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Lights, Camera, Co-production: 3 great things to watch

To conclude co-production week, here’s three great wee videos to watch about what co-production means and, how it can work and why it’s such an important model to follow in ...

#coproweek – Older People & Effective Co-production

It’s national co-production week – hosted by The Social Care Institute for Excellence - a time to celebrate effective co-production work which truly engages, involves and respects all participating parties. At ...

The difference a year can make – what happed to us as a consequence of U Lab

Last summer I went along to the first ‘find out about U Lab’ session in Edinburgh.  It sounded like the sort of thing that Outside the Box wanted to do.  ...

Intergenerations in the Gardens

On a very Scottish June afternoon where the weather doesn’t quite know what to do with itself, we joined a stimulating group of people, all loosely connected by an interest ...

Making rural areas work better for older people

Outside the Box is developing Rural Wisdom - a project that will look at what works for older people in rural communities across the UK.  This is in partnership with Volunteering ...

Mental Health in Midlothian- we need your help!

We want your help.  Health in Mind and Outside the Box are having conversations with people in Midlothian. * What does good mental health and wellbeing mean to you? * ...