Session overview

With AI rapidly moving from experimentation to operational reality in the UK housing sector, this session offers an early evidence-based snapshot of how housing organisations are approaching AI, highlighting progress, uncertainty and barriers to meaningful adoption.

The first round of DINs AI Pulse research is beginning to reveal how social housing providers across the UK are engaging with artificial intelligence. Join this session for an early look at emerging sector patterns, practical challenges and strategic opportunities.

Without giving away the full findings (These will be shared at DINs annual 'In the Blink of AI' conference on the 18th November) this webinar will provide members with valuable insight into current organisational readiness, leadership confidence, workforce capability and the wider implications for future decision-making. Whether your organisation is actively exploring AI or still working out what it means, this session will help you better understand where the sector may be heading.

Key takeaways

By attending this session, participants will gain:

• Early insight into how UK housing providers are currently approaching AI adoption
• A clearer understanding of the strategic, operational and governance challenges emerging across the sector
• Practical reflection on what responsible AI readiness may require from leaders and organisations
• Evidence-informed prompts to help your organisation move from uncertainty toward more confident decision-making

About our Speaker

Dr Rob Rowlands – Curator of Curiosity & DIN Researcher in Residence
Rob is DIN’s Researcher in Residence and a thinking leader who helps organisations turn evidence into actionable insight, equipping teams to make confident, practical decisions and deliver meaningful impact. With around three decades’ experience working in and around housing, he understands how research needs to fit the real world—messy, pressured and full of competing priorities. (www.robrowlands.co.uk)

Who should attend?

This session is ideal for those working in:

• Digital transformation and innovation
• Service delivery and operational leadership
• Data, technology and AI-related roles
• Strategic leadership and governance

It will be particularly useful for anyone wanting to understand how the sector is responding to AI in practice, and what responsible adoption may require next.