Innovators
in organisations
Another
recent NESTA publication, Everyday Innovation, examines the
most important skills, characteristics and behaviours that
promote employee innovation. The report finds that
organisations across the private, public and third sectors are
increasingly recognising that innovation is crucial to their
productivity and effectiveness. But many struggle to make
innovation a practical day-to-day reality.
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Investments
portfolio
Provision
NESTA invested in Provision in 2008 and it is due to
launch the Axar package later this year. The package promises
a better solution by connecting the Sky or Virgin set-top box
in your living room to TV sets around the house using
wi-fi.
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Skimlinks
Skimlinks has received a £900,000 Series A funding round
led by Sussex Place Ventures, NESTA, The Accelerator Group and
business angels. Skimlinks automates the process of creating
and maintaining affiliate links and enables publishers to link
to relevant retailers and brands more easily.
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Creative
Credits
The
second wave of 'Creative Credits', a NESTA programme that
gives SMEs in the Manchester region the chance to apply for
£4,000 worth of creative support, opens on 1 February.
Successful applicants need to invest at least £1,000 and we
top it up with £4,000 to spend with a local creative firm
listed in our online gallery. In the last wave, 75 businesses
out of the 331 that applied were awarded a Credit and a
further 75 will be awarded in wave 2.
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Jailbrake
Jailbrake
is a competition to find great ideas that could make a
positive impact on the pattern of youth offending and
re-offending using simple web and mobile tools. Our call for
ideas is now open.
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