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.
Published in
on 5 Jan 2018
DIY (Development Impact and You)
At Iriss we believe that innovation is not a practice reserved for 'the creative' or 'the experts' and that people innovate all the time. We focus on how to blend and adapt ideas to support social innovation and on how we need to accept risk and failure as central components of innovation. A toolkit - Development Impact and You - has been developed by Nesta in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation to support and encourage social innovation.
Published in
on 5 Jan 2015
Failure
Iriss on...
Don’t we learn more from success than failure?
It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There's almost no such thing as ready. There's only now. And you may as well do it now… I'm not a crazed risk taker. But I do think that, generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.
Hugh Laurie
Published in
on 3 Oct 2014
How to run an experience lab
Developing social care and support
Guide on what needs to be considered when running an experience lab, and how the methodology can be evaluated.
Published in
on 30 Jul 2014
Exploring roles and boundaries: the prisoner and prison officer experience
Experience lab, case study 2
Context
Positive Prisons? Positive Futures (PPPF) is a Scottish charity that uses its collective experience of the criminal justice system, to benefit others still within the system, or shortly after release.
Published in
on 10 Jul 2014
Working with outcomes: the practitioner experience
Experience lab, case study 1
Context
South Lanarkshire is moving from a day care centre service delivery model (where daily activities are provided), to a model that supports and facilitates individuals with learning difficulties to access lifestyle choices that they want and need in the community.
Published in
on 10 Jul 2014
Blending ideas
Iriss on...
Innovation is not a practice reserved for ‘the creative’ or ‘the experts’. You innovate all the time…
Published in
on 17 Jun 2014
Weaving innovation and evidence together
Iriss on...
Question your current thinking on evidence and innovation, and reflect upon how you might use both to improve practice.
Published in
on 22 Apr 2014
Fostering innovation: a shared learning experience
Building a culture of innovation where staff ideas, empowerment, and leadership drive change and improvement
Darren Levine is Manager of Innovation and Research for the Social Services Department, The Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. This role involves supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of staff-driven innovation and research across the department's divisions - Children's Services, Family Services, Income and Employment Support, Housing Services, Long Term Care and Services for Seniors, and Business Affairs and Financial Management.
Published in
on 25 Mar 2014
Exploring the relationships between evidence and innovation in the context of Scotland’s social services
Executive summary of report written by Jodie Pennachia
Executive summary
This report uses theoretical, empirical and practice literatures and case studies to reflect on the links between evidence and innovation in the context of Scotland's social services. It bridges two of the core work streams at Iriss; evidence-informed practice and innovation and improvement.
Published in
on 28 Nov 2013