Definition
Where people work together in an equal and reciprocal partnership to agree what good looks like and to achieve it.
Co-production often involves people with lived experience working alongside people with learned experience, or people who draw on support from services working with people who work in the service.
The bigger picture
Co-production is often used to describe ways of working that do not actually involve people producing something together, for example consultation, engagement or co-design.
It is helpful to refer to the ladder of co-production to understand different levels of participation.