Imagining the Future

Imagining the future

What's next for Scotland's social services? An animated exploration.

Animation that explores the technical, medical and cultural forces that will shape the future of care.

Imagining the Future: Workforce

The future social services workforce in Scotland 2025

Background

Aims and ambitions

Over the next 10-15 years there are likely to be significant changes both in the numbers requiring access to support and the strategies for responding to this.

Imagining the Future: Citizenship and Innovation

How innovation in social services can advance citizenship for all in Scotland

Change occurs when old patterns break down and new patterns begin to replace them. Change is not always good. In human affairs it is just as likely that people will react with fear, hatred or injustice to change. So the challenge is not just to change - but to change well - to innovate. If innovation means good change then this forces us to ask a further question - what is good?