The challenges we face as a country are immense - from climate change and economic downturn, to our severely constrained public services.
But a new sense of optimism is also emerging, based on the radical new possibilities that an increasingly networked, digital world offers. New low-cost technologies are enabling people to engage together, share information and collaborate to solve problems in a way never seen before.
NESTA is exploring the potential of this 'connected revolution' to uncover new ideas and new ways of working that will help solve the big social and economic challenges of our time.