About Nesta

Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

What’s the big idea?

Patchwork HQ is a social web tool for professionals working with vulnerable children and adults, which allows them to share valuable information and build relationships with other people working on the same case.

Why we like Dominic

Dominic Campbell is a top social tech innovator connecting public service professionals to better serve their clients.

He co-founded Patchwork to improve communication between the various professionals from public services and third sector agencies that were working simultaneously, but independently, to safeguard the same child or vulnerable adult.

Dominic has extensive experience with professional collaboration and organisational change, particularly in local governments. Patchwork has been adopted by various local councils, including Staffordshire, Lichfield, Brighton and Hove, and Surrey.

Dominic is director and founder of FutureGov, a digital innovation company using technology to create better, cheaper local public services. His other FutureGov projects include Casserole, an online ‘meals on wheels’ service, and Tweety Hall, a web app connecting people with local politicians.

Follow him here: @dominiccampbell

Photo, right: Dominic Campbell. Credit: #ashroplad. Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic.

Photo, left: Patchwork HQ website.