About this event
Deliberative engagement is a form of public engagement that supports participants in providing a considered viewpoint. In deliberative engagement, you work with the same participants over multiple weeks, giving them space to learn, debate, empathise, reflect and make decisions. As a research tool, this process can generate richer insight than other qualitative methods, such as interviews and standalone focus groups.
This event will show you how to use deliberative public engagement in your research.
Event type
Interactive learning session with a small audience
Who is this event for?
This event is for Healthwatch staff that design and run workshops or focus groups to collect qualitative data for research purposes.
What will you learn?
In this session you will:
- learn to use deliberative public engagement to capture rich data about people’s values, attitudes, and beliefs.
- understand the theory behind deliberative methods.
- learn what makes deliberative engagement different from other forms of research and engagement.
- be introduced to some example activities you can use in deliberative engagement.
- know when it’s most appropriate to use deliberative methods.
- get to discuss when you could use deliberative engagement in your work and work together in small breakout groups to design workshop activities.
Who is running this event?
The Research and Insight Team
Contact details
If you want further information about the themes of the day, or if you have experience in research and data collection and would like to join the RING, please contact the research helpdesk at:
