CRUK Meets: Nesta

In this special episode we speak to Christina Cornwell, Director of the Health Lab at the charity Nesta, about the work Nesta are doing to champion ‘tech for good’. We hear about how they’re aiming to tackle social isolation through their ‘Tech To Connect’ challenge, and also highlight some of the work that Cancer Research UK is doing in the ‘tech for good’ space. As Nesta is an innovation foundation, we discuss the tools and techniques they use to test ideas, how they measure success and how their approach compares to what we do at Cancer Research UK. Christina also offers advice and resources for any organisation looking to do more in innovation and ‘tech for good’. Follow Nesta on Twitter https://twitter.com/nesta_uk Related links Cancer Research UK: 360 video - Oesophageal Surgery https://youtu.be/Teq-DS47UIU The life Garden https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved/donate/guidance-for-executors/welcome-to-the-life-garden My Alcohol tracker https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cancer-Research-UK-Alcohol-Tracker/dp/B076HP287V Nesta: Tech To Connect challenge information https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/tech-connect-challenge/ Nesta’s compendium of innovation methods https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/innovation-methods/ ‘Nesta Challenge Prizes: A Practice Guide 2019’ https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/challenge-prizes-a-practice-guide/ Nesta’s DIY toolkit on how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/diy-toolkit/ Nesta’s open book of social innovation https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/the_open_book_of_social_innovation.pdf GoodSam https://www.goodsamapp.org/ GoodGym https://www.goodgym.org/ If you’d like to hear more from the Technology team at CRUK you can find us on our LinkedIn showcase page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cancer-research-uk-digital-and-support-experience Read the Technology team blog: https://medium.com/cancer-research-uk-tech-team-blog See what roles are going within the Technology team: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/charity-jobs/technology-jobs-at-cancer-research-uk And if you’d like to get in touch with the podcast team directly you can now send us an email to [email protected]