Exploring other models of co-creation and co-production in a care-full scholarly context (II)

A second example is a framework for transdisciplinary knowledge co-creation within the sustainability sciences put forward by Mauser et al 2013. Centred around the below diagram, their open access publication presents an argument for co-creative research to be organised around three main steps: co-design, co-production and co-dissemination. Whilst the first step is concerned with the bringing together of all relevant stakeholders to co-design a shared research agenda, the second stage establishes the importance of working together, across disciplinary, institutional and sectoral divides, to integrate and co-create knowledge. The third step then carries this collaboration forward to the reporting of results. Through the co-dissemination of findings this increases the possibility for scientific research to communicated to a far wider cross section of professional and societal groups in a way which, by connecting with their existing agendas and needs and speaking in a familiar ‘language’, helps to further the meaningfulness and impact of such outreach.

• CO-CREATION IN SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE (taken from Mauser et al 2013. Transdisciplinary global change research: the co-creation of knowledge for sustainability)

If there are any other models of co-creation which you are aware of and would like to recommend to this learning community, please use the below Discussion Board to do so. Also, feel welcome to share your initial impressions on the two example frameworks we have suggested across this and the previous page.