Social tenants on tight budgetsMade up of 6.6 million households, this segment tends to be on very low incomes, living in homes rented from local authorities or housing associations. These properties ...

Techie young familiesThis segment is made up of 3.5 million households who are younger (with 41% of the heads of household in this group aged 36-45), affluent families. They tend to live in modern ...

In a world where it is suddenly possible to have a half-decent conversation with a computer, it is not surprising that AI is the darling innovation of the moment. It took ChatGPT only five days to ...

We want to build on the work we’ve done in our new era of integration in the early years project to create a clear picture of what a well-integrated early education and family support system looks ...

Louise is a venture builder at Nesta’s Mission Studio, where she works closely with founders to turn early-stage ideas into scalable, mission-led ventures.

Laurie leads Mission Discovery at Nesta that uses intelligence about the future to change practice today. The Mission Discovery team identifies and investigates emerging trends, ideas, technologies ...

This project supports Bristol City Council to understand and improve the performance of heat pumps in their housing stock. We are working together to identify what helps installations work well, and ...

We gathered experts across the early years sector to share insights, learnings and recommendations from our new report.

To build on these early impressions, we tested a series of communication prototypes to explore what kinds of messaging best support awareness, trust, and personal relevance. The prototypes we used ...

Parenting programmes, which generally support parents to have warm and stimulating relationships with their children, are among the most promising policy tools available. Many programmes show strong ...

Oliver Zanetti is a senior mission manager in Nesta’s sustainable future mission, leading our work on the skills and capacity of the heat pump sector.

Developing more incisive policy asks around clean heat neighbourhood planning. Could planning the transition to low-carbon heat at a local level support householders, the supply chain and other key ...