Introduction to Scientific Facilitation for Engaged Research

In this compact workshop, we introduce participants to the central concepts, attitudes, and methods of scientific process design in participatory research. The aim is to build specific skills that enable reflective collaboration, constructive dialogue, and effective knowledge integration across disciplinary and practical boundaries.

Overview

Dauer: 6-8 hours (full-day)

Target Group: Early-career scientists, postdocs, and researchers who want to develop participatory research approaches, reflect on existing participation formats, or strategically integrate engaged research into their projects.

Language: English or German

Methodological Approach: The workshop is designed to be interactive, dialogic and practice-oriented and combines: short expert inputs, group work and methodological exercises, reflection phases, work on participants’ own project ideas or case studies. The aim is not only to convey knowledge, but to support participants in developing concrete next steps for their own research projects.

Possible Contents

  • Foundations of transdisciplinary and participatory research

  • Stakeholder and multiplier analysis

  • Identifying shared goals, values and interests across different perspectives and forms of knowledge

  • Co-Creation of research questions

  • Designing dialogue and collaborative processes

  • Dealing with dynamics and tensions – strategies for challenging situations

After the workshop, participants are able to:

  • Conceptually classifying participation in research

  • Reflecting on your own role in the participatory research process

  • Strategically identifying and addressing relevant stakeholders

  • Selecting appropriate methods for co-creation and participation

  • Consciously planning, designing, and supporting collaborative and participatory processes

Further training and qualification:

The compact workshop is suitable as an introduction or orientation to the process design of transdisciplinary and participatory research. For researchers and project teams who want to delve deeper into individual topics, continuously develop their own projects, or systematically build scientific process design, we also offer a modular workshop series. This series delves deeper into key aspects such as role reflection, stakeholder engagement, co-creation, scientific process design, and participation planning, and can be flexibly adapted to project phases and individual needs.

Bringing science and research to the world!

On behalf of the Ruhr-University Bochum we offer a three-part workshop series on the topics of research transfer and cooperation with non-university partners.

Are you planning qualification programs for young scientists? Please feel free to contact us! We will be happy to put together an individual training offer for you. You are also welcome to use the following form to give us some first information around your planned training – we will then get in touch with you shortly.

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