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A conversation series with today’s most interesting thinkers, on the big topics related to our mission and innovation methods.

At Nesta, we want to ensure a fairer start, a healthier life and a sustainable future for all, using our unique combined skillset, from data practices to future scoping. But with our ambitious mission, we face many challenges, hurdles and questions.

To guide us towards solutions, we’re talking to today’s leading thinkers; from specialists in home decarbonisation and early years services to health practitioners and innovation experts. Our conversations focus on the urgent topics related to our mission and innovation methods, from health inequality, to the climate crisis, to facing an unpredictable future, in order to help us reach our ambitious goals by 2030.

Supercharging the response to climate change

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Rethinking the curriculum in Scotland and Wales

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The future of early years services

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Challenging gender stereotypes in education

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The role of uncertainty in the climate crisis

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Learning landscapes: why outside spaces are crucial to child wellbeing

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The science of creating good luck

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How can data shape how we approach public health in Scotland?

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How racism impacts health

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Will our cities survive the future?

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Achieving climate justice: the link between climate change and structural racism

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The intervention debate: should the Government get to decide what we eat?

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Can our societies withstand the pace of technological change?

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How do we build the cities of the future?

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The greenovation revolution: how to make cities greener and fairer

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Why diversity is crucial to innovation’s success

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Transforming the education conversation: using motivational thinking to change how we nurture young minds

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Towards a healthier life: changing minds about changing behaviour

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When better to tackle the climate emergency than during a global pandemic?

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The black curriculum: putting black history at the heart of education

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How did we all become so divided, and what do we do about it?

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How can we rescue our planet from climate breakdown?

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Are we really on the brink of an innovation famine?

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Does the Government need an innovation shake-up?

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Have smart people become too powerful? Nesta talks to David Goodhart

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Why radical change is required to address the climate crisis: Nesta talks to Ann Pettifor

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Foresight in an age of uncertainty: Nesta talks to Scott Smith

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How Does Play Influence a Child's Positive Life Outcomes? Nesta in Scotland talks to Paul Ramchandani

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How to lead the way out of a crisis: Nesta talks to Louai Al Roumani

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Could Covid-19 give rise to a power revolution? Nesta talks to Jeremy Heimans

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Will AI change education as we know it? Nesta talks to Dr Wayne Holmes and Lord Timothy Clement-Jones

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Moral debt: can technology turn it around? Nesta in Scotland talks to Shannon Vallor

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Why do we behave this way? The power of behavioural insights: Nesta talks to Elspeth Kirkman

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Accessing inspired minds from around the globe: Nesta talks to McKenzie Wark

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How we can build a more secure future: Nesta talks to Dr Reb Eleanor Johnson

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Claiming Space in a Man-made World: Nesta talks to Leslie Kern

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Designing disorder: Nesta talks to Pablo Sendra and Richard Sennett

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A more generous future: Nesta talks to Yancey Strickler

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Unravelling unconscious bias: Nesta talks to Dr Pragya Agarwal

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Invisible work: Nesta talks to John Howkins

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The Rules of Contagion: Nesta talks to Adam Kucharski

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Invisible work: Nesta talks to John Howkins

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How can we harness cutting-edge technology to create a better future?

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How can we capture joy in our everyday lives? Nesta talks to Ingrid Fetell Lee and Mark Williamson

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How can we encourage playfulness in individuals and organisations? Nesta talks to David M. Gann and Mark Dodgson

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