The Harris Student Commission has released it's final report, 'A new design for learning' which explores the learnings from the programme and the opportunities for the future.
Laura Bunt reflects on some of the key themes to emerge from the launch event for our new Compendium for the Civic Economy - a showcase of 25 trailblazing ideas that are transforming local places and economies across the UK.
Public sector transformation can be speeded up if services are first tested out on a small scale
In February, NESTA issued a call for proposals to build further evidence on high-growth firms.
NESTA Provocations are independent essays by thinkers that showcase thought-provoking work on innovation. In our latest Provocation, State of Uncertainty: Innovation policy through experimentation, Jason Potts, Alan Freeman and I, writing in our personal capacities, call on the government to adopt a radically new approach to supporting innovation.
The 17 community organisations involved in our Neighbourhood Challenge programme have posted their first blogs and we’ve awarded some fun prizes for the best ones.
How can the Big Society connect with communities and local places? We must learn from what’s already happening, and witness how the civic economy is flourishing across the UK.
With the launch of our Big Society Finance Fund, NESTA's Stian Westlake looks at how financial innovation can help the social sector do more and do better.
Alex Hook reflects on NESTA's recent Innovation for Sustainability event and the questions that arose around the future of sustainable innovation in the UK.
Today's budget announcement on the changes of EIS tax incentives is promising to facilitate more early stage investments to UK based companies currently struggling to secure external finance from other means.
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