Nesta | UK innovation agency for social good
WEBWe are Nesta. The UK's innovation agency for social good. The UK faces major challenges – climate change, inequality, ill health. All of these problems can seem overwhelming. But we believe it's possible to meet these challenges through innovation. That's the creation of new and better solutions. We believe that through new products, new ...
A calculator to estimate the cost of a heat pump | Nesta
WEBWe then created a tool that speaks to the model. Consumers interested in getting a heat pump can use the tool to enter data about their own property and it can return an estimated cost for a heat pump installation based on the model’s calculations. It’s a really exciting tool which we think offers something very new and useful to householders.
School attendance: analysing causes and impact in pursuit of
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Attendance has been described recently by school leaders, charities and commentators as the biggest problem facing policymakers and schools. The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel De Souza, commented that greater levels of absence are becoming 'normalised'. The sudden, and seemingly persistent, rise in post-pandemic absence could have ...
Asset-Based Community Development for Local Authorities
WEBSep 29, 2020 · This guide proposes a way of working that changes the relationship between a local authority, its citizens, and communities by focusing on ‘what’s strong, not what’s wrong’. Part of the New Operating Models Handbook, created by Nesta in partnership with Upstream Collaborative.
9 crowdfunding platforms for charities, community groups and …
WEBCrowdfunding presents a real opportunity for organisations and individuals raising money and awareness for good causes.However, as we shared in our recent blog, ‘5 tips for finding the right crowdfunding platform for your good cause’, one of the first challenges organisations face when looking to crowdfund is deciding on which platform to use. ...
Using Collective Intelligence to Solve Public Problems - nesta
WEBOct 20, 2020 · Collective intelligence uses new technology to harnesses the ideas and skills of the public. From Taiwan to Helsinki, healthcare to sustainability, the report by Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, in partnership with The Governance Lab (The GovLab), shows good practice examples of how global leaders and public sector bodies have tapped into the collective brainpower of crowds ...
Lowering boiler flow temperature to reduce emissions | Nesta
WEBOur research found that lowering boiler flow temperatures can reduce carbon emissions, which is why we launched the Money Saving Boiler Challenge in October 2022 which led to approximately ~3.1 million households turning down their boiler flow temperatures over the course of the campaign. This saved an estimated 500,000 tonnes in CO2 and nearly ...
About us - nesta
WEBOur specialist enterprises. We have a strong track record of incubating and growing new organisations that go on to form a crucial part of the innovation ecosystem. Several enterprises we've helped build still play an integral role as part of the wider Nesta family.
The EAST™ framework - nesta
WEBSep 30, 2021 · If you want to encourage a behaviour, make it Easy, Attractive, Social and Timely. These are four principles that can help you incorporate behavioural science into your policies and communications. The rest of this section contains examples of how the Behavioural Insights Team and Nesta have used EAST™ in our work in …
3: What is collective intelligence? | Nesta
WEBFeb 10, 2020 · At its simplest, ‘collective intelligence’ can be understood as the enhanced capacity that is created when people work together, often with the help of technology, to mobilise a wider range of information, ideas and insights. Collective intelligence (CI) emerges when these contributions are combined to become more than the sum of their ...