IPSE is an innovative research protocol developed by a team of French researchers in the field of qualitative medical research (QHR). This paper attempts to inspire social science doctoral researchers outside the medical field to consider adopting this unique method in future studies. It unpacks for readers how the IPSE research protocol works and provides a compelling rationale for its adoption, given the gaping chasm between research and practice. Figures and illustrations used in this work are from authors who have given permission to use and disseminate their work with proper attribution under a Creative Commons license that does not need permission.

This is a condensed version of the author’s phenomenological doctoral study on “negative capability.” Fourteen leaders were interviewed using the IPA approach to data collection and interpretation. This should be of interest to counselors, psychotherapists, leaders, conflict mediators, and anyone interested in the work of John Keats.

Please see attached a short article on the use and deployment of the “Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis” (IPA) for making sense of, and analyzing qualitative data. It’s a turnkey approach developed in the UK by Jonathan Smith et al. at the University of Birkbeck. The redeeming feature of this approach is its ease of use, especially for the novice researcher and the more advanced candidates who are looking to make sense of novel phenomena.