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Predictions - Future of the City
Do you ever wonder what cities will be like in the next few decades?
Mike Pitts
Mike is the Head of Urban Systems covering the priority areas of Urban Living and Smart Infrastructure. Mike previously led on embedding sustainability across Innovate UK’s strategy and programmes since November 2012. He has also led Clean and Cool entrepreneur Missions in 2013 to Brazil and 2015 to San Francisco. Mike also ran the Resource Efficiency programme during 2013/14. Previously Mike spent five years driving sustainability-led innovation in the chemical industry with Chemistry Innovation.
Trial tomorrow’s technology today
Imagine a world where… Imagine a world where food orders are securely delivered direct to your car boot while you work. Or maybe you’ve given up on owning a car and use a car club which is all electric and …
Sustainable development and Innovate UK
Sustainable development is at the heart of Innovate UK’s strategy and purpose. At Innovate UK we think about the future and what a future economy will look like. A sustainable economy is one that delivers growth while operating within safe …
We need trust to innovate
The last few months have seen much debate about public trust in experts, or rather a lack of it. So who do you trust to provide you with a solution to your problems? Trust is critical to innovation and a …
Urban Living - a major collaboration with the research councils
You may be aware of the Higher Education and Research bill currently making its way through Parliament. This (amongst other things) looks to implement the recommendations made by Paul Nurse in his review of the research and innovation landscape. For …
Pitch like a superhero
All movies have the same basic plot structure. That was a theory in a 2004 book called The Seven Basic Plots. This might now ruin the cinema experience for you, so sorry about that. Personally I can see this reductionist …
The art of the possible
If you don’t have a market, you don’t have an innovation. This was something learnt through experience in industry. It doesn’t matter how clever your technology or idea is, without someone willing to pay for it you just have a …
What’s happening in Urban living and Built environment?
Cities are made up of a collection of buildings right? So it makes sense to have a team that covers both? As Head of Urban Living & Built Environment at Innovate UK I have found there are parallels to draw …
Urban Living Partnership - taking a whole city approach
Analysing all aspects of a city's problems Cities' governments and local authorities are facing diverse and inter-dependent challenges that emerge from a combination of their history, culture, demographics, infrastructure, economies and environment. Teasing out the factors behind problems such as …
What are Entrepreneur Missions?
You’re a fledgling company with a brilliant innovation that better fits an overseas market. You don’t have the resources or contacts to get started in that country so what do you do? Innovate UK developed Entrepreneur Missions to help early-stage …