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Our ValuesLaunchpad Values1. Deliver transformative innovation that allows people to realise their potential 2. Be visionary in approach, practical and pragmatic in application 3. Work for, respect and learn from communities 4. Take an infectious approach to innovation 5. Be entrepreneurial and non-hierarchical – and take individual and collective responsibility for what we do 6. Have fun, respect, support and develop each other 7. Strive for simplicity Our PeopleThe TeamSummary: The Launchpad team is a part of the Young Foundation and consists of individuals with a broad range of experience in different sectors combining hands-on experience from the commercial, technology, charity and public sectors. The team works as social entrepreneurs, bringing extensive experience of start-up ventures, turn-arounds and front-line management experience. Our real expertise is in starting social ventures and where appropriate we work with specialist consultants or partners to help us fully understand the sector context for each new venture. Our role is to find and select the most promising ideas, either working with entrepreneurs to take an idea forward or working as entrepreneurs ourselves. OpportunitiesIf you're interested to learn more about potential opportunities at Launchpad please see Careers. About LaunchpadSummary: SummaryLaunchpad is a platform for turning promising ideas into new ventures. We currently have two active early stage social venture funds; the NESTA-Young Foundation Health Innovation Accelerator (health and long term conditions) and Learning Launchpad (education and practical learning); Launchpad has a long term vision that spans areas such as climate change, sustainability, innovation and justice, marginalised groups and the hard to employ. Launchpad's home is at the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green Related
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Launchpad Office Launchpad develops promising ideas into new ventures by providing funding, social capital and entrepreneurial expertise. 
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latest additionsEuropean Venture Philanthropy Association conference in Madrid
Simon Tucker and Andrew Brough attended the annual EVPA conference to highlight Launchpad's activities as an early stage social venture fund and share experiences of investing for social impact with other organisations around Europe.
12 December 2007 | Launchpad
Call for Ideas
Imagining a working world that supports people with long term conditions
12 December 2007 | Launchpad
School of Everything Launches Alpha Site
School of Everything, recently voted amongst Europe's twenty hottest emerging start-ups at Seedcamp, has launched its first version of its online market place for learning.
12 December 2007 | Launchpad
Launch of Studio Schools
Lord Andrew Adonis, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners hosted the reception for the launch of the next phase of Studio Schools on Tuesday 4th of December at the RSA. In attendance were officials and representatives from central and local government, schools, national and local businesses, and a range of charitable foundations - all interested in building upon the progress made thus far.
25 January 2008 | Learning launchpad
Managing long term conditionsThe World Economic Forum has called on businesses to lead the fight against chronic disease, to embed a culture of health and to manage the change in a population where long term conditions are increasingly prevalent. 30 January 2008 | HIA
most readStudio Schools
A new version of 14-19 school hosting businesses where students are employed, earning real wages alongside a project-based curriculum. Full of Life
Peer-to-peer cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to provide emotional resilience for old people
Studio SchoolsStudio Schools™ continue to gain momentum following its recent launch and inclusion in government speeches and thinking on promising education initiatives. This builds on the momentum established by the national pilot that started last September at Barnfield College in Luton and the detailed planning for studio schools now being conducted at eight local authority areas around the UK. 30 January 2008 | Learning launchpad
Faking It
Faking It aims to provide Young People with the experience and demands of the real-world.
Changing Health
Changing Health aims to address the problems people with long term conditions face, by developing a new flexible support structure
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