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We use a range of methods, but particularly those that generate different forms of evidence and which encourage dialogue and participation.
  • Action Inquiry
  • Action learning
  • Appreciative Inquiry
  • Interviews and focus groups
  • Large group processes such as Open Space
  • Learning histories
  • Participatory Appraisal
  • Reflective tools for learning
  • Storydialogue
  • Visual methods, arts and drama
  "It's great to see how what I do fits in with the bigger picture"

"It was an enjoyable technique that gave equal voice to all and helped us find a way to talk about complex issues".
 

For more information on some of these methods see the guidance on How to gather views on service quality.

Cartoon: meeting people in the pub becomes a new way to interact for some

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Tim Wilborn and Anastasia M White in discussion
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Tim Wilborn and Anastasia M White discuss the use of appreciative inquiry in inner Chicago and post-apartheid South Africa, September 2002
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