What should the 'What Works Network' do?
May 2013
This paper recommends five ways that the What Works centres can ensure that they maximise their impact, and avoid the mistakes of past evidence initiatives
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Working the Crowd
May 2013
This short practical guide provides an overview of how crowdfunding works
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Local advertising markets and hyperlocal media
May 2013
This research looks the nature of local advertising markets in the UK and the opportunities this presents for creators of hyperlocal content.
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Understanding the use of hyperlocal content through consumer search
May 2013
This research summary collates the findings of research we commissioned to better understand how audiences use search engines to search for and access hyperlocal content.
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State of Innovation
May 2013
This report takes the temperature of public innovation in Wales and draws out some issues and opportunities for innovators, funders and policymakers to consider.
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Don't stop thinking about tomorrow: a modest defence of futurology
May 2013
This paper navigates the myths and realities of good and bad futurology, from economic forecasting to science fiction.
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Systemic Innovation: A discussion series
April 2013
This paper collates a series of pieces from a group of leading thinkers and practitioners from the field of systemic innovation to discuss the theories, methods and practices.
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Banking on Each Other
April 2013
This report looks at the emerging field of peer-to-peer lending to businesses.
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A Manifesto for the Creative Economy
Read our ten-point plan to bolster one of the UK's fastest growing sectors
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Gripes, grumbles and grievances
April 2013
This report looks at the role of complaints in transforming public services.
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Health For People, By People and With People
April 2013
This report makes the case for changing the ways in which healthcare is organised, by showing how it can better combine the very best scientific and clinical knowledge with the expertise and commitment of patients themselves.
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Hot Topics briefing: Biomimicry
July 2012
The summary paper provides details on the Hot Topics event on Biomimicry.
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The Art of Exit
April 2012
This research report looks at the context, drivers and approaches for more creative decommissioning in public services.
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Co-production catalogue
May 2012
This catalogue brings together some inspiring examples of collaborative public services in action, with a particular focus on health and social care.
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The legacy of BBC Micro
May 2012
This report explores the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, the resulting BBC Micro computer and its subsequent influence on computing culture in Britain.
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Challenge Prizes landscape review
April 2012
This review looks at the landscape for challenge, or 'inducement', prizes
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Impact Investing blog series
December 2012
This blog series sets out our thinking on impact investment in the UK.
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Crossing the River by Feeling for Stones
June 2012
This paper shows how the UK's creative industries can fare better in China by using social networks.
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Plan I
Since the recession started in 2008, the UK's economic debate has focused on short-term recovery, and the battle between the two big plans: Plan A or Plan B, austerity or stimulus. Read our new plan for innovation-led growth which we are calling Plan I.
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Innovation Index 2012
This is the third release of Nesta's Innovation Index figures. At the heart of the Index is a wider and more complete measure of how much the UK invests in innovation, and what the benefits of this are to productivity.
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