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Evaluation of co-design question examples

Related to Lived and living experience

This resource is part of the Lived experience partnerships toolkit.

Emerging Minds undertook a processes and outcomes review of its Emerging MindsFamily Forum (EMFF) lived experience advisory group. To commence the review, lived experience partners and Emerging Minds staff took part in a discussion at a Family Forum meeting to consider how a review should judge the success or otherwise of the EMFF. This is how we co-created the evaluation criteria below.

Example review criteria and questions

Evaluation criteria

How should we judge the success of the EMFF?

Key evaluation questions

What do we want to know from this review? (These are not interview or survey questions, but will help write them.)
Participant experiences 1. What have been the experiences of EMFF participants?
Satisfaction 2. How satisfied are Child and Family Partners with their participation in the EMFF?
Outcomes 3. What outcomes have resulted from the EMFF (individual, organisational and other)?
Function/role 4. What has been the role of the EMFF within Emerging Minds and should this change in the future?
Representativeness 5. How well has the EMFF represented a wide range of experiences?

The evaluation criteria were then used to develop key interview questions to run a focus group.

Example interview questions for lived experience EMFF members

Evaluation criteria

How should we judge the success of the EMFF?

Key evaluation questions

What do we want to know from this review? (These are not interview or survey questions, but will help write them.)
Participant experiences 1. When did you first become a member of the EMFF?

 

2. Over that time, do you feel that you have been able to contribute your views and experiences to the EMFF?

 

Prompts:

  • Has the process for participating been clear?
  • Have you had access to any information needed to participate fully? Have you felt safe and supported to share your views?

 

3. Is there anything that would make it easier for you to participate in the work of the EMFF?

 

4. What has been your experience of participating in the EMFF – how has your role with the Family Forum made you feel?

 

Prompts:

  • Do you feel like your views are valued?
  • Did you feel connected to peers?
  • Do you feel like you are part of a team?
Satisfaction 5. Thinking back on your work with the EMFF so far, do you feel it has been worthwhile? Why or why not?
Outcomes 6. What do you think have been the key achievements of the EMFF so far? This could be achievements for the Family Forum or for Emerging Minds, and for you as an individual?

 

7. What outcomes would you like to see in the future resulting from the work of the EMFF?
Function/role 8. Do you think there should be any changes in the role and activities of the EMFF into the future?

 

9. What sort of information are you interested in hearing about regarding the results of Emerging Minds’ work? (This doesn’t have to be directly related to the Family Forum.)
Representativeness 10. The EMFF brings together a range of experiences and views. Are there any views that you think are missing at the moment? Are there people who you think should be represented on the Family Forum?
Any other criteria 11. Are there any other thoughts you’d like to share about the EMFF?

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