Digital Methodology to implement the ECOUTER engagement process.

Wilson, Rebecca C ORCID: 0000-0003-2294-593X, Butters, Oliver W ORCID: 0000-0003-0354-8461, Clark, Tom, Minion, Joel ORCID: 0000-0002-2105-3211, Turner, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-7121-3121 and Murtagh, Madeleine J (2016) Digital Methodology to implement the ECOUTER engagement process. F1000Research, 5. 1307-. ISSN 2046-1402, 2046-1402

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Abstract

ECOUTER ( Employing COncept ual schema for policy and Translation E in Research - French for 'to listen' - is a new stakeholder engagement method incorporating existing evidence to help participants draw upon their own knowledge of cognate issues and interact on a topic of shared concern. The results of an ECOUTER can form the basis of recommendations for research, governance, practice and/or policy. This paper describes the development of a digital methodology for the ECOUTER engagement process based on currently available mind mapping freeware software. The implementation of an ECOUTER process tailored to applications within health studies are outlined for both online and face-to-face scenarios. Limitations of the present digital methodology are discussed, highlighting the requirement of a purpose built software for ECOUTER research purposes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Stackeholder engagement, digital methodology, freeware software
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2020 10:39
Last Modified:	23 May 2026 03:37
DOI:	10.12688/f1000research.8786.2
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.8786.2
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3092659
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