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Iriss has published a ten year strategy

After a period of consultation, strategising and development, Iriss has released a document outlining the organisations strategy from 2025 to 2035.  Grounded in the current conditions of the sector, the strategy outlines the organisations priorities, goals and ambitions for the next ten…
Published 20 Jan 2025 in News

'You are invited!' Developing the ‘intentional invitation’ mechanism to accelerate social inclusion

Whilst in years gone by, disabled people have been specifically excluded, this is not the case anymore as many organisations communicate - sometimes boast - inclusive values. Organisational leaders,…
Published 13 Jun 2014 in Features

Discovering Desistance wins prestigious ESRC award

The Discovering Desistance project was placed second in the Outstanding Impact in Public Policy category of the Celebrating Impact Awards, organised by the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council…
Published 6 Jun 2014 in News

What's music good for?

Music. What is it good for? "Playing," said Francois Matarraso at the Everyone Deserves Music conference I recently chaired. But of course that answer isn’t enough. Is "playing," in turn, good for…
Published 2 Jun 2014 in Features

What do you want?

 The creative power of personal outcomes ‘Motivated people think more clearly. They focus more resources on their current project and the result is more creativity’ — Zig Ziglar, Success for…
Published 26 May 2014 in Features

Making the biopic 'Rufus Stone'

The short, professionally made film Rufus Stone is the key output of the three-year ‘Gay and Pleasant Land?’ research project led by Bournemouth University academic, Dr Kip Jones.
Published 23 May 2014 in Features

Being able to explain art

One of the projects I'm involved with at the moment is focused on end of life care and understanding the skills that people have to offer and the skills that they can learn even as they approach the…
Published 19 May 2014 in Features

Reconstructing ourselves

This week I started a new project. Reconstructing Ourselves is an artist in residency project combined with a research strand. It has been funded by Arts Council of Wales. We will be working with…
Published 16 May 2014 in Features

The sky is not the limit

Do we limit the expectations of service users from our own ideas of what they are capable of?
Published 15 May 2014 in Features

Making mistakes

We learn and grow by making mistakes. By listening, observing and trying out things, then reflecting on them, we figure out what works and what doesn’t. Then we use our assumption about why something…
Published 14 May 2014 in Features

Visit the Creative Quarter!

Creative Quarter is part of an Iriss project to understand and learn from disciplines that specifically recognise creativity as a central feature of their identity, so that we can inspire and…
Published 12 May 2014 in News

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