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Chris Norris

Senior Programme Manager, Central Programmes

Chris Norris Chris Norris

Chris Norris

Central Programmes Office

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Chris is a senior programme manager working in Nesta’s central programmes office, supports our mission teams to develop partnerships and deliver innovation projects.

Chris previously worked on innovation programmes including Accelerating Ideas, Rethinking Parks, and the Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund.

Before joining Nesta in September 2013, Chris was a project manager at Lambeth Council working in economic development. He started his career in local government as a participant in the sector’s National Graduate Development Programme.

Chris has a BA (Hons) in Industrial Economics and an MA in Corporate Social Responsibility from the University of Nottingham, and a postgraduate diploma in Local Government Management from Warwick University.

Outside of work, he is a trustee of the Friends of Ruskin Park and a volunteer, fundraiser and patient advocate for Bowel Cancer UK.

Browse content from Chris Norris

Nurturing the seeds of change

Report
25.11.21

Highlights from Accelerating Ideas

Project Update
25.11.21

Rethinking Parks: Visions to shape the future of parks

Feature
09.10.20

Learning from Rethinking Parks

Feature
07.10.20

People power in parks

Project Update
05.10.20

People need parks (and parks need people)

Project Update
24.06.20

Performing Parks: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

The Bristol and Bath Parks Foundation: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

Parks Community UK: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

The Redcar and Cleveland Parks Foundation: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

Leeds Parks Fund: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

Walsall Connecting Greenspaces: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

Powering Parks: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

Re-imagining Par Track – Run, Ride, Relax, Repeat: An introduction to the project

Blog
07.03.19

Prototyping Awards

Blog
14.09.18

Meet the Rethinking Parks innovators

Blog
23.07.18

Rethinking Parks fund: Helping parks innovate

Blog
06.12.17

Supporting successful social action innovators to scale further

Blog
26.04.17

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