About the Spectrum of Participation
You can read all about what the Spectrum is, what it’s for and why it was developed in these resources below:
Co-production – a new definition
Read about the Spectrum, and the other graphics and key points that were developed to help clarify what co-production is all about (2021).
The Spectrum of Participation Explained
Why all involvement is not co-production – and that’s a good thing! Learn more about why we developed the Spectrum and the different types of participation (2025).
This table describes how the Spectrum resolves some of the common obstacles experienced with the ladder co-production images (2025).
