Creative Methods

Using creative methods can enable more people with a variety of communication needs to be involved in research. The project ran a series of creative methodology training sessions that focused on how drama, music, art and poetry can be used to collect research data. The sessions also covered how to analyse data collected in this way and how to use creative methods to disseminate research findings. These sessions were co-produced and co-delivered with Communicate 2U and led by Annette Roebuck.

Examples of Research Projects which used Creative Methods

Storytelling through the arts Homepage - Why Cant We Dream and Working With The Arts - Why Cant We Dream

Collective zines It’s Our Story: Families’ Lived experience during the Pandemic - Covid Realities 

Using photovoice Using Photovoice as a Method for Capturing the Lived Experiences of Caregivers During COVID-19: A Methodological Insight - PMC (nih.gov)

Creative arts based workshops Community-led research highlights inequality in cancer care for disabled people | Bournemouth University

Participatory Arts in Health and Care Research - Made by Mortals Innovative arts approaches with research groups and underrepresented communities across the Northwest to change how public engagement is done.

Here is an example of how ballet has been used in an inclusive way to disseminate the findings from a research project on people’s experiences of access to care services.