Table 2 Overview of workshop content
From: Public involvement in health research: what does ‘good’ look like in practice?
Time | Question | Activity |
|---|---|---|
15 min | Introduction: Introduce the topic using the lay summary. • Explain that three Involvement groups will each complete the same exercise separately to feed in to the work. • The exercise is based around three questions which are intended to prompt thought and discussion in the group: • There are no right or wrong answers to the questions, the exercise will help paint a picture of what makes each group unique. • Question: How is this group best described in terms of what it does, and how it is set up? Recap group function as a reminder to give ideas. | |
5 min | How is this group best described in terms of what it does, and how it is set up? | Work alone to answer the question Members to think about the question and write individual answers/important areas/keywords on post it notes. One topic/idea per post-it note. (Prompt words: responsibilities, relationships, activities, roles and motivations) |
10 min | How is this group best described in terms of what it does, and how it is set up? | Work in pairs to answer the question Members to turn to their neighbour and discuss the question, put further ideas on post it notes. After 5 min, one person per pair to feedback an area they have thought of. |
15 min | How is this group best described in terms of what it does, and how it is set up? | Work with the whole table to organise answers on the post-its into categories • Tables can choose a member to act as facilitator to smooth the process of agreeing categories and to get the task done. • Duplicate answers on post-its stacked together to represent one post-it. At the end each table will have their words sorted in to categories. |
10 min | Sum up the exercise by finding out what categories and areas the tables have chosen, asking for feedback from tables. | |
10 min | Coffee break | Facilitators put fresh flipchart paper and post it notes on tables, collect other post it notes in for keeping. |
30 min | What makes this group work? | Address this question first alone (5 min), then in pairs (10 min), then with the Table (15 min), as with the previous question. |
5 min | Move the flipcharts with categories and post it notes onto one table/area where they can be easily seen and accessed for voting | |
10 min | What makes this group work? | Bean voting by individuals: Each person has 12 dried beans, these are voting beans which represent importance. It is each individual’s decision where these are placed, not a group decision. Each person can place up to 3 beans on a post-it note or they can place a bean on 12 different post-it notes. |
15 min | Facilitators count bean votes and record outcomes – attendees can refresh drinks etc, Feedback to group | |
5 min | Break | |
5 min | What are the challenges facing the group? or being a member? | Address this question first alone (5 min), then in pairs (10 min), then with the Table (15 min), as with the previous question. |
5 min | Move the flipcharts with categories and post it notes onto one table/area where they can be easily seen and accessed for voting | |
10 min | What are the challenges facing this group, or being a member? | Bean voting by individuals, as with previous voting |
10 min | What are the challenges facing this group, or being a member? | Facilitators count bean votes and record outcomes, feedback to group |
10 min | Wrap up session | What will happen next, Admin forms |