Community consultation: Engaging the community in shaping the future of Cochrane

The Future of Evidence synthesis project explored five key challenges:

  • Funding

  • Competition

  • Organic growth of the organization leading to pockets of inefficiency

  • The need for increased agility

  • The demand for affordable products and a sustainable organisation.

We knew the solutions to these challenges would come from the wider Cochrane community. With this in mind we embarked on a comprehensive engagement program - offering Cochrane contributors everywhere the opportunity to learn about and feedback on options and plans, and to suggest alternative models.

The community consultation process continues, so please feel free to share your questions or feedback with us below:


The consultation process included a series of seven Cochrane webinars and workshops, including:

  • Future of evidence synthesis introduction

  • Meeting global health and care challenges

  • Structure, funding and accountability

  • People and expertise

  • Collaboration

  • Central Editorial Service and publishing.