Top Innovation Fixations in 2025 - Tenant Power

Every year, we meet, hear from or read about the people, projects and organisations quietly reinventing how the social housing sector - and the wider world - thinks, builds, connects and serves.

This list celebrates not the predictable or the polished, but just some of the people and organisations we've seen trying something new, even when there isn’t a blueprint.

From robot baristas and restorative practice in HR to AI-driven stock surveys and modular multi-storey buildings, these are some of our favourites from the last year.

It's here! It's our very last innovation fixation of 2025! 🎉
Throughout December, we've been celebrating the people, projects and organisations quietly reinventing how the Social Housing sector - and the wider world - thinks, builds, connects and serves. 
This list celebrates not the predictable or the polished, but just some of the people and organisations we've seen trying something new, even when there isn’t a blueprint. 
Our last one? It's Octopus Energy’s Tenant Power Tariff, which is rewriting the rules on who benefits from green energy. 
Designed specifically for social housing, the tariff gives tenants cheaper electricity by linking rooftop solar and battery storage directly to their bills, saving around £200 a year. 
Landlords benefit too, earning income from surplus energy to reinvest in more upgrades. It’s the first tariff to fairly share the benefits of renewable power between landlords and tenants. 
A perfect example of innovation that’s both socially smart and sustainably sound. 
If you're a DIN member, we've got opportunities to learn from Octopus Energy in 2026, including webinars and a study visit - and they're free! They include:
💠 Tariff Tactics and Tenant Power: The Solar Savings Shake-Up
💠 Human Energy - How Octopus Aligns People and Purpose