Twenty catalytic investments to grow the social investment market
April 2011
This report provides recommendations for catalysing the development of the social investment market.
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Next Gen.
February 2011
Our landmark report sets out how the UK can be transformed into the world’s leading talent hub for video games and visual effects
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Growing Social Ventures
February 2011
The role of intermediaries and investors: who they are, what they do, and what they could become
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Personal Manufacturing report
February 2011
This report draws together the insights from our event on Personal Manufacturing and the rise of 3D printing
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Annual innovation report
January 2011
The report is a comprehensive review of the key elements for innovation in the UK, including its contribution to economic growth, the UK research base and the activities taken by business to build competitive advantage.
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Peer Mentoring Guide
January 2011
This guide shares NESTA's experience and learning of peer mentoring with creative businesses during the Starter for 6 programme.
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Big Data report
December 2010
This report pulls together all the insights from our Hot Topic event in November 2010, and looks at how we can use data more effectively
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Social Challenge Prize Guide
December 2010
This guide shows you how to use social prize challenges to promote people-powered innovation
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Radical Efficiency - Practical Guide
November 2010
Radical efficiency is all about different, better and lower cost public services. It is about innovation that delivers much better public outcomes for much lower cost. This booklet offers practical tips to service leaders on how to start developing different, better and lower cost services.
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Chips with Everything
November 2010
This report examines the semiconductor industry in the UK to identify how this cluster has grown over the past 30 years
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Growth Dynamics
November 2010
This report explores business growth and contraction in Europe and the US
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Whose story is it anyway?
November 2010
Our public services face unprecedented challenges, made more urgent by the impact of the current economic crisis. Traditional approaches to public service reform are unlikely to provide the answers we need.
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Creative clusters and innovation report
November 2010
This report is the most ambitious attempt yet to map the UK’s creative clusters, showing where they are, which sectors form them, and what their role is in the systems of innovation where they are embedded.
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The Innovation Game
October 2010
This report recommends modification to the R&D Tax Credit that would remove unintended obstacles that make it harder for UK video games companies to benefit from the scheme.
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Knowledge Bank
September 2010 - Second Edition
Explore NESTA's rich resource of world-class research and policy advice covering how innovation can help generate economic growth and provide better public services for less.
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Doing the business
August 2010
The UK government has increasingly expected universities to develop stronger links with business. Such links are believed to contribute to innovation and economic growth, particularly regionally.
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Evaluating the enterprising
July 2010
This interim report in partnership with the South East of England Development Agency aims to help further education to foster a culture of enterprise and innovation.
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Small is beautiful
July 2010
In this pamphlet we profile ten innovative local projects led by frontline staff and service teams in local government.
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Driving innovation in cities
July 2010
The UK's cities face an unprecedented economic challenge. This report looks at how our pilot projects in Manchester have helped set the pace for innovation in cities.
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Investing in innovation
July 2010
This report presents the innovative new survey we commissioned alongside the Office for National Statistics and Imperial College to address the gaps in key areas of innovation data.
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