New Ways of Working: Membership Pledges Outcomes

Taking stock of progress against our eight member pledges, CEO Robert Hughes looks ahead to the next six months of

Robert Hughes

In January 2023, we asked all Landscape Institute (LI) members to share their feedback and help us in shaping the future of the LI.

Putting members at the heart of decision making is a core tenet of our New Ways of Working programme, which is about fostering a culture of collaboration between all the people that shape our organisation – including members, volunteers, Board, and staff. Member surveys such as the one we ran last year offer a vital opportunity for us to listen and move forward together.

In response to the feedback, the LI committed to eight pledges, which were aligned to our strategic priorities for the 2024–25 Business Plan: People, Membership, and Systems. We have listened to members and acted, with a strong focus on areas that are important to our members and volunteers. These eight pledges have become a golden thread throughout the Business Plan, enabling us to achieve our objectives, and become a forward-thinking and inclusive organisation.

We’re proud of the achievements we’ve made so far, and in the next six months, we will be working with members to continue shaping the future of the LI. Our work will not be done in isolation, but shaped through consultation and engagement, with members at the core. We look forward to continuing this important work together.

LI Membership Pledges and Outcomes

Strategy and planning

• Supporting your CPD

• Engagement focused

• Service led

• Valued membership

• Skills centred

• Proactive communications

ACHIEVEMENTS

– Building partnerships and engagement in the devolved nations to deliver our work in policy, membership and education (e.g. Landscape and Carbon Report, Registered Practices and B.E Inclusive MoU partners)

– Upskilling our members by embedding our competencies in CPD programme

PLAN FOR NEXT 6 MONTHS

• Refreshing the LI strategies:

• Business Plan

• Corporate Strategy / Brand identity refresh

• Departmental strategies

• Landscape and Carbon

• Member Value Proposition and promotion of our benefits

• Skills pipeline, including our standards and competencies

Governance and structure

• Engagement focused

• Futureproof operations

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Putting members at the heart of the decision making by launching New Ways of Working, including CFGS report and Brown Review

• Commencing Branch Review to enable better collaboration

PLAN FOR NEXT 6 MONTHS

• Ongoing implementation of New Ways of Working and reviewing our governance structure to enable effective decision making

• Promotion of the 2025 elections and other opportunities for members to engage