-with-whats-working-Appreciative-Inquiry.pdf

The aim is to focus on what went right and to amplify and build on that. This positive approach is very infectious and uplifting!

 

This all might sound slightly 'niche', but all these trainee health professionals will be helped to learn better in order to do better jobs when they're released into the NHS, so it's important!

Capturing the Process of Co-Production for a Town Planning Project

I was commissioned by the Co-Production Collective https://www.coproductioncollective.co.uk based at UCL (University College London) to help gather views and discussion as part of a regeneration project in Croydon. This was over 4 separate meetings, the last one was held at their newly opened 'Urban Room' in the Whitgift Centre. 

The project will continue over the next few weeks https://www.croydonurbanroom.com so please drop in if you're a Croydon resident and want your views heard!

Live Scribing in South London

I'm working on a co-production project in South London, these are the outputs from 2 of 4 workshops, so we're halfway through. The group of local volunteers are sifting through ideas and debating what to pitch for a pot of money to improve East Croydon. Sorely needed, I really hope they win with their pitch.

I'm really interested in this form of ideation, it's a very active and egalitarian way of involving citizens, full of debate. They weigh up facts, bring local knowledge and a certain amount of gut feeling, a bit like jury service, but for town planning!