We have all heard of Best Practice. Those proven methods that have been shown to lead to success in a particular field or situation. Within most industries, including social housing, they are crucial to keeping businesses organized and functioning to a successful and high standard. No one is ever going to discredit the advantages of best practice because it shapes entire industries however, within the realms of innovation, best practice has to ability to kill it completely.
We’re back with a new strategy! In the first of a series of posts on place and community power, Paul talks to Bromford resident and sustainability innovator, Tanya Love. They talk about street-level innovation, the importance of optimism and how we all need to Be More Guerrilla.
Our shift to a place-based approach requires a shift to a place centric innovation model. Just yesterday , I spent time with one of our place discovery teams and they are embedding non technology based practice in a way that a traditional innovation lab cannot. Bromford Lab is dead. But what comes next? And how can we build upon the lessons we learned?
