Nathan Nelson 
Today is my last day at social innovation foundation Nesta, where I’ve been covering maternity leave since April 2018. There wasn’t some kind of abnormally long gestation; I sort of ended up covering a couple of people’s maternity leave. Work at Nesta started out as a necessity, to give me some stability after a difficult …
In a recent job interview, I was asked: “So you’ve been working as a freelancer, and you’ve been outside a fair bit – how do you feel about commuting into the office five days a week?” “I don’t want to,” I blurted. Shit, you’re probably not supposed to say that in an interview. If you travel …
My mind has a mind of its own, and it’s the needy friend in the pub you’d rather not talk to.
I got sucked into a Twitter thing. #ReplaceTheHeadsOfMusiciansOnAlbumCoversWithSitcomCharacters.
I’m just back from the beautiful North Norfolk coast, where I have been working alongside Deepdale Backpackers and Camping to develop and lead their latest conservation weekend, planting native species hedgerows. This is the third year that Wild Influence has worked with the team at Deepdale to deliver works on the campsite and farm all …
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