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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.

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Nesta Sparks

We share practical knowledge around different ways to innovate, as part of our Insight events series.

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Each of the Nesta Sparks sessions focus on a different innovation method, whether it’s crowdfunding, challenge prizes, standards of evidence, or public and social innovation labs.

You’ll have the opportunity to hear Nesta staff in conversation with other practitioners about how these innovation approaches are being used in practice, and you’ll have the chance to network and ask further questions.

A compendium of innovation methods is also available as a free download or to buy in print copy.

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We extend our impact through two specialised units that help people and organisations to solve complex problems and achieve their goals.

BIT

BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people’s lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour.

Challenge Works

Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.

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