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Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted long-standing issues in the healthcare sector in the UK, including difficulties in retaining and recruiting staff. These are complex and interconnected problems, making them difficult to solve. We identify this as a methodological challenge that needs to be addressed. We illustrate a potential way of achieving this through the Healthier Working Lives (HWL) research initiative funded by the Healthy Ageing Challenge, Social, Behavioural and Design Research Programme (SBDRP). The SBDRP is an interdisciplinary, intersectorial programme, aiming to find ways of improving working conditions for care workers. The HWL study took place in 6 care homes in Scotland, with 31 participants, of which 25 were frontline staff, and 6 were in administrative and managerial roles. We acknowledged the complexity of these issues and sought to support care workers by developing a flexible response able to adapt to their precarious circumstances. By reflectively engaging with a set of care homes across Scotland, and learning about their circumstances, the project has the potential to bring about a fundamental rethink regarding optimal strategies for supporting the care sector in overcoming its difficulties. Our own attempt at this resulted in the Ripple Framework (RF), a methodological platform to assist both the research team and care workers in working together meaningfully. The RF allows researchers and care workers to become actively immersed in the context and restore their agency to speak out and act within their social setting. The RF emphasises dialogue, capacity-building, and empowerment, suggesting its potential to go be applied beyond the healthcare sector.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2023) |
Subtitle of host publication | ‘Life-Changing Design’ |
Publisher | The Design Research Society |
Pages | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 9 Oct 2023 |
Event | Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research: Life-Changing Design - Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Duration: 9 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023 Conference number: 10 https://www.iasdr2023.polimi.it/ |
Conference
Conference | Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research |
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Abbreviated title | IASDR Congress 2023 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Milan |
Period | 9/10/23 → 13/10/23 |
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Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- co-design
- participatory Design
- care
- complexity
- futuring
- world making
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HWL: Healthier Working Lives and Ageing for Workers in The Care Sector: Developing Careers, Enhancing Continuity, Promoting Wellbeing
Kettley, S. (Co-investigator), Soares, L. (Researcher), Lewis, S. (Co-investigator), McKie, L. (Principal Investigator), Deane, C. (Co-investigator), Chan, S. (Researcher), Zenz, B. (Researcher) & Morrison, K. (Other)
1/03/21 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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The ripple framework: Co-producing social, cultural, and economic value in care through a generative and relational approach
Soares, L. & Kettley, S., 15 Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 11, p. 1-20 20 p., 1521.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
The Ripple Framework: evaluating a generative co-design approach research value
Soares, L. & Kettley, S., 1 Jul 2024, (Unpublished) ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2024: Why Design?. ACMResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The Ripple Framework: the social value of a co-design approach for care home innovation
Soares, L. & Kettley, S., 26 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Future Healthcare Design Symposium
Kettley, S. (Advisor)
13 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course