Demos

Theme : uk

uk consumers better connected UK adults spend more time on social networking sites than their European neighbours, with 4 in 10 UK adults saying that they regularly visit the sites. The UK adults who visit the sites spend an average of 5.3 hours each month on them and return to them an average 23 times in the month. from : charlietims 28th February 2008
The Disrupters A building services manager for a local council. A Cumbrian hill farmer. A high-end concierge service. And a Bath-based leadership coach. These are not the people who you would expect to be pioneering solutions to climate change. Yet each of them is responsible for innovations that could put us on the path to a lower-carbon society. from : mollywebb 11th July 2007
Demos/NESTA Report and Environmental Challenge Launch The Innovation Challenges programme aims to stimulate innovation in response to major social issues. Please join us for the launch of our next challenge which will focus on climate change. We will also launch our latest report - a NESTA/Demos publication on low-carbon innovation entitled ‘The Disrupters’. The launch event will include a panel debate which will consider the role of Government, investors and the public in improving the conditions for low-carbon... from : mollywebb 6th July 2007