Test and learn is an iterative approach to public policy and service development. Conventional policymaking typically uses a step-by-step process called “waterfall” where most of the big choices are ...

There are no policy recommendations in this report – Nesta’s new blueprint for halving obesity already makes it possible to identify the most effective policy interventions to pursue and at what scale ...

How early does the disadvantage gap start when we’re looking at children’s outcomes? Does gender also impact on a child’s developmental assessment results? These are crucial questions that at Nesta we ...

The post-pandemic rises in absence rates are staggering. The sudden surge in overall and persistent absence has left schools and policymakers scrambling for causes and solutions. Finding ways to bring ...

The UK has about 23 million gas boilers, all heating the oldest housing stock in Europe. Despite attempts to encourage heat pump adoptions, it’s expected that 10 million new boilers will be fitted ...

Between January and March 2023, we piloted a novel digital engagement tool, The Strategy Room, to help local authorities understand their residents’ priorities for net-zero policies on the topics of ...

Heat pump users are highly satisfied with their heat pumps, considering them to be safe, reliable, quiet heat sources that are effective for space heating and producing hot water. Overall, ...

To reach the net-zero goals set by governments across the UK, we urgently need to make progress on reducing carbon emissions from our housing. We know that the best way to do this is to change how we ...

Over a period of ten years, People Powered Results pioneered new approaches to achieving change and innovation in systems, working with over 500 local and national organisations to create the ...

How a green ratio of 2.5 to 1 would make a heat pump cheaper than a gas boiler over the same lifespan The chart below takes an example home and demonstrates how the running cost of a heat pump ...

What do we know about green jobs in the UK? And what are the barriers to getting more people into green jobs? There appears to be significant demand among both businesses and potential workers to have ...