Innovation of the Day

HUD has launched a new online platform, Innovation of the Day, on their website to get input from us, as industry stakeholders.  This has been requested for quite some time.  Innovation of the Day (IOD) was developed as a way of collecting and disseminating innovative housing, community development, environment and urban practices. “Its purpose is to crowd-source new models and ideas that can be leveraged not only within HUD, but by other agencies, municipalities, philanthropies, non-profits, and citizens.”

HUD wants to identify “emerging trends, promising solutions, and successful means of implementation”. The website has a submission form for ideas, and then will keep them in an innovations database that can be used by anyone.  Some of the best innovations will be highlighted.

HUD is encouraging the public to share their housing innovations through this website.  Check out the official Press Release announcing the IOD platform.

HUD is planning to host the first-ever Innovation Summit, bringing interested parties together to share ideas and stimulate policy development at all levels.