Do you want to see a world in which all people belong and contribute to thriving societies?
Are you an ambitious leader who wants to rethink health and social care, education and justice?
Would you benefit from a strong partnership that can transform a system or place and deliver better outcomes and experiences for vulnerable people?
We are Innovation Unit. We grow and scale the boldest and best innovations that deliver long-term impact for people, address persistent inequalities, and transform the systems that surround them.
We work hard to navigate the cultures we work on. We adapt our own practices to the cultures of the places we work, seeking to enhance the power of those who understand their context the best.
Our work

Bridging the Gaps
New approaches for care experienced young people given prison sentences
with Barrow Cadbury

Strengthening families, protecting children programme
Supporting scaling innovation in children's social care
with Department for Education

Adult mental health
Scaling and spreading
Living Well UK to Edinburgh, Luton, Salford, and Tameside & Glossop
with National Lottery

Greater Manchester’s real time learning project
Learning from Innovation in a Crisis
with Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Realising a powerful vision for learning in Bermuda’s public schools
Collaboratively designing an improved school system for Bermuda
with Ministry of Education

An innovative model of out-of-home care
Children’s voices guide the way for new model of care
with Parkerville Children and Youth Care

Harekeke - Parents for Parents
Creating stronger social connections between parents of under-fives
with Innovate change and Innovation Unit Australia

Māori heart health
Taking a Māori-centred approach to heart health
with Heart Foundation of New Zealand
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