We unleash the power of creativity and the arts as a catalyst for social good.

Through BIT, a specialised unit within Nesta, we combine a deep understanding of human behaviour with evidence-led problem solving to improve people’s lives.

Challenge Works, a specialised unit within Nesta, designs and runs challenges prizes that attract innovators to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

Our Centre for Collective Intelligence uses technology, AI, arts and design to scale public engagement - making it faster, more inclusive, more engaging and more impactful.

We build and manage the foundations that enable the transformation of data into products, information, insight and impact.

We use analytical, data and technology skills to solve problems, test solutions and drive our missions forward, through deep expertise in data science methods and cutting-edge artificial intelligence techniques.

We design, build and test digital products, public services and policies that have a positive social impact.

We scan for emerging trends, promising technologies and interventions to help test encouraging ideas that we can apply to our missions.

We identify, refine and promote policy ideas and delivery models that will unlock progress on our mission goals, bridging the policy-delivery divide with just as much focus on the ‘how’ as the ‘what’.

We use the most effective research and evaluation methods to translate insights into scalable, real-world impact.

We design, validate and scale software solutions to help achieve our mission goals.

Through our Mission Studio, we design, build and spin out startups that tackle society's biggest challenges.