5 June 2024

Our Ways Of Working

Bromford Lab

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.

5 July 2023

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.

Paul Taylor, Innovation Coach

29 April 2022

Why has Bromford Lab been so quiet?

Paul Taylor, Innovation Coach

29 April 2022

The way in which you manage innovation has to constantly change and adapt to the culture and constraints of your organisation. Paul talks about why Bromford Lab have been quiet…

Paul Taylor, Innovation Coach

16 March 2021

Should We Forget About Rebranding Social Housing?

Paul Taylor, Innovation Coach

16 March 2021

Should We Forget About Rebranding Social Housing?

"When you continually link social housing with social problems, you can't really blame anyone else for any stigma".

Paul gives an overview of the thinking that led to the role of the Neighbourhood Coach, in a presentation that was delivered to the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations on Tuesday 16th March 2021

Paul Taylor, Innovation Coach

19 February 2021

What Makes A Good Problem?

Paul Taylor, Innovation Coach

19 February 2021

How do we get people to fall more in love with problems than solutions? Paul outlines the ‘problem with ideas’ - and suggests a simple five step process to generate better results.