Peer discussion guides
Taking time to reflect with peers was a common request coming from our structured interviews with established researchers. Peer discussions help established researchers think differently about familiar challenges.
Our peer discussion guides are designed to help you explore common issues, reflect on your practice, and learn from others. Organised around our different researcher personas, they help you navigate the resources more easily, so you can engage with the ideas without feeling overwhelmed and spark practical conversations with colleagues.
Whether used collaboratively or independently, these guides are intended to help you move from browsing resources to thinking more deeply and making thoughtful choices to implement practical shifts in what you do, what you think, and how you feel. You can use them in two ways.
Explore the discussion guides for each persona below and choose the one that feels most relevant right now.
The guides are:
- A light-touch, peer-facilitated learning and reflection structure
- Resource-led rather than content-heavy
- Designed to surface different perspectives rather than “right answers”
- Built on the assumption that participants bring valuable experience and insight and will take different things from each resource
The guides are not:
- A training session
- A deep dive into every resource
- A performance review
- Therapy
Overall flow at a glance
Before the session – individual preparation
- Engage with 3–5 short resources (estimated preparation time: around 60–90 minutes)
During the session – peer discussion
- 60–90 minutes with a small peer group
- A shared structure facilitated collectively by the group
- A conversation that values difference and multiple perspectives
After the session – optional follow-up
- One small action
- One open question
- One possible next step
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