IRISS call for partners to engage on collaborative community project

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) is looking for a cluster of partners in a single locality to develop a shared piece of collaborative work.

With an exciting debate about social justice, values and community empowerment, the relationships between decision makers, citizens and communities are currently being redefined in Scotland.

Against this backdrop, ‘asset-based’ and ‘place-based’ approaches signal a new way of doing things that are focused on collaborative and mutually beneficial engagement with people and communities.

Over three years IRISS will use their experience and expertise to explore new kinds of collaborative relationships between people who live and work within a community. The aim is to co-design responses to make progress on local challenges important to people.

IRISS have arranged some workshops which will be used to collectively decide on the locality and project that should be taken forward first.

If you would like more information or discuss further, contact Lisa Pattoni at: [email protected] or Rikke Iversholt at: [email protected]. Alternatively, you might find the IRISS Frequently Asked Questions useful.

Find out more about working with IRISS, visit: http://blogs.iriss.org.uk/workwithiriss/