Workshop co-creation

Break out of traditional research thinking and design research with people, not just for them.

Adore recognises that many of today’s challenges in patient care cannot be solved through conventional, top-down, hypothesis-driven research alone. Breakthroughs require creativity, collaboration, and new ways of thinking and working.

This is where co-creation comes in.

To support researchers in adopting this approach, Adore has invited Erika Hajdu to design and facilitate an interactive workshop that introduces the principles, tools, and mindset of co-creation, and shows how they can be applied directly to your own research ideas and proposals.

During this dynamic session, participants will:

• Discover what co-creation really means in the context of healthcare research
• Learn how to engage patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and cross-disciplinary experts as active partners rather than passive participants
• Explore when and where co-creation adds the most value across the research lifecycle
• Gain inspiration from concrete examples of co-creation in practice

The workshop takes the form of a hands-on co-design “hackathon”, where you will actively explore the relevance of co-creation to your research. Through practical tools and exercises, you will learn how to integrate co-creation methods into ongoing projects or future proposals, strengthening relevance, feasibility, and real-world impact.

Join us to reimagine your research approach, unlock collective intelligence, and accelerate innovation that truly responds to patient and societal needs.

This workshop is open to researchers at Amsterdam UMC, VU, and UvA, and to researchers who are part of the NWO-KIC LTP consortium, who are involved in or interested in becoming involved with Adore. Researchers from outside these institutions who are interested in collaborating with Adore may contact the organiser to inquire about participation.

There are limited spots available, sign-up quickly to reserve a seat.