Whenever we talk to councils about the Council of the Future, the first thing they want to know is "where are we?", "how far down the road are we?" and "how far do we still have to go?".
Well, to assist councils with these questions we have been working with a few councils and our benchmarking colleagues to put together an on-line self assessment tool. This is a questionnaire which, when completed, lets you know where your council's strengths and weaknesses are, and how far down the road to the future your council is.
It is entirely free to use - but you do have to register on the self assessment system first - this is partly to ensure you are a legitimate user (with a council e-mail address) and to enable you to save your part-completed results so that you can take time to complete the assessment fully.