Research circles as a method for implementing new services in the public health and welfare system.

Research circles are discussed as an important support structure for promoting public value co-creation that can contribute to increasing stakeholders' capacity for implementing services in the public system, especially when the focus is on the perspectives and interests of stakeholders, such as practitioners and management in public health and welfare services. However, the discussion also points to barriers relating to the co-creation process that need to be considered when planning research circle-based interventions.