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Carolyn M Holmes shares her experience of embracing \u2018coproduction\u2019; and being ‘all ears’. I don\u2019t remember the word \u2018coproduction\u2019 being mentioned over 30 years ago, when I trained to be a social worker. However I learned to knock on doors, to listen, to value personal stories, relationships, the unique individualism of us all, the role …
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After an encounter with some goats and successfully escaping a multi-story car park on route from sunny Dunkeld to Dundee, I eventually arrived at the Discovery Point centre overlooking the Tay. There, I was joining people from the arts, social care, education, justice, health and youth services to explore collaboration. The question for the day was ‘how …
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Co-production is a process that creates change. It is a way of working with, rather than doing to, people and communities to achieve better outcomes. Done well, the co-production process can support organisations and individuals become agents for change. This free resource builds on the work included in the co-production project planner. It is designed …
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Myself and Ali Jones from Iriss set off on a cold January morning to celebrate the launch of ;Firestarter Festival 2019. Fire Starter Festival is a two-week festival of collaborative learning events, illuminating creative, disruptive and innovative ways in which we can all transform ourselves, our organisations and the wider system. The theme was \u2018designing\u2019 …
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Do you need some support getting your project off the ground? Do you want to set aside some time to reflect on what is working and what could be improved in your project? Have you got stuck with a challenge in your co-production process? Join us at the Iriss office for one to one sessions …
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Hello from Govan Community Project! My name is Tilly and I\u2019m the project coordinator for our Participatory Action Research (PAR) project. PAR is a collaborative form of research, based around breaking down the hierarchy between \u201cprofessional researcher\u201d and the unprofessional \u201cresearched subject\u201d. This \u201cresearched subject\u201d is often groups of people, and often groups of marginalised …
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About the project This three-month project was inspired by the Iriss Insight exploring social work\u2019s role in upholding the human rights of Scottish Gypsy Travellers. The Insight highlighted the need for state agencies including those involved in health, social care and social work, to incorporate culturally competent practice into their services to Scottish Gypsy Travellers. …
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On 7 March, 2018, around 50 delegates joined Iriss for a day of discussion and talks. The theme of the day was to explore how co-production can equip social services with the cultural competency they need when working with Gypsy Traveller and Roma communities. It was a chance to identify the unique challenges facing these two …
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