Author Archives: Andy
ALISS @ the library
Today is quite an important day for ALISS. It’s not exactly a launch, but it is the first time that the Engine will be seen supporting a new service. In answer to those who ask what the ALISS Engine looks … Continue reading
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Taking ALISS’ temperature
Derek just poured the current ALISS data set into Open Heat Map and out popped a lovely picture of our current coverage. Those colourful spots show where we’ve got details of local services and resources. Clearly there are lots of gaps … Continue reading
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Cafe culture
As Simon Youill writes in the Art of With ‘A cup of tea is the most collaborative tool that we have’. No surprise then that ALISS meetings often take place over a cuppa, in cafes or around kitchen tables. The idea … Continue reading
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Keeping connected
We noticed, a few weeks back, that the Technology Strategy Board and Design Council were running a competition to ‘…develop innovative services that keep older adults better connected…’ and figured we knew some people who would be interested in talking … Continue reading
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“When ALISS met IRISS”
Back in the summer, Peter worked with Lisa Pattoni from The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS), Snook and others in Kirkintilloch to help mental health service users to map their local ‘assets’ – the things that help them to … Continue reading
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ALISS in the papers
We got a call a while ago from the Guardian’s Healthcare Network and, after a few chats, Ben Whitelaw wrote a nice piece on what we’re up to. You can read it here.
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Mapping Edinburgh’s Self Management Resources
We’ve all got good information about our local community – organisations, people, places and events. How can we capture this information and map these local assets? Our next event will look at how we can map the health and wellbeing resources … Continue reading
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Living Well @ The Library
We spent some time in Paisley last week, talking with local people who are interested in helping to develop a new service. Living Well @ The Library is a free, confidential service being developed and delivered by Renfrewshire Libraries and … Continue reading
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Putting Kirkintilloch on the map
“Yes, yes, it’s all very interesting…but, um, what is it that ALISS actually does?” “well, you know, all those things going on locally that can help us to stay well, ALISS will help to make them more findable on the … Continue reading
#nhss11
I reckon we’re reaching the limits of how quickly we can run through the workshop format! During yesterday’s session at the NHS Scotland event we only had about half an hour to squeeze in some ALISS-style idea generation. But it … Continue reading
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