Improving how we use workshops when solving complex research problems: reflections from the CHANGE project

• DOI: 10.1007/s00204-025-04062-8
• Publication Date: 2025-05-06T09:43:57Z
• Authors: Lowenna B. Jones; Paul Whaley; Angela Bearth; Gunn E. Vist; Trine Husøy; Sebastian Hoffmann; Camilla Svendsen; Heather M. Ames; Gisle Solstad; Gro H. Mathisen

Organising workshops that successfully address complex research problems is a challenge, especially when the involves interest-holders with diverse roles and expertise potentially conflicting values viewpoints. In this article, we describe reflect on approach took to organising CHANGE workshop, held in Oslo June 2024. 3-year project involving collecting, analysing, developing cross-sector consensus challenging topic. The approaches which include fundamental aspects of interest-holder engagement, workshop design, methodological approach, inclusive participation. Based our reflections, present series recommendations for consideration by anyone general community using as part process.