PeoplePlus A project to harness the talents, skills and imagination of everyone in MacIntyre LIKE us on FACEBOOK: p FOLLOW us on

Gifts, Skills and Talents Relationships Community contribution Co production Enterprise

Something is missing Boredom Ambitious Non Social care thinking Moving from being a provider to a facilitator Fresh thinking Creative Stuck in a rut

DNA Think local Act Personal and Making it real Person Centred Approaches and Great Interactions Building on what we do already

Innovation complacency Fresh pairs of eyes Challenge Experts in their field “Natural fit” between people and ethos of organisations. Mutual benefits and desire to learn Co produced and bottom up Why we partnered up

Groundswell Partnership We support sustainable change in organisations through personalisation and community based support. We are committed to sharing our learning across the sector.

Community Catalysts  A social enterprise and Community Interest Company established in 2010  Works to harness the talents and imaginations of people and communities to provide high quality small scale local care and support services  Aims to make sure that people wherever they live have a real choice of great services and supports LIKE us on FACEBOOK: p FOLLOW us on

The People + Programme Design brief for the programme – Must embed new ways of working Programmed in phases - Preparing for change Gaining understanding and knowledge Reflections and organisational learning Embedding in everyday practice

Peter Peter is in his 60’s, is physically disabled and finds communication difficult He lives near the sea and loves taking photos of ships He decided he wanted to set up an enterprise to sell his photos With help he researched his market, the competition, outlets, costs etc He has made lots of local friends and is ‘Peter the photographer’ not ‘the guy in the wheelchair’. LIKE us on FACEBOOK: p FOLLOW us on

Gifts, Skills and Talents Relationships Community contribution Co production Enterprise

Anticipated outcomes Increased and stronger relationships Gifts skills and talents recognised, celebrated and developed Greater confidence and self esteem Greater job satisfaction

Engagement process Awareness Sessions In-depth learning and reflection Action planning and commitment Webinars and surgeries On going support

What worked well The project and methodology evolved as we progresses The project was co designed by participants It re energised work that was already underway Impacted on other processes such as recruitment It has given people permission Webinars

Unlocking Enterprise – assessment tool Building understanding and knowledge Here is a rough guide on to how to answer the questions: If you are getting started you are likely to tick the first one or two statements. If you are making some progress then perhaps the third statement. Good progress is likely to mean that you would tick the fourth box. Excellent progress would mean that you are likely to be ticking the fifth statement. Here is a rough guide on to how to answer the questions: If you are getting started you are likely to tick the first one or two statements. If you are making some progress then perhaps the third statement. Good progress is likely to mean that you would tick the fourth box. Excellent progress would mean that you are likely to be ticking the fifth statement.

Unlocking Enterprise What did it tell you that was interesting? How could you use this tool to understand how well your service is doing in recognising and harnessing people’s skills and talents? LIKE us on FACEBOOK: p FOLLOW us on

“Once we started to get into it realised it is about changing the small things, how we thought about things, and that this could make a huge difference” What worked well Really got me thinking about what people can do, made me think again. How could I support people to make their presence in the community more meaningful- not just an activity.” “Like we have been given permission; its woken up our person centred approaches.” “It’s like we have been set loose” “Now we have a more can do attitude.” “Let’s give it a go” “Enjoyed training, quite hard, had to really come up with ideas in short spaces of time- really made us think” “Means we are looking for staff who are more resilient, bolder, will persist.”

Challenges It is something extra to do No link to what we already do Everyone needs to get a job It is something new It is not relevant for people with complex needs

How we have started to overcome the challenges Enterprise projects Focus on People with Complex needs Webinars Stories

Unlocking potential How well do you think your service is doing now in recognising and harnessing people’s gifts skills and talents? What is already happening that you can build on to enable people to contribute and build stronger community networks? What would be a good stretch for you? What might be possible to do now? What could you do to build awareness across your organisation and involve others? LIKE us on FACEBOOK: