On being 'human exhibits'
Josie Vallely reflects on Iriss' contribution to the launch of the Fire Starter Festival.
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on 8 Feb 2019
Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them
Insight 45
Examines the impact that participatory approaches - involving people who use health and social care services in their design and delivery - has on health, wellbeing and efficiency outcomes; highlighting implications for practice.
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on 31 Jan 2019
(Social) service design: the good, the bad and the ugly
As part of the Fire Starter Festival 2019 we're running a workshop on service design.
We are curious about how people interpret their roles within a project or design process, and how this impacts on their approach to design. What does it mean to wear your designer hat? How does this impact on power dynamics and inclusion? How do we embrace our own strengths and skills in a co-production process?
This workshop will cover:
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on 9 Jan 2019
Connecting Voices
Helping young people stay in care for longer and to equip them with the skills needed to make the transition into independent living.
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on 13 Nov 2018
Making Co-production Happen blog launch
New Iriss blog to support the use of the co-production project planner.
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on 17 Sep 2018
Person-centred community-led social support and care: equalities and human rights outcomes
Evidence Review
This evidence review was commissioned by Life Changes Trust to explore the evidence around the contribution of community-led approaches to social care and support to human rights and equalities outcomes.
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on 7 May 2018
Co-production Project Planner
a resource to support co-production projects to happen effectively
Contains a project planning workbook, a guide to planning co-production projects and suite of Iriss facilitation tools.
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on 8 Jan 2018
Launch of co-production project planner
Resource that focuses on putting ideas into action. You don’t need to be an expert in co-production prior to planning a project.
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on 5 Jan 2018
Buddies: The Glen Isla Project
co-designing a support tool
This is the story behind the development of Buddy: a support tool
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on 27 Mar 2017
Exploring co-design tools
At Iriss, we’re often asked about what’s worked and what hasn’t in our projects. On October 3rd, we hosted an event to share the learning from two co-design projects that we’ve run recently - one with older people and practitioners who worked together to improve the pathway from hospital to home; and the other with people who access, or may in the future access, self-directed support (SDS) and practitioners - Pilotlight.
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on 18 Oct 2016