{"id":808,"date":"2018-02-01T10:15:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T09:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essi-net.eu\/?p=808"},"modified":"2018-02-16T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T11:53:10","slug":"nesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essi-net.eu\/?p=808","title":{"rendered":"NESTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-831\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essi-net.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Nesta_Horizontal_Logo_RGB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essi-net.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Nesta_Horizontal_Logo_RGB.png 521w, https:\/\/www.essi-net.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Nesta_Horizontal_Logo_RGB-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NESTA<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Nesta is a global innovation foundation. We back new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time.<\/p>\n<h3>Our vision<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We see a future full of potential, where new ideas solve the big challenges that matter to everyone.<\/p>\n<h3>Our mission<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We seek out, spark and shape powerful new ideas, joining with others to take on the big challenges of our time and shift how the world works for everyone.<\/p>\n<h3>Why?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ideas are the key to human progress, prosperity and happiness. In a rapidly changing world, we need new ideas to tackle the big challenges we all face and empower people to shape the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kinds of big challenges Nesta tackle include the pressures of an ageing population; stretched public services; and a fast changing jobs market.<\/p>\n<h3>We are a UK charity but work globally, and always in partnership<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know we can\u2019t make change happen by ourselves. We work with all kinds of partners\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/node\/19351\">all over the world<\/a>, who have in common the drive to improve how the world works. We bring together the very big, such as national governments and global technology firms, with the grassroots, such as community groups and local activists, to make change happen. Find out about some of our success stories\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/success-stories\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Our work<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using our knowledge, networks, funding and skills, we grow new ideas that can change the world for the better:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><b><strong>We see &#8211; making sense of \u00a0opportunities and challenges<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0Our research into emerging trends and technologies helps us answer big questions: \u00a0such as what could health services look like in 2030? \u00a0Which skills will matter most in an automated workplace? How can public policy harness entrepreneurial energy?<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>We spark &#8211; generating new ideas from many sources<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0Our programmes discover and nurture new ideas &#8211; championing creativity, generating and testing radical new ideas in the real world, and offering early-stage support to innovators across different fields.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>We shape &#8211; helping to test, grow and adapt promising solutions<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0Our funding programmes help brilliant ideas benefit more people &#8211; growing innovations with evidence of success so they can work at scale, for example through impact investing.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>We shift &#8211; changing whole systems<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0Sometimes it\u2019s not enough to grow individual technologies or ventures &#8211; instead we have to transform the way whole systems work &#8211; for example, by bringing together organisations and individuals from across a field, by advocating for change, by changing policies, or by helping other organisations get better at innovating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>At Nesta we are experts in methods for innovation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We apply these methods in priority fields where there are big challenges and our capacities are suited to the action that\u2019s needed:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/priority_fields_introducing_nestas_work_in_health_0.pdf\">health<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/introducing_nestas_work_in_education.pdf\">education<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/introducing-_nesta-work-in-government-innovation.pdf\">government innovation<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/nestas_work_in_the_creative_economy_arts_and_culture-2017.pdf\">the creative economy, arts and culture<\/a>; and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/introducing_nestas_work_in_innovation_policy.pdf\">\u00a0innovation policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more about our areas of work\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/areas-work\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>We want to hear from you<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like to find out more about our work, if you\u2019d like to become a partner, enlist our help, or if you\u2019re interested in finding out more about what we can offer your organisation, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:information@nesta.org.uk\">information@nesta.org.uk<\/a>. If this sounds like the kind of place you\u2019d like to work,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/jobs\">browse our jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NESTA Nesta is a global innovation foundation. We back new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time. Our vision We see a future full of potential, where new ideas solve the big challenges that matter to everyone. 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