How can a diverse group of social enterprise professionals collaborate to design tools to help tackle social isolation and loneliness?

This project collaborated with social enterprises in the Highlands of Scotland and aimed to improve the sharing of best practice and lived experiences between social enterprises working to tackle the issue of loneliness and isolation in later life. We wanted to explore the current issues social enterprises face in connecting with one another to share their practices, their current approaches to social engagements, and their ideas for making improvements that can make a real difference for the future. We questioned what is currently working in practice, what can learned from this, and what is the best way to share that knowledge through a network of social enterprises. The ultimate aim of the project was to use this research to inform the design of tools that social enterprises can use to develop meaningful social connections that can be instrumental in developing responses that tackle social isolation and loneliness.