At the next workshop we will be moving towards shaping the ideas from previous session into firm business ideas.If you have an interest in creating a business, or want to help others with ideas to firm up their plans – please come along. There will […]
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
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 […]
Making Sense
After the spending the first week of the project in doing user research, gathering insights and collation of data we moved onto the second week when we started making sense of the data and seeing patterns. Some of the tools that we used are mentioned […]
Project update
So, it’s been a busy few weeks! We were given the opportunity to stay overnight in Pitlochry allowing us two full days for our primary research. I can honestly say it was one of the best and most exhausting experiences I’ve had. We were able […]
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 […]