YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY

— Natalie Juryta , Head of Innovation Delivery

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This philosophy comes in physical form too , with YBS ’ glass-walled innovation centre located at the front of its office , open to colleagues and the public . “ We were conscious for it not to just be seen as an IT initiative ,” says Newbould . Created over seven weeks , the centre is a testament to the creative , agile nature of YBS colleagues . “ We had 40-odd events there last year , and only a handful were solely IT ,” says Hunter . “ Having a place to go which isn ’ t anyone ’ s patch – a common ground – is really important . I ’ m not a technologist – I ’ ve got a business process background . I say to people if they can think it out in their heads , it ’ s technically feasible , so focus on the problem that needs to be solved and go from there – we ’ ll fit the technology around it .”

“ Lots of teams use the innovation centre to solve problems ,” adds White .

MAY 2019