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Creative (re)presentation

‘Creative (re)presentation - Telling stories through a participatory and voice-led approach and the making of the film Healing Pitch' - is a free online session focused on including people's authentic experiences in creative ways that empowers people without exposing them to harm. If you are…
Published 11 Mar 2026 in Events

Weebly - simple website creation

An easy and affordable way to create a website without web design or development skills.
Published 2 Jul 2015 in Features

Living it Up

Living it Up describes itself as an online self-management hub, which aims to empower people to improve their health and wellbeing. Aimed at the over 50s, the resource is packed full of ideas and…
Published 4 Jun 2015 in Features

Ae fond farewell - some final thoughts from Alison

Yesterday (May 26th) I organised my last event for Iriss. It focused on Achieving A Better Life for People Living with Dementia and was based in part on the DEEP project (Developing Evidence-enriched…
Published 28 May 2015 in News

Curating social care digital content - learning from other industries

Keeping track of digital content, deciding what to read. listen to and watch can be daunting. In the music industry radio and the music press used to be how peoples listening and buying decisions…
Published 19 May 2015 in Features

Pilotlight self-directed support resources launched

Pilotlight set out to lead thinking on co-designing self-directed support for people across Scotland. Pilotlight has co-designed four pathways to self-directed support focusing on mental health,…
Published 18 May 2015 in News

Canva - a simple design tool

If you want to present information in a more creative, engaging and memorable way but have no design skills, Canva can help you. Canva is a really simple design tool that requires no experience or…
Published 5 May 2015 in Features

Timelines and stories

A big part of my job is running training sessions about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identities for staff who work in older peoples’ services.
Published 27 Apr 2015 in Features

Relationships Matter - ideas that support relational practice

Over 2014-'15 the Innovation and Improvement programme ran a project called Relationships Matter which:
Published 22 Apr 2015 in News

Reconstructing Ourselves

Art projects do not normally seek ethical clearance – but when should they? Reconstructing Ourselves is an Arts Research project with patients and staff in complex breast reconstruction at Morriston…
Published 21 Apr 2015 in Features

The View from Here: a survey that aims to understand the experiences, attitudes and views of the Scottish social services workforce

Are demands on the social services workforce greater now than they have ever been? What are the views of practitioners about their work? The current climate poses both challenges and opportunities.…
Published 16 Apr 2015 in News

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