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'The DIY Toolkit', NESTA
NESTA is an independent charity based in the United Kingdom that works to increase innovation capacity in the UK. They have developed this toolkit to help people invent, adopt, or adapt ideas that can deliver impact. It features 30 practical social innovation tools that are quick to use and simple to apply.
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This toolkit is quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people. It groups tools into eight sections.
I want to…
- Look ahead
- Develop a clear plan
- Clarify my priorities
- Collect input from others
- Know the people I’m working with
- Generate new ideas
- Test and improve
- Sustain and implement
They have developed this toolkit to help people invent, adopt, or adapt ideas that can deliver impact.
It features 30 practical social innovation tools that are quick to use and simple to apply.
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