What happens when you put innovators, public service commissioners and investors who share one interest in the same room? Well, check out the video clips below and follow this link to find out what happened at our Festival of Ideas: Innovation for Independent Living event .
Below is a clip of Cabinet Minister Ed Miliband’s thoughts on innovation.
See John Craig […]
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Thank you so much to all those who attended our Festival of Ideas yesterday and contributed so generously. As with last week, it felt to me like a real success. However, what matters is what you the participants thought. We would hugely value your feedback through this very quick feedback form and if you would […]
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Young people are not receiving the vital financial literacy education they need to have every chance of succeeding in a modern society. As financial services become increasingly complex, young people face an increasingly high chance of becoming financially excluded. The problem is evident when considered that 91% […]
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE WORKING TO SOLVE?
Most young people are excluded from decision making, especially where this relates to the design and delivery of public services. Those opportunities that do exist tend to be via outmoded 20th century representative and supposedly ‘democratic’ structures which are a turnoff for the majority and engage […]
1. What is the problem you are trying to solve?
The massive employment dilemma faced by mental distress sufferers, and people with a history of mental health problems. Th social exclusion faced by these people, and the resulting loss of indepence, the spiral down towards vulnerability that this causes, the related other risks of joblessness, debt, […]
Martha Trust is a charity providing residential and respite care for people with profound disabilities. We are looking at creating a new innovative service and this is our entry for the festival of ideas. I look forward to hearing your views!
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Whilst there are a few independent living […]
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