Our thoughts

Nowhere Island Project has been created by artist Alex Hartley as a part of the next Olympic Games. Alex has created a new nomadic nation which we are invited to join, and asks us the question: “If we were to create a new nation, how might we begin?” Here are a few words about it… Nowhereisland has already [...]

Anna Rzepczynski is a good friend of Snook’s and talented a textile designer exploring social design. We asked her to tell her story of attending a session with The Pitch Doctor and here is it… An early train journey, short stroll through a eerie and beautiful chilly Glasgow, another train journey and a brisk walk [...]

Illustrator Nicola Streeten  has written a graphic novel about the death of her two year old son. Billy, Me and You tells the story of how Nicola and her husband, John, dealt with their bereavement. Nicola is the co-creator (with artist Sarah Lightman) ofLaydeez do Comics, a graphic novel forum with a focus on the new [...]

I was part of a panel who were asked to talk about how knowledge can support social innovation. I have three things to say about knowledge: I often approach my work with a disclaimer that I am not an expert in the field I am working in ( could be social work one day and [...]

This weekend I travelled down to London to be part of a festival at the South Bank Centre.  “This festival celebrates something we all have in common. Death is a subject we are fascinated by and fearful of; it is a favourite topic of all arts and all societies find rituals to deal with it. [...]

  Today I was at the launch of the collaboration between Thinkpublic and Consumer Focus on the manifesto for online public services.  This is timely as we are in full swing of a digital revolution allowing us to buy, sell, move, make, collaborate, feedback in more ways than ever before.  This isn’t html website land [...]

Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote in the language of the people, about people, for people. He is described as the greatest Scot that ever lived and he believed we were all equal – we are good and bad, we all laugh and cry. He writes words that have moved me to tears, he left us [...]

This looks interesting. Will you be there? “Scotland has been at the top of the news agenda in the British media in recent days because of the disagreement between the UK government and the Scottish government over the timing and content of a referendum on independence. But in social enterprise, Scotland has been in the [...]

BBC – Robert Burns – Burns Night – Running Order. If you are going to be hosting, or attending a supper in the name of our favourite bard – this is a great run-through of what to have prepared. Tartan at the ready!

  Skills development Scotland are hiring an associate Service Designer to work with them for 9 months.  If I wasn’t in Snook, I’d be applying.  I’ve been lucky to work on and off with the team and the company supported my masters which led to my thinking and thesis on Embedding Design in the public [...]