Publications

Reports

Our detailed research reports provide a rich source of expert knowledge on how innovation works best in the UK.

We conduct our own research and commission leading academic and policy institutes.

 

Reports

An evaluation of NESTA's pilot projects to develop the skills of risk taking
This report presents the main findings from five pilot projects, supported by NESTA to test different ways of developing an awareness of risk-taking in young people or the professionals who work with them.
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The Open Book of Social Innovation
This book is about the many ways in which people are creating new and more effective answers to the biggest challenges of our times.
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Playing the Game: Insider views on video game development
This book is the collective gathering of informed views from seasoned video games developers.
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Mass Localism
A way to help small communities solve big social challenges.
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Beyond Live
NESTA has been conducting an in-depth research study on the two NT Live pilots that were broadcast last year.
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Innovation in Arts and Cultural Organisations - Interim report
This research aims to develop an economic analysis of innovation that is applicable to a range of cultural institutions.
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The Challenge of Co-Production
The key to reforming public services is to encourage users to design and deliver services in equal partnership with professionals.
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Everyday Innovation: How to enhance innovative working in employees and organisations
This research focuses upon the critical role employee characteristics and behaviours play in innovative working.
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Big Green Challenge finalists booklet
The Finalists have been putting their ideas into practice throughout the course of the Big Green Challenge Year, and the Challenge team and partners have continued to provide support to the projects and to capture learning to share with others.
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Business Growth and Innovation
The wider impact of rapidly-growing firms in UK city-regions.
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The vital 6 per cent
How high-growth innovative businesses generate prosperity and jobs.
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Survey of creative businesses
A survey of creative businesses to determine what forms of investment and support are the most effective for them.
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Danger and Opportunity: Crisis and the new social economy
Robin Murray argues that the early years of the 21st century are witnessing the emergence of a new kind of social economy.
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The Innovation Index
Measuring the UK’s investment in innovation and its effects.
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The wider conditions for innovation in the UK
How the UK compares to leading innovation nations.
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Measuring sectoral innovation capability in nine areas of the UK economy
This report sets out a framework for measuring innovation at a firm and sector level - insights can be provided at the level of individual firms and among sectors.
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Innovation, knowledge spending and productivity growth in the UK
This report presents the interim findings of the Growth Accounting workstream, which measures spending on private sector investment in innovation and its contribution to productivity growth.
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The Human Factor
How transforming healthcare to involve the public can save money and save lives.
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Learning about learning
Social, technological and demographic changes mean that today’s young people will be living in a very different world. To make the most from these changes, young people will need a broad range of skills.
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Crime online: Cybercrime and illegal innovation
Crime Online focuses exclusively on financial cybercrime, specifically credit card fraud and identity theft.
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