French. Physiotherapy student. India, (social) innovation, virtual reality and smart cities enthusiast. BOARD GAME NERD. Ex @Nesta_uk. Views my own. She/Her.
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👶Baby boom: Pronatalism vs pro-family👶
Policies that offer financial incentives to have more children are on the rise around the world, says @PatriciaJLucas and @FEngasser, but is this the kind of support families really need? bit.ly/3v5ThcG
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Imagine you are the UK’s first Minister for the Future, tasked with looking at the technologies, social trends and geopolitical shifts on the horizon.
We’ve brought this thought experiment to life with
@prospect_Uk in a special supplement featuring 24 bold ideas for action 🧵👇
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Want to build futures and foresight into your work? We’ve put together a list of the most useful toolkits, including resources from @SavetheChildren @AWID @SitraFund @iftf and more. Read the full list of resources here: bit.ly/37lvjOZ
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Today we’re launching our new strategy to 2030 with more info on our 3 innovation missions: a fairer start, a healthy life, and a sustainable future. Read more: bit.ly/3uJZB8i #NestaStrategy
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The dominant narrative around innovation is deeply patriarchal. It devalues large parts of human experience, & condemns large parts of the population to poverty.
We need to move beyond high-tech patriarchy.
My new piece for @_ourEconomy
@openDemocracy
opendemocracy.net/en/ourecon…
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The collective intelligence movement grows! Today @nesta_uk joins forces with @wellcometrust, @clouderafnd and @OmidyarNetwork 💪to launch a £500k fund for experiments in #collectiveintelligence design🎉Apply by 25/10 👇bit.ly/2NMU9ix
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The Longitude Explorer Prize is now OPEN for entries 🥳 Aimed at 11-16 year olds, we're on the hunt for the best #AI based solutions to the world's biggest issues. Discover more: longitudeexplorer.challenges… #LEP2019 #ukedchat #ArtificialIntelligence #STEMeducation
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The Longitude Explorer Prize @nestachallenges @beisgovuk is offering up to £25K for ideas from 11-16 year olds for AI solutions to the world's biggest issues: Apply by 29/11 #LEP2019 bit.ly/2kIOY6E
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Seminar in Brasilia at @sebrae discusses with government agents from the Innovation system the collaboration between UK 🇬🇧 and BR 🇧🇷 on @NewtonFund Global Innovation #PolicyAccelerator in partnership with @UKRI_News and @nesta_uk #InnovationIsGREAT
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We’ve kicked off the #PollcyAccelerator #Brasil final conference @sebrae in Brasilia. Fantastic to see again all the brilliant senior officials from across the Brazilian innovation system we’ve been collaborating with for a year. @ukinbrazil @wylinka @NewtonFund
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Introducing Innovate! 🎲
The world's first board game designed to help innovation policymakers be more collaborative & experimental
Find out more & download your copy, via @nesta_uk @FEngasser bit.ly/2ZcPTuw
Florence Engasser retweeted
Introducing Innovate! 🎲 The world's first board game designed to help innovation policymakers be more collaborative & experimental: Find out more & download your copy @FEngasser bit.ly/2ZcPTuw
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We're pleased to announce Ravi Gurumurthy @rgurumurthy will be joining us as our new Chief Executive. Ravi is currently Chief Innovation Officer at the International Rescue Committee @theIRC. We look forward to welcoming him later this year bit.ly/2YEZKsx
Florence Engasser retweeted
.@Nike's new #joyride shoes give #innovation a bad name, fly in the face of #sustainablefashion trends and risk an ecological disaster. @nike should halt the release of the shoe on 15/8 and innovate better in future. Here's why:
nesta.org.uk/blog/nikes-new-…
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We examined gender diversity in AI research using publications from @arxiv_org
Report: nesta.org.uk/report/gender-d…
Here's a summary:
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To help innovation policymakers make in impact, we need to really understand who they are and where they work. Check out our @nesta innovation policy country report, on India!
In collaboration with @FEngasser, @van_Kitti , @_paulinagor and Nathan Kably. bit.ly/2XKXp2V
Florence Engasser retweeted
I made a boardgame about the future of the internet as part of @NGI4eu! Read my blog about how we used it to engage people in complex questions about internet policy and design and find out where you can play it. buff.ly/322o3Ul
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How will society be using technology to tackle social challenges in 2030? 'Our Tech, Our Future' is a collection of ten positive future scenarios where #DSI is used as a tool for empowerment, education, democracy, sustainability and social justice: nesta.org.uk/report/our-tech…
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Today we publish a new piece of work about how @UKParliament can use digital tools to do more and better public engagement. It's specifically aimed at select committees, which are an important platform for participation in UK Parliament (1/7)
nesta.org.uk/blog/bringing-s…
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Parliaments offer us a wealth of opportunity for democratic innovation, committees in particular. Here's how they can use digital for more and better public engagement. My latest in @thetimes
thetimes.co.uk/article/selec…