A new book from Nesta brings together knowledge on the way organisations can innovate. One process is the 100 Day Challenge. Ann McGauran reports on how the method has been useful in facilitating system change in Essex

The 100 Day Challenge was developed to put people at the heart of place-based ways of bringing about change and innovation. Is the method achieving its key aims of empowering and connecting frontline practitioners and those who use services to drive change and inform strategic ambitions in the longer-term?