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May 2011

pixelfountain makes two of its learning simulations (Planit-Sustainability and Planit4CAST (Climate Change)) available as licences, which enable organisations to benefit from innovative learning approach at a cost effective price.

January 2011: games-ED

pixelfountain launch games-ED, a games based learning venture, that utilises modified versions of the company’s learning simulations in schools, colleges and universities.

February 2010: Mediabox

Along with St.Helens Council, we have just won a mediabox application. The funding will go towards the development of an on-line game. Young people will be involved in the development of the game, and they will also be the target audience. The game will also make use of 2D bar codes (those matrix patterns you see on cola cans) and mobile phones. And will encourage young people to get involved in their local community.

January 2010: NEW SIM - Planit-Shared

With assistance from West Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, we have just completed the Planit-Shared Learning Simulation. Planit-Shared simulates two local councils, they have different demographics but share the same need to deal with their medium term gaps. Planit-Shared will be used in training programmes to help council members and officers look at improvement, efficiency and shared-services.

November 2009: HCA accreditation of Regen-IT

We are pleased to announce that our Regen-IT Learning Simulation has just been accredited by the Homes & Communities Academy.

June 2009: Planit-partnerships Complete

Building on the success of Planit-Merseyside, which was short-listed in the Bringing People Together category of the Creating the Future Awards 2008 pixelfountain has been asked to deliver Planit-Partnerships using our Learning Simulations alongside our strategy and planning tools to councils in the North West. Read more...

March 2009: Learn 2 Deliver Programme Commences

West Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership has commissioned pixelfountain to deliver a series of Local Area Agreement workshops. The workshops will train Members in Local Councils in the sub region. Read more...

November 2008: Team building event for Uniliever

pixelfountain were asked by Uniliever to help deliver part of their One World in Laundry Team building event. We used Planit-Sustainability in the event to two groups of 100 people Comfortville and Surfcity who were competing against each other to get the highest score. Read more...

August 2008: Regen-IT Update

Regen-IT has been updated in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University. The updates have made the simulation more focused on affordable housing and neighbourhood management. The product is being used with Registered Social Landlords to train staff and board members. Read more...

July 2008: NEW SIM - Children and Young People simulation

Planit-YP developed with assistance from Government Office Northwest addresses the Every Child Matters agenda and deals with the complex issues surrounding young people. The simulation is designed to improve partnership working, skills and knowledge and allow delegates to ‘see’ how the decisions they make affect the health and well-being of young people. Read more...

June 2008: Planit-Merseyside Complete

We successfully delivered learning-simulations as part of Planit-Merseyside. The project was a finalist in the Bringing People together category of the Academy of Sustainable Communities, Creating the Future Awards 2008. Read more...

June 2008: pixelfountain delivers planit-LAA for Tameside 20/20 event

Tameside 20/20 event is a quarterly ‘vision and direction of travel’ day, involving a selection of 400 Tameside staff. We delivered four Planit-LAA workshops alongside the internal organisation development team’s activities. Read more...