
Action learning
Continuously improving Future Ready

Building connections and influencing change: your Future Ready Community
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52% of the Future Ready Community responded to the evaluation survey for the January to March 2024 period.

You told us →
- Connecting with peers is the most valuable and effective part of Future Ready
- Building relationships with others is crucial for enhancing net zero skills, gaining knowledge, and ultimately, making change happen
- In-person gatherings stood out as the best format for networking and collaborating

Two lessons stood out →
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57% of you said the most significant learning was that local authorities across the country face similar challenges, regardless of differences in size or context
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29% of you said that the key takeaway of Future Ready is about systems change, emphasising the importance of adapting and adopting new ways of being to drive change within sometimes rigid institutional structures

Connections were made →
- Two working groups were established – Finance and London-based Futurenoughts
- One Futurenought hosted a peer-to-peer learning site visit
- Several Futurenoughts are holding side meetings and calls to share knowledge
- Some Futurenoughts are even collaborating on bid development.

You are creating ripple effects →
- Four Demonstrators are influencing others by telling their project stories – sharing learnings through webinars, reports, and engaging with local groups, networks, and universities.
- Three Fast Followers are finding and collaborating with allies, and driving conversations on key topics like the importance of data in decision making and skills development.
- Both a Pathfinder Place and a Fast Follower took part in or led consultation processes.
