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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

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

Food for Thought: resources on food and care

Food for Thought is an ESRC-funded project led by Ruth Emond, Samantha Punch and Ian McIntosh of the University of Stirling. A website of resources has been launched today as part of the project,…
Published 19 Nov 2013 in News

Make remembering easy with Evernote

Busy modern life can make it difficult to remember everything. And there always seems to be quite a lot to remember, not only in our daily working lives, but also in our private lives. It can be an…
Published 19 Nov 2013 in Features

Pilotlight resources: designing pathways to self-directed support

The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 goes live on the 1st April 2014 and the implementation of the National Strategy is well underway across Scotland. Pilotlight is…
Published 8 Nov 2013 in News

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