Our Ways Of Working
Bromford Lab
Moving Away From Best Practice

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.  

Moving Away From Best Practice
Our Customers And Places
Bromford Lab
Guerrilla Gardening and Community Power

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.

Guerrilla Gardening and Community Power

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Innovation Lab Home Challenge

Here in the Lab we want to really challenge ourselves all the time, not only about helping to find solutions that fit with the day job - we also want to be the kind of folk that are passionate about solving our own problems too!

“Does innovation begin at home?”

We have set ourselves the challenge of finding a problem we have, then find and fund our own solution and test it out.  First up to face this challenge was Vicky Green, Lab Manager! Well she would be wouldn't she?

As our Vicky loves to be on TV she has made three short clips to demonstrate her problem, the solution and then how she tested it out! Not sure her two dogs were completely aware of what was happening, but watch the clips to see how she is solving the common problem of - dogs not being able to switch off their own in built food alarms!

 

Part One - Setting out the Challenge

First in a 3 part test. Vicky Green our Lab Manager at Bromford does a bit of a personal test to see how introducing a new way of feeding her dogs can give her a much deserved lie in. See part 2 and 3 to complete the test

Part Two - Setting up the Test

Explaining the use of an automatic dog feeder to two dogs - watch part 1 & 3 for the full story!

Part Three - The Results

If you have seen part 1 & 2 of our test - you will know that we are seeing if we can change the behaviour of two dogs. Will they like having their food automatically without the fun of disturbing owner Vicky, Lab Manager at Bromford. Only time and dogs will tell!

Vicky has confirmed that both dogs enjoyed the test, the next step is to do set up the feeder without her actually being in the room! So a mini pilot is officially launched and we can check in with Archie and Alfie in a few weeks to see if this has actually made both their and her life easier!

PS We understand that Vicky told her husband the automatic feeder was only £15 so if you happen to know him, please don't let on!

Here is a quick outtake of the test from this morning! Made us laugh anyway!

As part of an experiment to change how dogs access their food, we used an automatic dog feeder - leading to confusion for our cavapoo! #blooper