In this project, we partnered with the energy supplier Utilita to explore smart prepayment meter customers’ experience of participating in their version of the DFS called Power Payback. This will ...

Across the world, interest in mission-driven government and mission-driven organisations is growing. Reformers are seeking ways to steward public and private efforts behind ambitious, long-term goals, ...

Increasing access and engagement with the programmeWe garnered over 1,700 sign ups in just over two months, from all areas of the UK (sign ups by nation were roughly proportional to population). Over ...

Heating engineers get free heat pumps in first-of-its-kind trial Participants report increased confidence in the technology Nesta launches major project to scale the model - aims to recruit 5,000 ...

We collected feedback via a survey (sent out on 3 April, and closed on 15 April) and diary study (data collected throughout the pilot) from parents and caregivers on how they found the programme, the ...

To be in a good position to meet the government’s key milestone, we will need a well-functioning market of parenting support. This will require good availability of effective programmes that respond ...

Hands-on home installation boosted installers’ confidence and technical knowledge. After installing a heat pump in their own home, all participants reported increased confidence and deeper technical ...

To give an example from our work, consider Nesta’s blueprint for halving obesity. Our goal with this work is to clearly convey the effect of a comprehensive package of policy interventions based on ...

The climate and nature crisis is one of the greatest long-term challenges we face in the UK and around the world. We need an ambitious approach to using artificial intelligence across the development, ...

As the Spending Review approaches, we analyse Labour's £13.2 billion Warm Homes Plan. While the pledge may survive, what will it take to make it a success?

Laurie leads Mission Discovery at Nesta that uses intelligence about the future to change practice today. In a world of shifting alliances, emerging conflicts and geopolitical shocks, traditional ...

This vertical bar chart illustrates participant feedback on the helpfulness of the texts and activities for themselves and their child, using a scale of 1 (very unhelpful) to 5 (very helpful). 65.1% ...