Summary:
The purpose of this brief is to create a deeper understanding of the benefits of co‐creation approaches and the benefits of engaging a range of stakeholders in implementing, improving, and sustaining the use of research evidence to improve outcomes.
Application:
Co‐creative capacity involves the joining of scientific resources, governance, and leadership at multiple and systems levels to create the infrastructure and conditions needed for the sustainable use of evidence.
From the perspective of social service delivery, the use of evidence is often a result of “iterative, messy, and dynamic” interactions among public agencies and policy makers, researchers, and developers of evidence‐ based practices, practitioners, communities, and families.
Moving to a “co‐creation” framework allows for a focus on assessing and understanding how various groups must build trust and pathways for the use of research evidence to improve outcomes for populations of concern.
This resource is for researchers, policy makers and practitioners, especially in the area of research and implementation of research-based evidence.
