Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development (SEED) Method for Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development and Prioritization [Methods Study], Richmond and Martinsville, Virginia, 2014-2019

In this project, the study team created a method of setting research agendas called Stakeholder Engagement in quEstion Development, or the SEED (Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development) Method. These agendas help identify research topics and questions that are important to study. The team tested the SEED Method at two sites in Virginia. The team wanted to learn if the method developed research agendas that reflected differing views and if people were satisfied with the process.
Using the SEED Method, the study team gathered input from three sets of people at each site:

Research Team. Community members and staff from local colleges who worked with the study team to lead the project
Topic Groups. Three groups of people who developed research questions. Each group had people with a type of viewpoint, such as patients, health professionals, or research funders. The groups worked independently with the Research Team.
Stakeholder Consultants. Patients and health professionals with knowledge of the research topic who took part in interviews and group discussions

To access the methods please visit the The SEED Method for Stakeholder Engagement website.