About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society.

Timeline

Development begins

Winter 2022

Rough cut delivered

Winter 2022

Final cut delivered

Spring 2023

User testing

Spring 2023

Using digital twins of neighbourhoods to test improvements to food environments

Nesta developed a visually engaging tool that can communicate the complexity of a local food environment and demonstrate the possible impact of measures to improve it.

Team

Frances Bain

Frances Bain

Frances Bain

Mission Manager (Scotland), healthy life mission

Frances is Nesta’s mission manager for Scotland working on the healthy life mission and based with the Scotland team in Edinburgh.

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Suraj Vadgama

Suraj Vadgama

Suraj Vadgama

Director of Design, Design & Technology

Suraj leads the Design & Technology practice at Nesta.

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Parita Doshi

Parita Doshi

Parita Doshi

Deputy Director, healthy life mission

Her team is focused on working across public, private and non-profit sectors to deliver innovative solutions that tackle obesity and loneliness in the UK.

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Anna Landreth Strong

Anna Landreth Strong

Anna Landreth Strong

Creative Producer, Arts Practice

Anna is a creative producer for Nesta’s Arts practice.

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Deborah Fox

Deborah Fox

Deborah Fox

Director of Creative Innovation

Deborah leads Nesta's Arts practice.

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