The boundaries of community redefined on Housing Day
In a Q&A in association with procurement framework LHC, contributors consider the value of really listening and engaging with communities
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Below is a selection of the tweets during the debate, which in addition to Nigel Williams, director of operations at LHC, included Geraldine Howley, chief executive of Incommunities, and Mark Henderson, chief executive of Home Group, as well as others.
Mr Henderson emphasised the importance of really ‘hearing’ community, and not just relying on surveys and consultations, while for other tweeters, such as head of communities at HACT, Barry Malki, the ever-changing nature of what amounts to community also needed to be reconsidered.
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.LHC engineers social value in two ways: By ensuring suppliers on our frameworks build community benefit into their approach; and as a not-for-profit dot gov we return our surplus to clients, and encourage its spend on community projects #IHchat #HousingDay18
— LHC (@LHCprocurement).LHC engineers social value in two ways: By ensuring suppliers on our frameworks build community benefit into their approach; and as a not-for-profit dot gov we return our surplus to clients, and encourage its spend on community projects #IHchat #HousingDay18
— LHC (@LHCprocurement) October 10, 2018
Thanks #IHChat #HousingDay18 t.co/kDXPGsqG25
— Inside Housing (@insidehousing)Thanks #IHChat #HousingDay18 https://t.co/kDXPGsqG25
— Inside Housing (@insidehousing) October 10, 2018
That’s a really good point @MarkGHenderson - it really comes down to individuals #ihchat #HousingDay18 t.co/Ov6G4lDpBl
— Inside Housing (@insidehousing)That's a really good point @MarkGHenderson - it really comes down to individuals #ihchat #HousingDay18 https://t.co/Ov6G4lDpBl
— Inside Housing (@insidehousing) October 10, 2018
Good point @barrybehaved - any thoughts from our panel? #IHChat #HousingDay18 t.co/wKfKKaVaBN
— Inside Housing (@insidehousing)Good point @barrybehaved - any thoughts from our panel? #IHChat #HousingDay18 https://t.co/wKfKKaVaBN
— Inside Housing (@insidehousing) October 10, 2018
And absolutely on the co-creation. We must learn to “hear” the views and voice of a community, and that’s more, much more, then consult or engaging...
— Mark Henderson (@MarkGHenderson)And absolutely on the co-creation. We must learn to “hear” the views and voice of a community, and that’s more, much more, then consult or engaging...
— Mark Henderson (@MarkGHenderson) October 10, 2018
