Data Collection- Consumer Involvement

This approach outlines a two-step process in requesting consent from participants when creating an ‘I am’ Digital Story. The two-step approach covers all stages of involving participants in projects.

It is important to use a two-step consent procedure for (1) the making and (2) sharing of ‘I am’ Digital Stories. This is because it is not possible for participants to give fully informed consent at the start of a project about whether and how they want their finished film (Story) to be shared. They first need to see the Story, and what it includes, before deciding whether they are happy for others to see it.