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10 Oct 2024
The DIY Toolkit
By Nesta
Nesta is an independent charity in the United Kingdom that supports new and better ways of solving problems. They created this toolkit to help people develop, adapt, or improve ideas that create positive impact. The toolkit includes 30 simple and practical tools that are easy to use and apply in real situations.
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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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