Lessons Learned from Co-Design and Co-Production in a Portable Health Clinic Research Project in Jaipur District, India (2016–2018)

Co-design and co-production with non-academic stakeholders has been recognized as a key approach in transdisciplinary sustainability research. The majority of transdisciplinary studies have been conducted in Europe and North America, with a marked lack of such research in the Asian context—particula...

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Published in:Sustainability 2018-11, Vol.10 (11), p.4148
Main Authors: Yokota, Fumihiko, Biyani, Manish, Islam, Rafiqul, Ahmed, Ashir, Nishikitani, Mariko, Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Nohara, Yasunobu, Nakashima, Naoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Case studies
Civil society
Collaboration
Community
Design
Design factors
Diabetes
Education
Empowerment
Hypertension
Interdisciplinary aspects
Nonprofit organizations
Nursing
R&D
Research & development
Research projects
Rural areas
Science
Social sciences
Software
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Co-design and co-production with non-academic stakeholders has been recognized as a key approach in transdisciplinary sustainability research. The majority of transdisciplinary studies have been conducted in Europe and North America, with a marked lack of such research in the Asian context—particularly with regard to healthcare. Utilizing a case study involving mobile health check-ups performed using a portable health clinic system in Jaipur, India, from March 2016 to March 2018, this study identifies key factors in co-design and co-production that should be considered to ensure the project’s sustainability. Thoroughly reviewing all of the documents and materials related to the case study’s co-design and co-production, this study identifies the following key factors: (1) mutual stakeholder agreement on a long-term research plan, protocol, and budget; (2) harmonizing research objectives, frames, and the scale of stakeholder expectations; (3) stakeholders’ commitment and a sense of ownership derived from their needs and priorities; (4) stakeholder trust; (5) effective coordinators; (6) personality type and characteristics of stakeholder leaders; (7) capacity building and the empowerment of local research staff and participants; and (8) continuous efforts to involve stakeholders throughout the co-design and co-production processes. Facilitating effective co-design and co-production, these factors will help ensure the future sustainability of projects.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su10114148