London Co-production Roadshow
18 April 2011 - The London Co-production Roadshow was hosted jointly by the Coproduction Practitioners Network, NESTA and nef. The event was part of a series of five Roadshows showcasing examples of people powered public services across the country and providing a platform for practitioners and decision makers to share experiences on achieving more in public services.
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Collaborative Consumption: Re-imagining public services
21 October 2010 - This event brought together policy makers, public services practitioners, third sector organisations, digital media companies and others to stimulate debate about the rise in collaborative consumption in the UK.
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The Determinants of Venture Capital Performance
2 June 2011 - Watch the video of the event looking at how UK Venture Capital funds perform compare to the USA and other International peers
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Digital You
1 June 2011 - Telepresence and the psychology of electronic communications. This Hot Topics event explored how robotics and new collaboration tools can help us work remotely and create a virtual presence.
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A conversation with Professor Muhammad Yunus
24 May 2011 - Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the founder of Grameen Bank and champion of social business joined NESTA for a morning seminar on Tuesday 24th May 2011.
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Investing in Video Games
25 May 2011 - This event brought together UK video games developers and investors to explored how to raise money for video games.
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Compendium for the Civic Economy
12 May 2011 - We launched our new publication, the Compendium for the Civic Economy, which highlights existing civic initiatives that are transforming local places and economies. The event showcased some of the case studies in the book and the insights that have emerged.
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Transition Institute Launch
5 May 2011 - We launched the Transition Institute, co-founded by Social Enterprise London and NESTA to support public servants going through a transition to embed innovation and social value at the heart of new, emerging models of public service delivery. Watch the videos and read the full recap.
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The Livingstone-Hope Skills Review of Video Games and Visual Effects
01/02/11
Watch our event again here, with speakers including Ed Vaizey MP, Ian Livingstone, Alex Hope and John Hayes MP.
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Personal Manufacturing: The new look entrepreneur?
19/02/11 - Our latest Hot Topics event on Personal Manufacturing, explored how 3D printing is changing the industry and the impact it is having on entrepreneurs.
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Prove and Improve: Demonstrating impact and value in an age of austerity
2/12/10
At a time of great pressure on the public purse it has never been more critical to show the impact and value of our public services.
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Labour Party Conference: Britain's Creative Highway
29 September 2010 - Ian Livingstone and other creative luminaries joined us for our event 'Britain: Creative Highway' to explore how innovative approaches using digital content can completely transform more traditional art forms.
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Conservative Party Conference: Mass Localism
5 October 2010 - 'Mass Localism: From the margins to the mainstream' explored how policy can be framed to achieve sizeable savings by drawing on the ingenuity of individuals to test innovative approaches to public service delivery.
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A Better Old Age: how the web will be part of caring for older people
01/07/10 - A small focussed discussion seminar on exploring the web to transform care for older people.
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Reboot Britain - Digital Disrupters: from the margins to the mainstream
05/07/10 - Public services face unprecedented challenges. A bankrupt public purse combined with profound long-term challenges means that we need to find radical new ways of delivering better and cheaper public services.
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Support the UK's high-end designer and manufacturing sector
12/07/10 - We launch our practical guide for supporting better collaboration between fashion designers and manufacturers. The event will include a free Fashion Toolkit to download from our website.
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Conservative Party Conference: Made in Britain
4 October 2010 - David Willetts MP and leading entrepreneurs joined us for our event 'Made in Britain: Building a 21st Century Economy' on 04.10.10 to explore how support for innovative companies can aid the UK's economy return to sustainable growth.
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Liberal Democrats Party Conference: Positive Disruption
On 20.09.10 we discussed how Government could apply a bold and innovative approach to public service delivery to achieve sizeable savings across Whitehall.
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Birmingham Co-production Roadshow
29/3/11
The Birmingham Co-production roadshow was part of a series of 5 Roadshows showcasing examples of people powered public services across the country. Watch the video and download presentations from the event.
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Labour Party Conference: Mass Localism
28 September 2010 - A star panel of social innovators met for 'Mass Localism: From the margins to the mainstream' to explore how policy can help entrepreneurs test innovative approaches to public service delivery.
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