Co-design
Alternative labels
Coproduction
Co-creation
Report
Global trends in government innovation 2024: fostering human-centred public services
Governments worldwide are transforming public services through innovative approaches that place people at the centre of design and delivery. This report analyses nearly 800 case studies from 83 countries and identifies five critical trends in government innovation that are reshaping public services.
Report
Putting people first: transforming social services in partnership with people and communities
The report lays out a vision to transform social services. Drawing on extensive research and insights from local initiatives, the report calls on all actors within the social services system to build their capability and capacity for people- and place-centred social services. The report identifies six key drivers for reform and four practical steps that...
Report
The motivational state: a strengths-based approach to improving public sector productivity
This paper argues that traditional approaches to improving public sector productivity have failed to address the complex and evolving needs of public service users. It proposes a shift towards a strengths-based and person-led model by which public services can improve both outcomes and efficiency.
Guide
Doing research inclusively: guidance on ethical issues in co-production
This guide addresses ethical issues in co-production research with people with disability in the university context in Australia. It focuses on issues faced by academic researchers when they apply for ethics approval for a co-produced research project, and by ethics committees who review and approve applications.
Journal article
Lessons learnt from the first two SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron waves of the COVID‐19 pandemic in six remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland, Australia
This retrospective epidemiological review of the impact of COVID-19 on remote First Nations communities shows that co‐designed, collaborative partnerships between local councils, community‐controlled health services, state health services and public health units positively impacted health outcomes.