A guide on how to use social prize challenges to promote people-powered innovation
In the context of the huge challenges facing public services and society today, finding radical and effective ways of meeting social needs is vital.
At NESTA, we are finding practical ways to unlock the energy, enthusiasm and vast potential for innovation among communities, local groups and the people working on the frontline of our public services.
We call this ‘people-powered public services’. This guide outlines one such approach – the social challenge prize – based on the lessons of the Big Green Challenge.
Published
December 2010
Authors
Vicki Purewal, Caireen Goddard, Kerry McCarthy
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The Big Green Challenge was NESTA’s £1 million challenge prize designed to stimulate and support community-led responses to climate change.
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