From cooking classes and language lessons delivered by refugees, to boot camp workouts and refurbished bikes, if you're still wracking your brain to come up with something thoughtful this year, have a browse of our list of Christmas goodies. Carefully selected from the wider Nesta family, it includes present ideas from Nesta fund grantees, competition winners and our New Radicals. Check out the Nesta 2017 Christmas gift guide.
The internet, world wide web, and the Internet of Things are major steps forward in the orchestration of information and knowledge. Yet it doesn’t often feel as if the world is all that clever.
We're used to hearing about the threat of automation and the 'rise of the robots', but less attention is focused on the skills required in a digitally-enabled future. Last week, Nesta brought together policymakers, educators and innovators to explore ways to address the growing demand for future skills. Read more and replay the live stream of the event.
7 December 2017 - Join Geoff Mulgan, Nesta Chief Executive, as he talks about his new book, Big Mind, which delves into the emerging field of collective intelligence and the tech that allows organisations and societies to think on a large scale. Register to attend.
14 December 2017 - How does UK innovation policy need to change to successfully tackle challenges ahead? Join David Willetts, Stian Westlake and Jonathan Haskel as they explore key questions in discussion with Nesta's Kirsten Bound. Register your interest.
6 February 2018 - Today we face the irony that many services designed to help people, actually erode confidence. Join other practitioners, policymakers and funders to explore how we can build people's confidence to take action. Register your interest.
