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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

Pearltrees

Pearltrees is a creative and visual way to save and manage your favourite websites or 'pearls' as they are known. 'Pearls' - websites, files, photos and notes - can be saved and organised into what's…
Published 14 Apr 2014 in Features

The Hub

The Care Inspectorate, the independent scrutiny and improvement body for care services in Scotland, has launched The Hub, a website that provides access to resources aimed at supporting improvement…
Published 24 Mar 2014 in Features

Marking World Social Work Day at SSCE 2014

On Tuesday 18 March, social services organisations from the public, voluntary and independent sectors, as well as individuals that use services in Scotland, came together to celebrate World Social…
Published 24 Mar 2014 in News

Final cut of Pilotlight Pick 'n' Mix video

Pilotlight is working with teams of people who access and deliver support to design pathways to self-directed support. The co-design team in Moray identified a need for an accessible introduction to…
Published 5 Mar 2014 in News

Collaborate creatively with Padlet

If you often need to collect feedback on an event, create a noticeboard, take notes, brainstorm ideas or make lists, then take a look at Padlet. It enables the creation of a 'wall' or web space where…
Published 17 Feb 2014 in Features

Navigating ethical approval in social care research: guidance and audio

The Scottish Government has issued guidance: Navigating ethical approval and access in social care research (PDF). This has been developed by a working group involving Scottish Government, ADSW and…
Published 5 Feb 2014 in News

Plan P: New approaches to prevention with older people

Iriss's new flagship project Plan P: New approaches to prevention with older people will be running over the next 2.5 years and will focus on tackling the key issue of loneliness and isolation in…
Published 24 Jan 2014 in News

Storybank: resources on storytelling

Robert McKee, a screenwriter and lecturer, is quoted as saying 'Stories are how we remember, we tend to forget lists and bullet points'. We all at some time have been subjected to busy and / or…
Published 23 Jan 2014 in Features

Imagining the Future. Animation and reports published

What might social services look like in 2025? In 2013 Iriss ran a series of workshops to help us understand the technical, medical and cultural forces that will shape the future. These workshops…
Published 17 Jan 2014 in News

Food for Thought

The routines and rituals that surround food - shopping, preparing, cooking, serving, cleaning up - are important parts of our lives, yet often we fail to recognise their symbolic or hidden meanings.
Published 10 Dec 2013 in Features

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