All posts by “Rikke Iversholt

Workshop 2: Pitlochry mapping

At the second workshop in Pitlochry on Tuesday 14th January 2014, we used huge dining table sized maps of the local area to identify community assets and issues under four categories: Problems / needs Things of note Ideas / opportunities Local assets Participants took turns in sharing […]

Workshop, Tuesday 14th January

Workshop, Tuesday 14th January

The workshops on Tuesday, 14th January 2014, will focus on mapping the assets that exist in Pitlochry, and identify the unmet needs and requirements of the community. This information will help build a picture of the current situation and create opportunities to establish new, creative […]

Workshop 1: first ideas…

Our first workshop were held on Tuesday 26th November at the Atholl Centre. We had two sessions, one afternoon and one evening, to ensure that as many people as possible could come along. The format of the workshops was planned to ensure that everyone got […]

Feedback from student presentations

A great morning was had on Friday 8th November when the DJCAD Masters of Service Design students presented their findings to the people of Pitlochry. The presentations will be made available here in due course.The audience was treated to a lot of research, information about […]

The 48-hour challenge

Oh wow! I have just returned from spending 48 hours in Pitlochry with the Masters of Design students from DJCAD. It was the most energetic two days one could imagine. Pitlochry’s Atholl Centre, which was hub for the students during their stay, quickly turned into […]

A facilitator of others’ creativity

On Friday 18th October, 21 Masters students from Duncan of Jordanstone Art School had their first taster of the beautiful sights and sounds of Pitlochry – their project site for the next four weeks. The students were asked to explore their role as ‘designers’ and […]

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Open invitation to Pitlochry

Between October 2013 and March 2014 people in Pitlochry will be invited to take part in a programme of events and activities which aim to assist the community to develop better supports for people who use social services. To kick off the programme, Service Design […]