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.
This worksheet helps you plan a prototype - a way of modelling and testing your idea. This can uncover the holes in your project, showing you what needs to improve, as well as sparking new ideas.
How do I use it?
Set out a key element you would like to test in the ‘Hypothesis’ box.
Follow the instructions in the next two boxes to test your idea using different methods.
Tips
Use what you have at hand to make your prototype. It’s meant to be a quick visualisation of your idea to highlight any potential issues, rather than a product in itself.
You should prototype often, at the different phases of your idea’s development.