Hoppiness was a collaborative research project. Team members came from across disciplines and organisations to help design and deliver the creative activity sessions and inform the methods used for research.
What research methods did we use?
We used creative and sensory approaches to collect data. We recorded written, visual and auditory fieldnotes and debriefed with activity leaders, staff and volunteers after each session. We reflected on how each session engaged the senses and recorded this on a shared Miro board. We wanted our process to speak to the way in which knowledge has been co-created in this research.
What did we find out?
We are currently (October 2024) analysing the data we have collected. We are thinking about how the activities created spaces and environments for sociable conversation, sometimes disrupting existing or expected spaces and routines, and how the sensory elements contributed to this. We are considering how memory and the senses are linked and how and whether Hoppiness activities enabled agency in participants. Watch this space for more information soon!
Where can I find out more?
Download an activity pack that will help you run Hoppiness sessions in your own care setting.
We are working on an academic paper and have plans for conference presentations, including at a meeting of the Drinking Studies Network in December 2024.
Watch this short video [links to Instagram] made by The Guardian newspaper about the project.