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 ...

Budget-conscious millennial parentsNesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and ...

Eco high-earning Gen X-ersNesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

For householders interested in getting a heat pump, it’s really hard to know how much the transition might cost. This project will scope the potential to generate “good enough” cost estimations that ...

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 ...

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 ...

As group data journalist, Charlie helps Nesta find the human stories within its research, with a particular focus on data visualisation and interactivity.

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

Previously Louise was Principal Research Advisor for Nesta’s Alliance for Useful Evidence. As part of this role, Louise was evidence lead in the development team for What Works for Children's Social ...