My campaign site, thecreativecrip.com (and my nom de plume) was borne of the frustration in trying to become self-employed having become disabled and exhausted my redundancy savings. The of aim this project has always been to chronicle my thoughts and experiences as an entrepreneur trying to successfully grow a business despite the limitations of physical, mental and invisible disabilities. I don’t want to carry on living my life as it is now – becoming disabled and needing benefits is not a lifestyle choice, especially given the not insignificant skills and experience I’ve gained from nearly 25 years working on Wall Street and in The City of London. The reality is proving to be quite different to the idea. I have spent the better part of two years floundering, barely keeping my head above water as I begged for help and fought to not be forced into the usual dead-end workfare schemes. I have received very little in the way of factual, practical help.

Lisa - 03/08/2012

‘Sensible’ And The Benefits System Don’t Usually Go Hand-In-Hand. The resulting schemes of numerous Benefits Consultations and Reforms instigated by successive UK governments have created seemingly insurmountable problems in “making work pay”. This is as true for government employees tasked with administering Department of Work of Pensions initiatives as it is for members of the public who need help from the State.

Lisa - 03/07/2012

Konnekt aims to help young people 'konnekt' with the right opportunities regarding their aims and plans for the future through people and contacts, this can relate to all fields through education, employment and training.

Mohammed - 01/26/2012

The Crowd will be a platform to tap into the untapped agency of NEETS, engage young people and assemble ad-hoc teams, with support and mentors, to drive change in their communities and work with public services. This will provide valuable experience for project working, build soft-skills, peer-peer and community interaction, and boost the confidence and aspirations of young people.

Jonathan - 01/25/2012

Good literacy development from an early age is an important asset in every child’s life. Reading serves as the major foundational skill for all school-based learning – it is a multifaceted process involving word recognition, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. Our idea is a collaborative venture created to provide a new perspective, build on knowledge and develop important life skills. “Learn & display literacy project” can materialise by uniting children, young people, parents, cultural leaders and museums in Tower Hamlets, London. Participants develop a cultural storybook outside of school in order to increase literacy rates, community engagement and parental involvement in children’s reading development.

 - 01/25/2012

We find ourselves in pressing times, with major reductions in the provision of information services including the scrapping of connexions and the Local Youth Services Directory. However, times like this are also perfect for those keen to change the way things are done! To use our initiative and utilise the ambition and commitment of 1000s of youth workers, employers and youth empowers across London and many more across the country who remain committed to ensuring opportunities are made available to as many young people as possible.

Richard - 01/25/2012

6 simple web-based study tools -> Papers, Notes, Teams, Research, Lessons, and Review When combined in an application suite that is intuitive and fun to use, they coalesce into an environmental context that supports and encourages critical thinking, the social exchange of ideas and information, and a learning process that takes full advantage of the vast potential of our digitally connected world.

Tanner - 01/25/2012

A mobile application and online platform, ‘The Thing Tank’ will help young people not in employment, education or training to easily record, collate and present ‘things’ they’ve done to create a narrative of relevant experience. The process is supported by a youth worker (and in many cases by peers) and experiences will contribute to agreed challenges which can form part of an accredited youth qualification. All ‘things’ or experiences will also be automatically synced into an online multi-media CV template. ‘Things’ can be recorded in a variety of ways (by photo, video, text, audio) and can even submitted by others. Young people also gain important social media and multi-media skills while sharing and learning with their peer group. This will all result in increased employability and chances of access to further education.

John - 01/25/2012

An activity portfolio tool enabling the measurement, visualisation and analysis of an individual’s transferable knowledge and skills.

Neil - 01/25/2012

We propose a social search platform for internships, which helps finding paid and valuable learning opportunities easily. It is social, because interns can make pay-level and quality of learning experiences transparent by adding such information to the platform.

Martin - Evert - 01/24/2012

I work at The Nominet Trust - we've got funding to pay for Open Data bods to spend a day with one of 10 Charities working on a quick but meaningful project.

Ed - 11/29/2011

Enter to win a FREE Hub King's Cross Membership for all of 2012.

Rachel - 11/09/2011

The Design Council is looking for ten ambitious public sector organisations to take part in the next round of its Public Services by Design programme. Win £5,000 to £15,000 of match funded mentoring, depending on the scale, level and scope of your project.

Pauline - 10/07/2011

Do you have an idea on how to improve your neighbourhood or your local services? Do you want to win the chance of getting people to turn your idea into reality?

Noel - 09/29/2011

Interactivism is a rapid fire call for ideas and hack weekend in June to make the web more accessible for older people.

Lauren - 05/17/2011

Creative Councils is a new programme from NESTA, working with the Local Government Group, to support local authorities to develop and implement radical innovations that meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Lauren - 04/14/2011

We are looking for applicants for the Big Venture Challenge: a new programme of funding and support from UnLtd

Dan - 04/04/2011

Any innovative ideas for using phone boxes?!

Carrie - 12/06/2010