A new publication explores how housing organisations will need to transform their businesses if they are to thrive and succeed in the future.
Tomorrow's World Today: Transforming the Housing Sector is the outcome of a joint project between the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Orbit Group, with support from Just Housing. It aims to instigate a much-needed debate about change and transformation in the sector, what it may look like and how it might best be managed.
The content is largely shaped by discussions at three separate roundtable events held earlier in the year. There, more then 30 experts explored the transformational processes that may be needed to enable housing organisations to navigate, respond to and shape the current and future operating environment.
In addition, there are contributions from a wide range of individuals around the themes of change and transformation.
Sarah Webb, CIH Chief Executive said:
"Our operating environment is changing. The cumulative effect of the housing and welfare reform proposals amounts to nothing short of a fundamental shake-up of the sector and will have a massive impact on the way housing organisations will operate in the future.
"It means that there is a clear business imperative for change. Organisations that will be thriving in the future are those which take a pro-active and long-term strategic approach to change, rather than change determined by the issues and challenges of the day."
In order to make transformational change a reality in the sector, CIH and Orbit will help to set up and facilitate a number of 'change networks' around the country.
The aim is to encourage a sector-led focus on the need for change for individuals, organisations, and for the sector as a whole; to raise awareness of transformational change which is already underway; and to ensure that the appetite, capacity and drive to change is widespread.
The compendium is available as a free download - click here.