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Fire Starter Festival
Festival Programme
27 January – 14 February 2020
4th Edition
@FireStarterFest #FSF2020
Fire Starter Launch Event
Join us for The Portraits of Scotland Launch – a creative, innovative and interactive event to open Fire Starter Festival 2020. Our launch will spark your curiosity, ignite your imagination, and give you the opportunity to come together with others to be a part of something truly magical. At this event we invite you to explore what is your picture of a future Scotland.
27-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
PRE-LAUNCH SPARKLER EVENT: People's Practice, Aberystwyth / Ymarfer y Bobl, Aberystwyth People’s Practice is a hub for organisations, groups and individuals committed to tackling the climate crisis to network, share ideas and focus on key is sues and positive actions collectively. In January, we will be bringing and sharing food. Come join us! 14-01-2020 @ 18:00 - 20:00 Terrace Road, Aberystwyth, Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum
PRE-LAUNCH SPARKLER EVENT: Blue Monday Lunch Hike Take your lunch outside for a break from the office. This is an open invitation for a team walk up Arthur’s seat on Monday 20 January 2020 for some feel good factor, fresh air, fresh thinking and head space. Walk will set off from the roundabout on the south side of Queen’s Drive. Walk at your own pace, but you can expect to be back by 14.00. Hilltop coffee and cake will be provided.
20-01-2020 @ 12:30 - 14:30 Arthur's Seat, Queen's Drive, Edinburgh
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How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland and why is it important? We want to bring people together and start conversations about why it is important to build a Scotland that values and supports breastfeeding and how it could be achieved. We hope that these conversations will help spark change and mean that all parents have the support they need when their new baby arrives. To help achieve this we want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. Come along to join the conversation and share your thoughts. 27-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Central Hall in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow
Meet. Listen. Learn. // Cwrdd. Gwrando. Dysgu. Do you co-produce and collaborate? Are you hoping to do more? What are the key skills everyone needs? How can we discover what we (don’t even realise we) do and don’t know? How can we *really* help each other in these challenging times? If these questions interest you, please join us for an experimental hour of discovery about collaboration and working across silos. We will be focusing in a new way on the five ways of working from the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, and providing a reflective space from which to step into action.
27-01-2020 @ 13:00 - 15:30 Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Wales
The Art of the Impossible: The Producer Competencies Hosted by creative producer Suzy Glass and IFF director Graham Leicester, this workshop explores the producer role in the world of the arts and its relevance to all creative 21st century endeavour. The producer acts as a bridge between the art and the world, helping to turn a creative vision into reality. The approach has evident relevance to the challenges we face in the public and social sectors. We need creative ideas realised in creative action. How might the ‘producer competencies’ help? 28-01-2020 @ 09:30 - 12:30 36 King's Stables Road, Whitespace, Edinburgh
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Decorate/ Disrupt: What’s the Role of Art in Transforming Public Services? Do arts provide an opportunity to stimulate imagination and experience differently. Can we create new ways of being together that recognise and work with complexity, encouraging different forms of collective meaning-making? Can artists disrupt our thinking and habitual patterns? Is it their role to provoke, to kindle our imagination? Or, do they provide decoration rather than provocation? 28-01-2020 @ 13:00 - 15:30 36 King's Stables Road, Whitespace, Edinburgh
Nothing But the Poem: Edwin Morgan This one-off Nothing But the Poem reading group will focus on the work of celebrates Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan, whose centenary year begins in April 2020. Morgan was Scotland’s first Makar (2004) and his career varied widely, with his working constantly evolving across multiple forms and genres. Nothing But the Poem, facilitated by Dr Samuel Tongue from the Scottish Poetry Library, takes a closer look at Edwin Morgan’s poetry. No experience necessary: everyone is welcome and poems are provided at this hour long, informal reading group.
28-01-2020 @ 14:00 - 15:00 5 Crichton's Close, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
Trailblazing Dialogue Walks for Scotland This event will share the outcomes of a prototype of a series of dialogue walks where people who didn’t know each other went for a walk and reflected on their biographies, their aspirations for themselves, their communities and for Scotland. We will also hear from Professor Tim Ingold, University of Aberdeen and Claudia Zeiske from the Deveron Project. 28-01-2020 @ 16:00 - 19:00 36 King's Stables Road, Whitespace, Edinburgh
ACOSVO Leadership Exchange Programme -Dundee Information Session Come along to this informal session on the 28 th of January at OSCR’s office in Dundee to hear more about the programme and how it can develop leadership capacity. A previous participant will join us to share their own exchange reflections and answer any questions you may have. 28-01-2020 @ 12:30 - 13:30 9 Riverside Drive, Dundee
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Fire Starter Festival 2020 at The Circle We’re marking this year’s Fire Starter Festival by working in partnership with UnLtd to host with a pitching panel for social entrepreneurs and the launch event of The Circle Academy cohort 2. Local social entrepreneurs will be pitching for up to £5k from UnLtd to test their ideas for ventures which will benefit the local community of Dundee. Following the pitches, you will hear about The Circle Academy and how to apply to join cohort 2. The Circle Academy is a 12-week intensive, practical and educational training programme for individuals interested in running more than profit businesses.
28-01-2020 @ 12:30 - 15:00 Café, The Circle Dundee, 4-6 Staffa Place, Dundee
‘Smash the Silo’ Our poor overall health status compared with other countries sets a challenge to think creatively about how we are working together. Working across boundaries and combining our efforts for collective action to improve will be necessary to promote the conditions that help Scotland to be a place where everybody thrives. We will listen and share experiences and perspectives to explore the role and contribution by all groups, organisations, sectors, individuals and communities towards a healthier Scotland. How can this contribution be recognised? We will discuss what support needs to be in place to achieve this?
29-01-2020 @ 09:30 - 13:00 30-34 McPhater Street, The National Piping Centre, Glasgow
What is One Team Gov and why do we need it here in Wales?
This event will be an interactive show and tell. It will provide attendees with an introduction to the core principles behind the One Team Gov global community and explore why it has gained such momentum around the world. Attendees will get to hear the stories and perspectives of local members, ask them questions, and think about how its core aims of cross-fertilisation, making connections and celebrating change agents resonates with the work that they do. This is an opportunity to reflect and have conversations about if – and why – these aims are needed here in Wales.
29-01-2020 @ 08:30 - 10:30 Wood St, Cardiff, Milk & Sugar, Cardiff, Wales
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Dementia and Diversity: Dementia care services for BAME women – where are the gaps? / Dementia ac Amrywiaeth: Gwasanaethau gofal i dementia i ferched BAME – ble mae’r blychau?
Women-only event hosted by the Golden Years project at Women Connect First as partner. This session will involve a talk about dementia and provide practical tips to support people with dementia. Participants will be invited to share their experiences and help shape public services on mental health and memory care.
29-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:00 Neville Street, Women Connect First, Cardiff, Wales
Why discuss Menopause at Work? An event which aims to raise awareness of the menopause and how the menopause should be considered in the workplace. The best employers are engaging with menopause awareness and training because they care about employee wellbeing; in return this helps employees give their utmost in the workplace. The best employers know it is the right thing to do.
29-01-2020 @ 11:00 - 12:00 Fitzalan Court, Cardiff, Hastings House
The Balancing Act – Influencing policy development using forum theatre Join us as Active Inquiry present “The Balancing Act” – a play which explores the challenges a single mum “Becky” faces as she tries to return to work and find childcare for her son. We’ll use the play to consider the systems working around Becky’s situation, what might need to change and how we might influence that change.We would like to hear from innovators about what’s possible in designing childcare services for the future.
30-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh
Dialogue Train Journey – Making Connections With the popularity of social media and advancements in technology to support more agile working across public services, are we protecting opportunities for human ‘connection’ and face to face conversation too? We’re curious about what makes us open up to new connections and relationships as we journey through our working lives? What better way to open up this dialogue than on the recently introduced train line between our beautiful Scottish Capital into our beautiful Scottish Borders! Join us to explore your/ our highest hopes for Scotland in 2020 around building connections and relationships across our public services.
30-01-2020 @ 10:54 - 13:54 Edinburgh Waverley, Return Train Journey
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Meeting Change and Ambiguity
Our intention for this half day conversation is to open up a space to explore: What has us showing up the way we do ? What might we do to a ccess our self-agency in the moments we feel most helpless or believe we are most vulnerable? The session will be hosted by Presence In Action Collective community members who will use the P6 Constellation Framework to hold the conversation. This is an opportunity to explore change in our lives while getting a taster of the P6 Constellation. This framework enables us to navigate behavioural patterns that are often un-consciously present and playing out within ourselves.
30-01-2020 @ 13:00 - 16:00 49 Wellhouse Crescent, The Hub, Glasgow
Creating inspiring learning communities: making work thrive for under 3s Each child is unique and a competent and active learner whose potential needs to be encouraged and supported. Each child is a curious, capable and intelligent individual. The child is a co-creator of knowledge who needs and wants interaction with other children and adults. There is work happening across the country and we want to find a way for everyone to learn, share and ask questions in a safe place. In order to support everyone with an interest in our aim, we want to create an online community for sharing and learning. This session will showcase work from a number of areas across Scotland and together we will find out what you need and how we can help each other to keep connected and continue the conversation. 30-01-2020 @ 13:30 - 15:30 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, The Scottish Storytelling Centre
Some Kind of Rebel: Poetry Writing Workshop Can creativity combat political chaos? George Orwell once said “it is broadly true that political writing is bad writing. Where it is not true, it will generally be found that the writer is some kind of rebel.” Join poet Ellen Renton for a creative writing workshop that will reacquaint you with the power of language, and help you find both your inner rebel, and exactly the words.
30-01-2020 @ 14:30 - 16:00 5 Crichton's Close, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
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How we survive a zombie apocalypse – with Lego® Serious Play® Are you interested in experiencing how an approach like Lego® Serious Play® can help you learn more about yourself and how we can work better together in groups? Come along to our event to try it out for yourself. Oh, and while you’re there, it just so happens that a zombie apocalypse breaks out and your group may be the last remaining humans. How will you survive? We don’t know. It’s up to you to figure it out (but we’ll help). 31-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 18 York Place, Edinburgh (ACOSVO offices)
Some Kind of Rebel: Poetry Writing Workshop Can creativity combat political chaos? George Orwell once said “it is broadly true that political writing is bad writing. Where it is not true, it will generally be found that the writer is some kind of rebel.” Join poet Ellen Renton for a creative writing workshop that will reacquaint you with the power of language, and help you find both your inner rebel, and exactly the words.
31-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 11:30 5 Crichton's Close, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland? (Midlothian) We want to bring people together and start conversations about why it is important to build a Scotland that values and supports breastfeeding and how it could be achieved. We hope that these conversations will help spark change and mean that all parents have the support they need when their new baby arrives. To help achieve this we want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. Come along to join the conversation and share your thoughts.
31-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Melville Nursery, Lasswade, Dobbies Garden Centre, Lasswade, Scotland
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Benefits and challenges of co-production in disability research / Manteision a heriau cydgynhyrchu mewn ymchwil anabledd This Fire Starter Festival workshop is open to all those who define as early career researchers – including postgraduate students and researchers in universities and the voluntary sector. Research co-production in disability studies is when disabled people, researchers and practitioners collaborate to develop research. Everyone works together in more equal partnerships and shares responsibility and power throughout the whole research process. Through this day-workshop we want to share learning and experiences from the five-year DRILL Programme. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about co-production and how it applies to academic research. 31-01-2020 @ 10:00 - 16:00 Cardiff Business School, Colum Drive, Cardiff, Wales
2030! Join the Move for Responsible Leadership to Create the Future Together! This workshop is designed to help professionals, regardless of differences at career stages and sectors, understand and explore how to become responsible leaders for success and positive transformation and influence, led by the UN Sustainable Goals 2030, through a new approach, namely Value Based Coaching (VBC). VBC is a new concept at organizations that is based on partnering with focus persons, namely leaders, in a thought-provoking, creative & self-exploratory process.
31-01-2020 @ 13:00 - 15:30 22-26 George Street, The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Breakthrough Stakeholder Collaboration: Convert Conflict to Co-Creativity Do you have a messy problem with multiple stakeholders with no idea what to do to find common ground or consensus? Come with a burning concern. Bring along others who share that concern so that you can work on it together. Louie – supported by members of Presence in Action Collective – will help you to begin to explore your concerns using two unique frameworks that support collaborative inquiry and fit-for-purpose participatory planning – PAI and the Participation Compass.
03-02-2020 @ 09:00 - 17:00 5 Crichton's Close, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
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February
Collective Leadership on tackling sectarianism in Scotland Sectarianism remains a real issue that affects the lives of individuals and communities across Scotland. Despite its complexity we continue to see people taking encouraging and effective action to bring about positive changes. In the past year a group have experimented with the collective leadership approach to see whether this has the potential to provide new ways of approaching the systemic problems that lead to sectarian attitudes and behaviour. Join them to hear about their journey; their perspectives on the issues; their feelings on collective leadership as an approach to tackling social issues and whether they believe there is a role for this approach in helping to shape government policy. This is your chance to influence, and be part of, the future development, thinking and action on the agenda on tackling sectarianism in Scotland. 03-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 13:00 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh
Is it time for a new dialogue on antisocial behaviour? Antisocial behaviour can be an issue that affects communities across Scotland and the subject of complaints to local elected members and MSPs. Do you have a view on Antisocial behaviour? Be it conventional; challenging; creative; supportive; whatever – we want to hear it. 03-02-2020 @ 14:00 - 16:00 New Register House, 3 W Register Street
Joining the dots… Education futures for Scotland A collective adventure for people who are reimagining education by making new connections, finding unusual patterns, and looking beyond their known worlds. We will think together in a cross-sector, broad and creative way about education futures for Scotland. We need people who are excited to venture into the… 03-02-2020 @ 14:00 - 17:00 Whitespace, 36 King's Stables Road, Edinburgh
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The NHS performs miracles every day – How can we make it better The NHS is the jewel in our crown and we are all extremely passionate about what it achieves every day. But on the flip side of the same coin we all know it could be even better and often are frustrated with some of the ways it works. If you work in or with the NHS in South East Wales and want to share those frustrations, but more importantly share your thoughts and ideas this event will give you the opportunity to meet other like minded improvers to create an energy from within the service to make it even better.
03-02-2020 @ 16:00 - 18:00 Maes y coed Road, Woodland House, Cardiff, Wales
Meeting Change and Ambiguity
Our intention for this half day conversation is to open up a space to explore: What has us showing up the way we do ? What might we do to access our self-agency in the moments we feel most helpless or believe we are most vulnerable? The session will be hosted by Presence In Action Collective community members who will use the P6 Constellation Framework to hold the conversation. This is an opportunity to explore change in our lives while getting a taster of the P6 Constellation. This framework enables us to navigate behavioural patterns that are often un-consciously present and playing out within ourselves.
04-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 13:00 41 George IV Bridge, Augustine United Church, Edinburgh
Community Asset Transfers: The Good, The Bad and The Learning / Drosglwyddiadau Asedau Cymunedol: Y Da, y Drwg, a’r Dysgu Third Sector Support Wales is supporting Wales’ inaugural Fire Starter Festival with 3 free events across Wales bringing the third sector and public sector together on the topic of Community Asset Transfers: The Good, The Bad and The Learning. The TSSW events will include opportunities for networking and reviewing opportunities for partnership working with public sector bodies. Further information about agendas and speakers will be available in the New Year.
04-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Meadow St, Llanhilleth Institute, Abertillery, Wales
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Hearing all: liberating the culture of Public Services in Wales (round 2) / Gwrando ar bawb: rhyddhau diwylliant y Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus yng Nghymru (rownd 2) Liberating Structures are facilitation methods that help include and engage everyone and challenge elements that stifle true creativity and innovation. Join us for a quick immersion into Liberating Structures and how to get the best out of people. This is the first of two sessions that offers an introduction to Liberating Structures. Come try some out! During this event, members of the Liberating Structures Cardiff group will share with attendees in a few of their favorite liberating structures and challenge people to think about how they can better distribute control and include a diversity of perspectives in their engagements.
04-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:00 Park Place, Council Chamber, Cardiff University Main Building, Wales
Walk a mile in my shoes – Edinburgh This is a walk – or a wheel – with a difference. We are asking able-bodied participants to put themselves in the hands of those with a mobility or visual impairment and see – or not see – the city through their eyes. As we move together through our streets we will gain a deeper understanding of how our environment disables people through the barriers we unknowingly put in their way. We will also gain in trust and understanding of each other and open up a more fruitful dialogue about how we want our cities to be. 04-02-2020 @ 11:30 - 13:30 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, Outside, Edinburgh
ACOSVO Leadership Exchange Programme – Edinburgh Information Session Come along to this informal session on the 4th of February at ACOSVO’s office in Edinburgh to hear more about the programme and how it can develop leadership capacity. A previous participant will join us to share their own exchange reflections and answer any questions you may have. 04-02-2020 @ 12:30 - 13:30 18 York Place, Edinburgh, Boardroom
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CivTech: Solving problems with technology What do young people’s mental health and wellbeing, flood warning systems and faster onboarding of staff have in common? They are all challenges which have been explored through the CivTech programme. Since 2016 the Scottish Government’s CivTech programme has worked on 36 public service challenges with 25 different organisations including NHS Scotland, SEPA, Historic Environment Scotland and Glasgow City Council. At this event you will learn about some of our current and previous challenges, and how our innovation flow works. You’ll also get the chance to work up your own challenge statement and get feedback from the team.We welcome anyone in the public or third sector to attend, whether you are responsible for organisational change or just seeking a fresh creative solution to a challenge.
04-02-2020 @ 12:30 - 14:00 38 Castle Terrace, CivTech Studio, Codebase, Edinburgh
What’s a public entrepreneur? Lessons from CivTech “Mindset before skillset”. In a world where public servants are faced with increasing disruption and uncertainty, new thinking and behaviours need to be adopted and nurtured. By exploring the characteristics of successful entrepreneurial organisations which thrive in these conditions, public organisations can build the mindsets and skillsets required to explore and maximise new opportunities. This event is an introduction to the learning programmes we have developed in the Scottish Government’s successful CivTech programme, which creates an entrepreneurial environment for public servants and start-ups to come together to solve public sector problems.
04-02-2020 @ 14:30 - 16:00 38 Castle Terrace, CivTech Studios, Codebase, Edinburgh
Hearing all: liberating the culture of Public Services in Wales / Gwrando ar bawb: rhyddhau diwylliant y Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus yng Nghymru Liberating Structures are facilitation methods that help include and engage everyone and challenge elements that stifle true creativity and innovation. Join us for a quick immersion into Liberating Structures and how to get the best out of people. This is the first of two sessions that offers an introduction to Liberating Structures. Come try some out! During this event, members of the Liberating Structures Cardiff group will share with attendees in a few of their favorite liberating structures and challenge people to think about how they can better distribute control and include a diversity of perspectives in their engagements.
04-02-2020 @ 18:00 - 20:00 Park Place, Ground Floor Foyer, Cardiff University Main Building, Wales
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#MadeOnAMobile 1 Hour Taster Sessions (Afternoon) The best camera you own is the one you have with you. This workshop is an introduction to shooting, editing and sharing short films made using a mobile phone or tablet. It’ll be a fun filled, hands-on session and, if you get the bug, it may just convince you to attend one of my full-day #MadeOnAMobile sessions later in the year.
05-02-2020 @ 00:00 - 00:00 38 Castle Terrace, CivTech®, #Level L, Edinburgh
#MadeOnAMobile 1 Hour Taster Sessions (Morning) The best camera you own is the one you have with you. This workshop is an introduction to shooting, editing and sharing short films made using a mobile phone or tablet. It’ll be a fun filled, hands-on session and, if you get the bug, it may just convince you to attend one of my full-day #MadeOnAMobile sessions later in the year.
05-02-2020 @ 00:00 - 00:00 18 York Place, ACOSVO, Edinburgh
Don’t Panic, the Hitchhikers Guide to Innovations in Learning The day consists of a series of talks and interactive workshops centered around current innovations in digital learning. The first round of workshops offers the attendees the opportunity to hear about some of the latest research to have been conducted by School of Visual Simulation (SimVis), as well as the chance to design and develop their own digital learning resource. Topics such as the role of audio and video technologies in workforce development and developing digital learning habits will also be discussed.
05-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 16:00 Renfield St Stephens Centre 260 Bath St Glasgow
The National Performance Framework and System Leadership The National Performance Framework sets out a wide-ranging, complex and interconnected set of aspirations for Scotland. This session is an opportunity to explore how we can bring greater connectivity in to our work to support this, drawing upon the many elements of system leadership that are being developed and supported across our sectors. 05-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 16:00 18 York Place, Whitespace, Edinburgh
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The Gift Exchange: Exploring Relationships – Talking, Listening & Creating This participative workshop gives you space to reflect on what helps to build strong relationships with others in the workplace. Clare and Sabina will guide you through ‘The Gift Exchange’ where we’ll explore generosity, listening and interpreting, and giving and receiving using a range of visual tools for you to try out! 05-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:00 145-147 Queen Street, Glasgow
How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland? (Edinburgh/Musselburgh) We want to bring people together and start conversations about why it is important to build a Scotland that values and supports breastfeeding and how it could be achieved. We hope that these conversations will help spark change and mean that all parents have the support they need when their new baby arrives. To help achieve this we want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. Come along to join the conversation and share your thoughts.
05-02-2020 @ 12:00 - 14:30 Queen Margaret University, Main Cafeteria, Musselburgh, Scotland
Are We Doing Enough? Working Together for a Healthy and Thriving Scotland Are We Doing Enough? Working Together for a Healthy and Thriving Scotland is an event hosted by a diverse group of clinical, transformation, organisation development and communications professionals, working in NHS bodies and in the Scottish Government. The event offers a more flexible and open approach to exploring innovation. Our speakers will share high level insights from their own diverse experiences of leading and engagement with a range of alternative approaches to public health, followed by a dialogue between the speakers exploring their experiences. This will be followed by reflection time for participants and voting on their topics for a facilitated world café session for open discussions on the chosen topics with the event participants. 05-02-2020 @ 13:00 - 16:30 Caledonian, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
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Scotland’s populations: regional variations and implications The David Hume Institute, in partnership with National Records of Scotland, brings you Professor Michael Anderson and Dr Esther Roughsedge speaking on ‘Scotland’s populations: regional variations and implications’. They will discuss regional variations and trends that exist within Scotland’s populations and what they mean for Scotland and Scottish policy. Professor Michael Anderson is Emeritus Professor of Economic History, University of Edinburgh, and an expert on Scottish demography. Dr Esther Roughsedge is a statistician at the National Records of Scotland (NRS), with 15 years’ experience of demographic statistics.
05-02-2020 @ 13:45 - 16:00 The Dome, 3 West Register Street, Edinburgh
How can One Team Gov be a better fire starter in Wales? / Sut all One Team Gov danio syniadau’n well yng Nghymru?
This event will build on the previous One Team Gov Fire Starter Festival event to offer people an opportunity to help us plan and reimagine what the group can achieve here in Wales. It will be an interactive session where people can ask questions and spark new ideas, and the event will seek to identify new ways for the local group to grow and help fire start change and creativity in public services. Not just during the festival, but for the rest of the year! What events do people want to host? What are pressing conversations or challenges that people want to work on? Is there a better format for hosting One Team Gov Wales so we can ignite more positive change for public services here in Wales?
05-02-2020 @ 17:30 - 20:00 Ivor House, Bridge St, Cardiff, The Little Man Coffee Company, Cardiff, Wales
Liberating Structures in public service change – what are we learning? This event is an invitation for people experimenting with LS to take part in a participative inquiry into our experience of working with LS and the diversity in our practice. Our hypothesis is that by making visible and exploring the diversity of principles, pratice and facilitation stance we bring to LS, we can disrupt and connect our practice in new ways.
06-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 16:30 City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicholson Square Edinburgh
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Innovation Office Hour Do you have an idea for an innovation in your service or organisation but aren’t sure what to do next? Do you want some guidance and support from people who have been through the process? Sign up for an Innovation Office Hour slot – we’ll match you with someone with the right innovation or research expertise to help you develop your idea. We can’t promise anything after that! But we will do what we can to help and guide you to the next stage of your idea. 06-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 11:30 Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
Telling our ‘Collective Leadership’ Stories: A Practical (Writing) Workshop This is a practical and hands-on workshop for people, connected with Collective Leadership for Scotland, who would like to write their story about the Collective Leadership offer. This session will start with trying out some story-telling practices. After this exercise, participants are invited to write down their experiences, specifically reflecting on the impact Collective Leadership has had on themselves, their organisation and the wider community. There will be an opportunity to connect and exchange experiences with others. There will also be an opportunity to express your story via other creative channels such as drawing (materials, such as paper and pens, will be provided) , podcast (audio recording) or video interviews (facilitated by the organising team).
06-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 15:00 18 York Place, Acosvo, Edinburgh, Scotland
Community Asset Transfers: The Good, The Bad and The Learning / Drosglwyddiadau Asedau Cymunedol: Y Da, y Drwg, a’r Dysgu Third Sector Support Wales is supporting Wales’ inaugural Fire Starter Festival with 3 free events across Wales bringing the third sector and public sector together on the topic of Community Asset Transfers: The Good, The Bad and The Learning. The TSSW events will include opportunities for networking and reviewing opportunities for partnership working with public sector bodies. Further information about agendas and speakers will be available in the New Year.
06-02-2020 @ 13:00 - 16:00 Mynydd Isa Library Community Centre, Caffi Isa, Wales
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A creative approach to giving young children a voice in service planning As Scotland prepares to incorporate the UNCRC into domestic law, how can the expressive arts and creative approaches help ensure very young children’s voices are reflected in decision-making and service planning? This is an opportunity to explore the subject with colleagues from across the arts and children’s sectors, as part of Fire Starter Festival 2020: Celebrating Innovation and Creativity In Public Services. 06-02-2020 @ 10:30 - 12:30 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh, St Cecilia's Hall
How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland? (Granton) We want to bring people together and start conversations about why it is important to build a Scotland that values and supports breastfeeding and how it could be achieved. We hope that these conversations will help spark change and mean that all parents have the support they need when their new baby arrives. To help achieve this we want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. 06-02-2020 @ 12:00 - 14:00 Edinburgh College, Granton Campus, 350 W Granton Rd
Connecting Culture and Care Explore how co-design approaches to the expressive arts can help care-experienced children access their rights as defined by the UNCRC. In this practical artist-facilitated session, participants from across sectors will explore expressive arts approaches used in Creative Kin, a project led by Starcatchers, Scotland’s National Arts and Early Years Organisation, that provides shared creative experiences for care experienced children and their adults. 06-02-2020 @ 12:30 - 15:00 The University of Edinburgh, 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh, St Cecilia's Hall
ACOSVO Leadership Exchange Programme – Glasgow Information Session Come along to this informal session on the 6th of February at SFHA’s office in Glasgow to hear more about the programme and how it can develop leadership capacity. A previous participant will join us to share their own exchange reflections and answer any questions you may have. 06-02-2020 @ 12:30 - 13:30 149 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Sutherland House
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Comedy and Confidence: Using a Creative Curriculum to Build Confidence! Comedy! A new approach to the old problem of lack of confidence and disengagement from our young people? As part of the Fire Starter Festival 2020, this is the first of two workshops DYW Argyll are presenting with Anna Devitt on the merits of using alternative and disruptive approaches to improving young people’s prospects. Anna Devitt embarked on challenging and changing the way we educate young people. Anna built Comedy & Confidence ® Training Program which was accredited under SCQF Levels 3,4,5,6 and is a custom built SQA Award.
06-02-2020 @ 18:00 - 20:30 Argyll Street, Dunoon, Argyll, Argyll Hotel, Dunoon
Street Wisdom Walk At the centre of Street Wisdom lies the idea that every moment is extraordinary and every street is full of inspiration – that there’s no such thing as an ordinary street, just ordinary thinking. Few of us give ourselves time or permission to really focus on the signs and signals that we normally ignore, rich stimulus that can help us learn something new. 07-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Can Procurement be Kind? Join us at this event to explore how we can embed kindness in commissioning and procurement process, and use this to deliver better outcomes for people and communities. This event is hosted by a group of people from the Kindness Innovation Network who have been exploring the role of kindness in procurement and commissioning. It will bring together a range of perspectives on commissioning and procurement, with the aim or building understanding and trust, challenging perceptions, and collectively building a sense of what might be possible.
07-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 15:00 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, Norton Park Conference Centre
Connecting across Communities
We invite you to join us for a half day event to explore the future of Scotland through service design. How can Scotland bring citizens, data and design together to influence what really happens in our communities? The Service Design Academy from Dundee & Angus College will take us through a playful journey touching our hearts and minds to look into the future and co-design what we all need for our local ecosystems to flourish. Come join us and make a difference through the power of relationships and kindness. 07-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 15:00 ACOSVO, 18 York Place, Edinburgh
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How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland? The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) Aberdeen City and Shire Branch together with NHS Grampian invite you to share your thoughts on how we can make Scotland Breastfeeding Friendly? We want to hear from people of all ages about what a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. From parents, children and grandparents, students, employers and employees, policymakers, councillors and MPs / MSPs. EVERYONE is welcome.
07-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Upper Mall, Bon Accord Aberdeen, George Street, Aberdeen
Walk a mile in my shoes – Inverness
This is a walk – or a wheel – with a difference. We are asking able-bodied participants to put themselves in the hands of those with a mobility or visual impairment and see – or not see – the city through their eyes. As we move together through our streets we will gain a deeper understanding of how our environment disables people through the barriers we unknowingly put in their way. We will also gain in trust and understanding of each other and open up a more fruitful dialogue about how we want our cities to be. 07-02-2020 @ 11:30 - 13:30 Inverness train station
It’s all about relationships Join our conversation … We live in an inter-connected world. In our public services, nothing happens in isolation. Where there is human connection, there is the potential for support, growth and relief. It’s all about relationships. What does this really mean for us all? We invite you to join a conversation as we explore together what working relationally really means. We commit to reflect further on whatever comes from our conversation together on the day and share our written reflections with the group after the event.
07-02-2020 @ 12:30 - 16:00 7 Victoria Terrace, Meeting Room, Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
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Behavioural Science, the future of employability?
The right intervention at the right time, every time Insights from one of the most effective employability interventions in the world. Join us to for a short presentation on this joint piece of work and our wider employability programs. We will discuss how behavioural analytics and can change the way we allocate resource, build individual responses at scale and deliver the right intervention at the right time, every time. 07-02-2020 @ 13:30 - 15:30 YMCA Scotland, 1 Chesser Ave, Edinburgh
How could regeneration increase social equality in Govanhill? A systems mapping event using Social Presencing Theatre Following a mindfulness exercise, participants will express an area of their life or work that feel stuck, explore how this relates to others experience and identify how they could collaborate to work towards a collectively desired future. A 4D mapping exercise will then enable participants to make the current social system visible and explore what shifts might enable an aspiring future to emerge. 08-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 16:00 539 Langside Lane, Glasgow
Building Creative Confidence Iriss uses the arts in its work to improve communication of ideas, demonstrate value and reframe issues, and champions the evidence for the use of arts in the Social care sector. Join us for a showcase of some of our creative approaches to supporting the social care workforce, and take some time to reflect on how you could inject some creativity into your projects or campaigns. Some aims of this session are: To inspire you with some new ideas about how to be creative in your role, To help you create a realistic plan to support you to embed the arts into your setting, and more.
10-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Iriss, Brunswick House, Training Room, Glasgow
How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland? Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Grampian invite you to share your thoughts on how we can make Scotland Breastfeeding Friendly? We want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. From parents, children and grandparents, students, employees, employers and policy makers, councillors and MPs / MSPs. EVERYONE is welcome.
10-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 Deeside Community Centre, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
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Valleys Vision – investing in people to transform communities An interactive panel discussion with contributions from social entrepreneurs about how to create a thriving culture for social enterprise. With social and economic inequality growing in Wales, more people than ever are using innovative and sustainable business ideas to help drive social change. Whether they are providing jobs, improving the lives of people in later life, or making a positive impact in the places where they live and work, these social entrepreneurs put social purpose at the heart of what they do, ahead of financial gain.
10-02-2020 @ 14:30 - 16:30 Abercynon Road, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, The Feel Good Factory, Abercynon, Wales
One Team Gov Exploring Future Leadership Online Workshop One Team Gov are creating the space to talk about radical new ways to lead, underpinned by empathy, vulnerability, and collaboration. Building on, and inspired by, the work we’ve a lready done this year on exploring future leadership, OneTeamGov will host a global, online Exploring Future Leadership Workshop, taking place on 10, 11 and 12 February 2020 (depending on where in the world you are). We will explore what leadership looks like in the future across three themes: Leadership of Self, Leadership of Others & Leadership of the System / Community
10-02-2020 @ 22:30 - 14:00 Online
Round the Houses – Navigating Journeys Through Care nclusive hands-on workshop aims to inspire a mixed audience to think about and design a navigation aid for the Orkney care landscape. Working collaboratively we invite patients, carers, members of the public, local artists, and healthcare professionals to design and create a navigation aid aimed at assisting patients with complex needs in finding their way around the local health and care landscape. We will learn from lived experience and be guided by local artists in creating the prototype for a tool that helps patients and healthcare professionals to share information and achieve better outcomes every time.
11-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 14:00 28-36 Victoria Street, Pier Arts Centre, Stromness
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Get the Gen. Recruiting and retaining young people in the workforce By 2025, Millennials will make up 75% of the workforce. Many organisations in the public and private sector are still grappling with this interesting challenge. 2 of Scotland’s most exciting social enterprises host a presentation and discussion on recruiting & retaining young people in the workforce. 11-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:00 Montgomery Street Lane, Edinburgh
What should we focus /measure in our workplaces? Good work is good for us, whilst bad work is very bad for us. If we are used to using ‘measures’ as a way of giving a focus to what we do (evidence-based), this can help or hinder us. So what would be good things for us to measure in Welsh workplaces? This is a discussion – we will capture what you say and share this. Let’s develop a movement to make Welsh workplaces better!
11-02-2020 @ 12:00 - 13:00 Ty Dysgu, HEIW, Nantgarw, Wales
Is Stress your Enemy or your Friend for your Leadership Performance & Success? Responsible Leadership & Corporate Social Responsibility are the among the essential criteria for business today, and many companies work in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to develop Responsible Leadership and to achieve Corporate Social Responsibility. At this workshop, the participants will explore how Responsible Leadership & Corporate Social Responsibility align with starts-ups, and how stress management lays at the heart of a successful and responsible business. 11-02-2020 @ 13:30 - 16:30 Unit A, 75 Old Hawkhill, Centre for Entrepreneurship - University of Dundee, Dundee
Hearing all: liberating the culture of Public Services in Wales Liberating Structures are facilitation methods that help include and engage everyone and challenge elements that stifle true creativity and innovation. Join us for a quick immersion into Liberating Structures and how to get the best out of people. This is the first of two sessions that offers an introduction to Liberating Structures. Come try some out! During this event, members of the Liberating Structures Cardiff group will share with attendees in a few of their favorite liberating structures and challenge people to think about how they can better distribute control and include a diversity of perspectives in their engageme nts.
11-02-2020 @ 18:00 - 20:00 Park Place, Council Chamber, Cardiff University Main Building, Wales
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No One Left Behind – The Future of Employability in Scotland You are invited to take part in a discussion around what the future of employability services in Scotland should look like. We want people who have not been engaged in the discussion so far to come along and tell us what they need to see from the future state of employability support and provision. Whether you deliver employment services, support people with multiple complex barriers, engage directly with potential users, or have lived experience, your input is crucial to informing our work moving forwards. This event will give you an opportunity to meet new faces and talk through some of the challenges you face whether in an individual or organisational capacity.
12-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 12:30 191 Ingram Street, The Corinthian Club, Glasgow
Fair Work Nation 2025 What does fair work mean to you? If you don’t know, do know or just fancy a cuppa (tea, coffee, or water) and some biscuits, come along to our event where you will be able to meet the Fair Work Convention. Our event will give you the opportunity to hear from advocates for Fair Work across Scotland, ask questions and participate in an open discussion. The Convention are keen to hear the views of Scotland’s public on all aspects of fair work. If you would like to ask your questions anonymously, or ahead of time, we will give you the opportunity to do that too, so don’t worry about speaking on the day if you don’t want to!
12-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:30 The Dome, 3 West Register Street, Edinburgh
How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland and why is it important? We want to bring people together and start conversations about why it is important to build a Scotland that values and supports breastfeeding and how it could be achieved. We hope that these conversations will help spark change and mean that all parents have the support they need when their new baby arrives. To help achieve this we want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. Come along to join the conversation and share your thoughts.
12-02-2020 @ 10:30 - 12:30 Knockcushan Street, The Quay Zone, Girvan
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How can we build a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland? Moray Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Grampian invite you to share your thoughts on how we can make Scotland Breastfeeding Friendly? We want to hear from people of all ages about what a breastfeeding friendly Scotland would look like for them and their community and to share ideas about how they think we could make it happen. From parents, children and grandparents, employees, employers and policy makers, councillors and MPs / MSPs. EVERYONE is welcome.
11-02-2020 @ 12:15 - 13:30 Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, Moray
Community Asset Transfers: The Good, The Bad and The Learning Third Sector Support Wales is supporting Wales’ inaugural Firestarter Festival with 3 free events across Wales bringing the third sector and public sector together on the topic of Community Asset Transfers: The Good, the Bad, and the Learning. The TSSW events will include opportunities for networking and reviewing opportunities for partnership working with public sector bodies. The events are being held at the following dates and locations. Further information about agendas and speakers will be available soon.
12-02-2020 @ 13:00 - 16:00 Tŷ Margaret Thorne, 17-19 Alfred Street, Neath, Wales
Online Innovation Office Hour Do you have an idea for an innovation in your service or organisation but aren’t sure what to do next? Do you want some guidance and support from people who have been through the process? Sign up for an Innovation Office Hour slot – we’ll match you with someone with the right innovation or research expertise to help you develop your idea. We can’t promise anything after that! But we will do what we can to help and guide you to the next stage of your idea. 12-02-2020 @ 13:30 - 15:00 Online
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The Courage to Hold Unconventional Opinions Design a Way Through Complex Public Service Challenges using the Secret Ingredient, Simulation. We’ll show you models that decision-makers have actually used, then invite you to try out some more playful examples. You will encounter computer simulations of complex ‘whole system’ challenges such as service design, commissioning, capacity & flow, and workforce planning.
12-02-2020 @ 14:00 - 17:00 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh
Values based workshop to improve your listening and thinking skills
An experiential values based learning opportunity to increase your awareness of how to encourage better thinking and listening. A chance to learn new skills and techniques to improve your effectiveness with colleagues,teams,friends giving you greater impact in your work and social settings. To assist you in this process I will be sharing some of the work by Nancy Kline around Time to Think.
12-02-2020 @ 14:00 - 16:00 49 Dowanhill Street, Glasgow
A trouble walks into a bar: Re-storying life between stand up and therapy Re-storying our lives through stand-up comedy is a laughing matter. It frames the importance of stories and comedy to help us witness how the jokes and stories we tell of our past and present can very much help us restore our lives. Please join us for a performance and discussion about how important play, comedy and storytelling are in this restorative process.
12-02-2020 @ 16:30 - 18:30 5 York Pl, Edinburgh, The Stand Comedy Club
Starting a Social Business | Cychwyn Busnes Cymdeithasol STARTING A SOCIAL BUSINESS WORKSHOP Do you have a business idea that will benefit your community? Are you thinking about setting up a social enterprise?If you have a vision for change, this workshop will be the perfect way to get your idea off the ground.Come along to find out more about how we can help you move your idea or project forward. Our experienced Social Enterprise advisers will be on hand to offer advice and guidance. The workshop will be led by Martin Downes from Social Business Wales New Start and Jane Ryall from UnLtd. 12-02-2020 @ 16:45 - 19:30 Canolfan S4C Yr Egin, Carmarthen, Wales
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When Power Corrupts ‘When power corrupts,’ John F Kennedy said, ‘poetry cleanses.’ But does it? Our panel discussion-slash-reading will address the issue of poetry and power. Should poets be wary of politicians or embrace the chance ‘to speak truth to power’? Can political poetry go beyond sloganeering? And what about when poets become politicians?Panellists include poet and novelist John Burnside (The Music of Time), poet and theatre-maker Harry Josephine Giles (The Games), poet and academic Dr Samantha Walton (Self Heal). The panel will be chaired by poet and editor, Henry Bell (John Maclean: Hero of Red Clydeside). 12-02-2020 @ 19:00 - 20:30 5 Crichton's Close, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
You better be in… We’re coming roon yir hoose!! If you can’t make it to the Street Wisdom event in Edinburgh with Tracy and Joyce – that’s ok cos we can come to you! From wherever you are in Scotland join us online for an interactive session from the comfort on your own home. What’s it all about? You’ll take part in a facilitated session using your own surroundings to find answers you are seeking. What’s in it for you? It’s a chance to see things in a new way and experience a new facilitation technique. 12-02-2020 @ 19:30 - 20:30 Online
Change in the Welsh Public Sector: how can we make a more supportive environment? / Newid yn Sector Cyhoeddus Cymru: sut allwn ni greu amgylchedd mwy cefnogol? This interactive workshop builds on 9 months of research and a December 6th workshop on change in Wales. We are calling for people to join us in learning about some of the existing barriers and enablers to implementing change in Wales. Ultimately, the session seeks to collectively answer a key question — how can we build more supportive relationships to challenge structural barriers in Wales? What could it look like to create more time, space and support for innovation and creative change in Wales and how can we get there?
13-02-2020 @ 09:30 - 13:00 Council Chamber, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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Breastfeeding Friendly Scheme – Presteigne Presteigne venues launch the breastfeeding friendly scheme and welcome mothers to breastfeed out and about in the town. All are welcome to come along and have your say about breastfeeding friendly schemes to support breastfeeding in the local community. 13-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 14:00 11 High Street, Rose Cottage Floral Creations, Presteigne, Wales
Tempo Time Credits / Credydau Amser Tempo On 13th February, join award-winning timebanking social enterprise Tempo to explore how Time Credits can increase participation in communities and build voluntary sector capacity and resilience. As part of the conversation, Tempo will be sharing examples of impact from Time Credit programmes across Wales. Event aims:
Talk about our history, journey and roots in Wales
Showcase our work in Wales and England and chat more about how you can get involved
Meet some of our members and hear more about the impact of Time Credits.
13-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 12:30 Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales
Comedy and Confidence: Using a Creative Curriculum to Build Confidence! Comedy! A new approach to the old problem of lack of confidence and disengagement from our young people? As part of the Fire Starter Festival 2020, this is the first of two workshops DYW Argyll are presenting with Anna Devitt on the merits of using alternative and disruptive approaches to improving young people’s prospects. Anna Devitt embarked on challenging and changing the way we educate young people. Anna built Comedy & Confidence ® Training Program which was accredited under SCQF Levels 3,4,5,6 and is a custom built SQA Award.
13-02-2020 @ 18:00 - 20:30 North Pier, Columba Hotel, Oban, Scotland
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Cynefin: Into the Woods Modern society is on a journey to rediscover community and value the environment in which it lives. But the question this community is faced with, is how to maintain and benefit from the resources, without losing what makes it so special, and enhancing the Wales we love for future generations. Cynefin: Into the Woods, wants to look at how local communities, partners and stakeholders can achieve and contribute to that balance in a cooperative and community focussed approach. There will be a guided walk through one of our trails. 14-02-2020 @ 09:00 - 12:30 Dolgellau, Coed y Brenin Forest Park Sharing Power: Embedding Deliberative Methods in Scotland Featuring lightning talks from across the public and community sector sharing stories of deliberative and participatory democracy in action, this session will examine the current participatory landscape in Scotland. Representatives from COSLA, Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament will be among those to share their experiences. Following a provocation from Oliver Escobar, through a series of discussions and world-cafe style sessions we’ll look at examples of deliberative and participatory democracy in action in Scotland and more.
14-02-2020 @ 10:00 - 13:00 The Dome, New Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ageing Well in Wales: What does growing old well in Wales mean for BAME women? A discussion with the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales / Heneiddio’n Dda yng Nghymru: Beth mae heneiddio’n dda yng Nghymru yn ei olygu i fenywod BAME? Trafodaeth gyda Chomisiynydd Pobl Hŷn Cymru What does growing old well mean? What are the barriers preventing older BAME women from participating fully in public life (housing, transport, life-long education, health and social care)? How can public services be improved? 14-02-2020 @ 10:30 - 12:30 Neville Street, Women Connect First, Cardiff, Wales
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2025 Movement – North Wales Firestarter Festival Workshop 2025 Movement- What is it and how we can achieve whole system change together? Are you tired of not being able to change the ‘system’ in which you work, frustrated about decisions that are out of your work area or control and want to do things differently but feel that you are powerless to do anything despite working harder than ever? You are not alone…….this is a call out to anyone intrigued about what 2025 is and wants to know more about how and why we formed our collective mission to tackle avoidable health inequalities in North Wales by 2025. 14-02-2020 @ 11:30 - 13:00 Ffordd William Morgan, St Asaph Business Park, St Asaph, OpTIC Centre, St Asaph, North Wales
Cynefin: Into the Woods Modern society is on a journey to rediscover community and value the environment in which it lives. But the question this community is faced with, is how to maintain and benefit from the resources, without losing what makes it so special, and enhancing the Wales we love for future generations. Cynefin: Into the Woods, wants to look at how local communities, partners and stakeholders can achieve and contribute to that balance in a cooperative and community focussed approach. There will be a guided walk through one of our trails.
14-02-2020 @ 14:00 - 17:30 Dolgellau, Coed y Brenin Forest Park
Connecting improvement across UK Ambulance Services / Cysylltu gwelliant ar draws Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans y DU Join Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust in this high tempo session, aiming to showcase how the organisation is seeking to improve, innovate and collaborate across the health and care system in Wales, the UK, and internationally. A journey with many tales, learn from our experiences in creating our WAST Improvement & Innovation Network, contributing to the UK Ambulance sector ‘Ambulance Q’ & ‘Project A’ improvement movement, and our delivery of p re-hospital research.
14-02-2020 @ 14:00 - 15:00 Online
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Flourish! A local economy board game Flourish! Is a new game that allows participants to explore a different kind of local economy. One in which economic decisions support a post-growth society in which people can lead healthy, fulfilling lives – in which they can flourish. This board game for 6 players and a host is designed to explore how players can develop ‘Sharetown’ to be a more equitable and participatory place. To do so they move away from purely financial measures of success to focus instead on how rich our communities are in 5 specific factors; agency, connection, trust, security and meaning. 14-02-2020 @ 15:00 - 18:30 Ivor House, Bridge Street, Cardiff, Little Man Coffee Unleashing the Power of Diversity – an evening with Bjørn Z Ekelund Norwegian psychologist, facilitator and developer of the Diversity Icebreaker Bjørn Z Ekelund is visiting Scotland in February and we are excited to welcome him to Edinburgh for this one-off free evening event. . The Icebreaker is an experiential learning module of 60 – 90 minutes that can be used in seminars, both as a starting point and also as an OD intervention in its own right. It creates positivity, trust, creativity and a learning mode of curiosity and dialogue – a great way to get workshops, conversations and team development to start in a useful way. It also co-creates a language of cognitive diversity relevant for interpersonal interaction and problem solving, helping participants to see what’s useful and valuable in their colleagues. 19-02-2020 @ 19:00 - 20:30 Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh
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