University of Liverpool embraces reuse with Warp It

Welcome! This article is all about the reuse of surplus assets within and between the University Sector in the UK.

Topics: University, Case study, Charity

Wakey wakey!

If you’re a regular reader of the Warp It blog, you’ll probably have asked yourself why we talk about things like productivity, climbing mountains and storytelling. The answer is that our customers and potential customers work in a wide array of organisations, on a whole host of different initiatives and projects. We are a huge supporter of these people and so we provide value to them, to help them win and excel at work.

Topics: Guidance for projects, Tips and tools

This is a reuse cheat sheet designed to help you decide the best actions to take to get support to start or improve a reuse system in your organisation.

Topics: Reuse program: Planning stage, Action plans

Many of the organisations we talk to do not have any kind of asset reuse going on.

Some are right at the start of their reuse journey.

Topics: Facilities management, Reuse program: Planning stage

Warp It would like to introduce Nick Fayers for your reading pleasure. Nick is the Divisional Energy and Environmental Manager at Nottinghamshire Healthcare. He’s a wealth of knowledge when it comes to:

• Asset reuse in a large bureaucratic organisation
• Making the case for the continued investment in reuse
• Dealing with organisational structural problems when you are pushing for one objective

Nick’s experience with implementing reuse in Nottinghamshire Healthcare has been challenging but rewarding, as you’re about to learn. Some of the challenges are organisational issues that highlight some vitally important procedural barriers that need to be overcome. Which are worth highlighting!

Topics: Procurement, NHS, Sustainable healthcare

Storytelling is a powerful way to help us find personal meaning within a shared context, engage us in a journey and giving us a reason to believe.

By sharing inspiring stories that illustrate the desired changes you’re striving to make, you’ll give people a personal role to identify with and the motivation to change.

Yes, it’s an art; a skill; but with practise and focus you can achieve great things using stories.

 

In the work environment we often tell out story by the water cooler, via power point or in a meeting,  so we have written this article to reflect the work scenario. 

 

Bullet points do not inspire... stories do! The boss of Amazon has banned Power Points in meetings as they do not engage. He encourages story telling. 

Here’s five things not to do when creating and telling your stories in the work scenario of meetings presentations or public speaking!

 

 

Topics: Buy in, People

Your big issue = How to manage transport

This guide is here to provide a couple of simple, bite-sized tips for more effectively managing transport and logistics on a large estate. We have various features which mean that transport of items is made as easy as possible.  You cannot get away from the fact that items have to be transported but this article will help you get your transport as effective as possible.

 

How will implementing Warp It affect transport?

When items become surplus they have to be moved.  They can either be moved to the skip/dumpster...or they can be moved for reuse.

 

Will the transport department be overwhelmed with new transport jobs? We do not see this happening at new customer system because behaviour change and culture change is slow. It never changes over night. The transport department will see a slight rise in requests which will grow slowly over time.

 

If you are concerned about the transport system being overwhelmed you might seek to roll out your system incrementally. See here.

 

Topics: Warp It admin, FAQ, Features and benefits

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Daniel's super simple step-by-step guide to changing culture in organisations

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Step 1: Identify the people who are decision makers 

Topics: Guidance for projects, Action plans

Your organisation is on a reuse journey.

We want to be helpful, we want your reuse system to succeed and we want you to feel like Warp It is here to support you (which we are!).  Part of developing a reuse programme is making the business case which demonstrates a Return On Investment (ROI).

Topics: University, Case study, Municipal council