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The cost of building fell…but the cost of deciding hasn’t

26 May 2026

Dwain Nicely, Continuous Innovation Manager at Barking and Dagenham, shares his thoughts on the cost of deciding in local government.

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Small actions, shared value — Seocho Coin

26 May 2026

Polly from the LOTI Team sits down with Seocho-gu, South Korea to discuss their innovative Seocho Coin initiative and their other inclusion programmes.

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Making a socially transformative impact in Tohoku, Japan  

17 April 2026

How does social impact and economic value go hand in hand? Yuma Kawahara from Sendai City shares their work on supporting social entrepreneurs across the Tohoku region.

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Addressing digital health inequalities in the London Health Mission

24 March 2026

London has recently launched the Health Mission, Genta from the LOTI team explains the work LOTI is leading on, the Theory of Change stream.

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Public Service Reform: from cashable savings to radical change

17 March 2026

How public sector organisations can rethink their approach to more radical innovation and deliver effective, financially sustainable services.

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Learning from innovations from around the world: Reflections from this year’s Smart City Expo World Congress

5 December 2025

Three members of the LOTI team, Eddie, Genta and Sarbjit, reflect on some of the most interesting city innovation examples from SCEWC 2025.

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A co-operative home care toolkit

28 November 2025

A service specification and practical guidance to help other boroughs implement a co-operative, community-based approach to home care.

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Brent’s Innovation Journey: Building a ‘Base’ for Local Government Innovation 

22 July 2025

Ryan Hamilton from Brent shares their plans for ‘The Base’, a dedicated space where bold ideas and collaborative experimentation come to life. 

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A heatwave of ideas: how Leeds turned warm weather into hot opportunities for AI in planning

22 May 2025

Vincen Arivannoor, Strategic Relationship Manager at Hammersmith and Fulham reflects on his experience at the MHCLG AI in Planning Hackathon.

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LOTI Sandbox in Adult Social Care: Prototypes

25 February 2025

Genta and Anjali share details of the prototype solutions co-developed as part of LOTI’s Sandbox in Adult Social Care.

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Reflections on Test, Learn and… LOTI

4 February 2025

How LOTI’s model of regional collaborative innovation can help deliver the government’s public service reform goals.

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London IoT Declaration

27 January 2025

The London IoT Declaration is a commitment by London Boroughs and the organisations they collaborate with to work together to protect Londoners’ privacy and security.

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