NESTA Innovation Articles

There are still opportunities to thrive

nestafeeds — 2009-03-30T16:15:21Z

"To steer a business through a recession you need to tackle financial management, sales and marketing and innovation," says David Rogers.

Ungeeking the web

nestafeeds — 2009-03-25T17:22:34Z

The behaviours we develop online are slowly making their way into our wider, offline lives. Rohan Gunatillake explores the impact of this spillover and how it’s forcing us to re-learn the way we interact and collaborate with one another.

How networks of trust can unlock innovation

nestafeeds — 2009-03-25T17:21:52Z

Corporate anthropologist, Karen Stephenson, explains how understanding and supporting informal networks of trust can help organisations to become more innovative.

Take rapid action and be realistic

nestafeeds — 2009-03-20T17:18:38Z

"Cost control is fundamental and even cash-rich companies need to keep costs to an absolute minimum," says Tim Cooke.

Collaboration and creativity will get you through

nestafeeds — 2009-03-20T17:17:47Z

"New ideas and approaches will drive your business forward during the recession, so sidelining innovation is absolutely the wrong thing to do. " says Shaa Wasmund.

Learn from others who’ve been there before

nestafeeds — 2009-03-20T17:16:48Z

"Businesses should do everything possible to make their service indispensable to their customers," says Permjot Valia.

Peer-to-peer finance: are people the new banks?

nestafeeds — 2009-03-20T17:14:27Z

How the internet is offering people new ways to act collectively and engage in financial activities, without the traditional intermediary of a bank.

Corporate Open Innovation: Hype versus Reality

nestafeeds — 2009-02-19T08:56:54Z

Nico Macdonald explains corporate open innovation, the changes that have led to its conception, and the evidence presented by its advocates.

Go the extra mile for your customers

nestafeeds — 2009-01-29T10:55:22Z

All businesses need to look closely at their cost base. I’ve always operated a lean organisation in my businesses, but it’s an essential practice at the moment. Cash is crucial in this climate and it’s no time to be wasting it.

Mission 2.0: advice for arts & cultural organisations from the social web

nestafeeds — 2009-01-23T10:12:05Z

Today's web is really radically different from three or four years ago. The web's centre of gravity has shifted from being a source of broadcast information to a platform for dynamic conversations.

It’s about survival, not prosperity

nestafeeds — 2009-01-21T09:20:13Z

I’ve worked through a few recessions, in the UK and the US, but this time around it’s much nastier. In a very short space of time we’ve seen a housing market meltdown and the collapse of financial systems. Businesses need to adopt a survival strategy and forget about prosperity. People need to worry about being a survivor, not about being a rich survivor.

Innovations in fundraising

nestafeeds — 2008-12-17T11:20:10Z

Clare Cotton is the Venture Catalyst at Cancer Research UK, working on radical innovations to create new fundraising income streams for the organisation. Her role and the growing number of similar roles in the charity sector is a sign that innovation is being taken seriously by fundraising organisations.

Stimulating Venture Capital the need for a new £1 billion fund - Economic downturn - Articles - News, views and events - NESTA

nestafeeds — 2008-12-15T15:20:43Z

NESTA is calling for a £1billion fund of funds to be created after warning that the UK’s next generation of technologies are at crisis point, with early stage innovative firms suffering from the retreat of private venture capital from the sector.

Attacking the recession - Economic downturn - Articles - News, views and events - NESTA

nestafeeds — 2008-12-15T15:19:23Z

In anticipation of the launch of a NESTA discussion paper – ‘Attacking the Recession’ - which will highlight how in an ultra-connected world, events a thousands miles away can affect us almost immediately.

The success of market failure? - Economic downturn - Articles - News, views and events - NESTA

nestafeeds — 2008-12-15T15:15:59Z

In a NESTA Provocation, Will Hutton and Philippe Scheider argure that there is genius, dynamism and innovation in capitalism. Unfortunately, standard market theory does not properly allow it to be unlocked.