This collection brings together toolkits that support change-makers working across the public sector, cultural institutions, and civic systems. Whether you're designing services, policies, or long-term strategies, these tools help you think at scale, work with complexity, and collaborate across disciplines.
Curated by the TBTB Team for those navigating systems with empathy, creativity, and purpose.
This toolkit contains everything needed to design a citizen-sensing initiative for environmental action, including an introduction, an eight-step model, 25 tools and methods, six case studies, seven key insights, and a glossary.
This toolbox contains a practical guide and activities with templates for communicating about sustainability.
This toolbox contains a practical guide and activities with templates for communicating about sustainability.
An index of all Nesta toolkits since 2011, including Designing for Public Services, System Innovation Impact, Innovation Policy Toolkit, and many more.
This toolbox contains links to hundreds of practical resources, inspiring case studies and important research on increasing diversity in the arts.
This toolbox contains a creative problem solving process based on equity, humility-building, integrating history and healing practices, addressing power dynamics, and co-creating with the community.
This toolbox contains 130 tools divided into 8 categories (each with between 1 and sub-categories).
This toolbox contains 13 tools (called 'plays'), each with a checklist and key questions.
This toolbox contains 15 practical tools to help creative hubs think about how they lead, connect and build their hub. The tools are interconnected and, as a collection, will help hub leaders chart their path, from defining their need through to the impact they want to create.
This toolbox contains a 7-step methodology with 8 techniques and corresponding templates, all available as PDFs.
This toolbox contains a series of PDFs in the form of a non-linear, multi-part visual reflective journal.
This toolbox contains three sections and an appendix of ideas to kick-start your adaptation to the impacts of climate change.
This toolbox contains 17 step-by-step methods, 9 focused questions for Systemic Design, and a detailed guide for setting up Systemic Design workshops.
This toolbox contains 28 tools on a simple website. Each one provides advice and guidance at a different point in the innovation process
This toolkit includes streamlined planning and implementation worksheets, refined change levers, and an ecosystem mapping tool.
