Overview of Workshop Sessions Session 1: Establish Relationships - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Overview of Workshop Sessions

Session 1: Establish Relationships and Identify a Collaborative Focus Sherry Freeman

Session 2: Identify Possible Solutions and Research Questions Suzanne Branon & LaTricia Townsend

Session 3: Identify Measures of Success and Plan Cycles of Inquiry Lauren Bryant & Allison Black-Maier

Research+Practice Collaboratory http://researchandpractice.org/

Session One: Establish Relationships and Identify a Collaborative Focus Sherry Freeman

In this session... 1. Establishing relationships. 2. Ensuring equity. 3. Identifying “problems of practice.” 4. Looking for synergies in our work.

Establishing Relationships Since researchers and practitioners come from different types of institutions, a “discovery” phase is helpful.

Establishing Relationships Turn and talk. 1. What is your current role? 2. What are current concerns at your institution? 3. What motivates you to invest your time and energy in partnership work? Share out.

Ensuring Equity + What do we mean by equity in research-practice partnerships? Equity in RPPs means that all partners have shared interest and equal voice in the purpose, conduct, and outcomes of a study. Because partners often come from different institutions with distinct vocabulary, communication structures, and work practices, special attention is needed to ensure that all partners experience the projects as equitable. R+P Collaboratory

Ensuring Equity Quick write: How can we create collaborative partnerships that are truly equitable? ● How do we promote collaborative decision making and guard against power imbalances? ● What strategies might be used to understand and leverage the diversity of skills, knowledge, and expertise that stakeholders bring to the table? ● What norms of interaction might support equitable participation? Share out.

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Identifying a Joint Focus of Work Turn and talk. What “problem of practice” are you most interested in addressing? Write it down.

Identifying a Joint Focus of Work Share out. Where are there synergies around shared problems of practice?

What’s Next? ● Lunch - “Birds of a feather flock together!” ● Session 2 -- Going from problems of practice ---> proposed solutions.

Additional Resources ● Building Equity in RPPs ● Research+Practice Partnerships: Fostering Equitable Collaboration ● How to negotiate the collaborative focus of an RPP ● Negotiating the Focus of Joint Work in a Partnership ● Six Core Principles of Improvement ● Using a Fishbone Diagram ● Fishbone Diagram Template ● Identifying Your Problem of Practice