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 ...

Mission-oriented management can also work within existing systems; there are real alternatives to top-down monitoring and control to manage mission-driven public servants dedicated to the work of ...

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 ...

The vast majority of parents who signed up during the pilot reached our web platform from a paid advertising campaign run via our Nesta social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) and a post from ...

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 ...

Decarbonising home heating is a key priority in the UK’s strategy to cut emissions, and heat pumps are expected to play a pivotal role. The UK government and the Climate Change Committee have both ...

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 £13.2 billion figure is spread over five years – so it would average around £2.6 billion per year. It sounds like a lot. But how does it compare to what we currently spend, and what’s needed? The ...

But we might be on to something bigger than just the application of test and learn to foreign affairs. What about the possibility of a whole new means of international relations where test and learn ...

The Tiny Happy People text messaging programme offers free, digital parenting support by sending parents short, evidence-informed videos 1 about activities they can do with their children. This ...

Parents who responded to the survey (sent out on 3 April, and closed on 15 April) reported high engagement with the service. 97% of respondents reported that they engaged with the content (reading ...