Understanding innovation

The key to a cost-effective but efficient legal aid service

The key to a cost-effective but efficient legal aid service

Legal aid is a vital public service and investment in it has the clear potential to save on other aspects of the public purse, says Evlynne Gilvarry.

Capturing innovation in the construction industry

Capturing innovation in the construction industry

The construction industry needs to work collaboratively and pool knowledge in order to capture innovation, says Director of Constructing Excellence, Peter Cunningham.

Laying the foundations for a 21st Century education system

Laying the foundations for a 21st Century education system

The Innovation Unit is finding that nurturing innovation in the education system is complex, but that the approaches being used in its Next Practice programme are producing some valuable insights.

The Innovation Gap

The Innovation Gap

Innovation is at the heart of economic and social progress. It creates wealth and increases our quality of life. But where does it occur in the UK and how best can we measure it?

Music industry's absurd approach to copyright

Music industry's absurd approach to copyright

The British music industry's approach to copyright is disingenuous and absurd, says William Davies in the latest NESTA-backed Quarter supplement.

Embracing the "threat" of India and China

Embracing the

In the latest NESTA-backed Quarter supplement, James Wilsdon argues it's time for an end to overheated hype about the threat from "Chindia".