Table 2 Estimated costs associated with each participatory design approach
Innovation tournament | Observations/qualitative interviews | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Activity | Personnel time (hours) | Cost ($) | Activity | Personnel time (hours)a | Cost ($) | |
Preparation | ||||||
Generate innovation tournament prompt | 10 | 200 | Develop recruitment materials | 12 | 240 | |
Set up “Your Big Idea” platform | 10 | 200 | Recruitment outreach (e.g., agency visits, travel costs, communication with potential participants) | 32 | 720 | |
Recruitment outreach (e.g., phone calls, emails) | 10 | 200 | Obtain letters of support (includes travel to sites and car rental fee) | 20 | 426 | |
Training in observation and interview procedures | 20 | 400 | ||||
Total time and cost for preparation | 30 | 600 | 84 | 1786 | ||
Data collection | ||||||
Operating innovation tournament on the “Your Big Idea Platform” | 12 | 14,594 | Conduct observations (n = 7) | 42 | 840 | |
Innovation tournament activities (notify winners, set up meetings, discuss ideas) | 10 | 200 | Conduct interviews (n = 17) | 18 | 160 | |
Interview transcription | 60 | 1200 | ||||
Total time and cost for data collection | 22 | 14,794 | 120 | 2200 | ||
Data synthesis | ||||||
Behavioral diagnostics data analysis | 16 | 320 | Develop and train on qualitative coding guide | 21 | 420 | |
Code interviews | 20 | 400 | ||||
Analyze barriers and generate implementation strategies | 18 | 360 | ||||
Total time and cost for data synthesis | 16 | 320 | 59 | 1180 | ||
Total overall cost | 68 | 15,714 | 263 | 5166 | ||