In 2022, we ran a series of six ‘prototyping weeks’, to inform the future development of our Climate programme, with the input of sector experts and people with lived experience of challenges like retrofit, housing disrepair, and community organising.
In each week, we explored the challenges and solutions on a particular topic, co-designing a quick prototype to test our assumptions before the end of the week, from which we could then draw recommendations for next steps. We’ve produced a short report on the process and outputs of each prototyping week, and they’re all linked below.
In the immediate short term, we took forward two of our six prototypes for further development – prototypes that eventually became the Local Intelligence Hub, and Neighbourhood Warmth. We also developed an alpha version of a service which improves transparency of high-emissions local authority procurement.

Prototyping week 1: Council procurement as a lever for local climate action
The key question: How might digital services enable councils to reduce emissions through procurement?
The summary report: https://research.mysociety.org/publications/prototyping-procurement
The prototype: https://mysociety.github.io/contract-countdown/
Other resources:
- Situation analysis (Google Slides)
- End of week presentation (Google Slides)
- Results of interactive exercises (Miro)
Prototyping week 2: Conditional commitment around home energy
The key question: How might digital services enable local climate action on energy through conditional commitment?
The summary report: https://research.mysociety.org/publications/prototyping-home-energy
The prototype: https://mysociety.github.io/neighbourhood-warmth
Other resources:
- Situation analysis (Google Slides)
- End of week presentation (Google Slides)
- Results of interactive exercises (Miro)
Prototyping week 3: Access to nature
The key question: How might digital services enable local emissions reduction through improved access to nature?
The summary report: https://research.mysociety.org/publications/prototyping-nature
The prototype: https://mysociety.github.io/street-seed/
Other resources:
- Situation analysis (Google Slides)
- End of week presentation (Google Slides)
- Results of interactive exercises (Miro)
Prototyping week 4: Fair transition and the world of work
The key question: How might technology play a part in enabling a fair transition to a world that’s reducing climate risks and harm?
The summary report: https://research.mysociety.org/publications/prototyping-work
The prototype: https://mysociety.github.io/your-green-future/
Other resources:
- Situation analysis (Google Slides)
- End of week presentation (Google Slides)
- Results of interactive exercises (Miro)
Prototyping week 5: Energy efficiency in the private rented sector
The key questions: How might we use digital services to improve energy efficiency in the private rented sector?
Read more about the week, here.
The summary report: https://research.mysociety.org/publications/prototyping-rental-energy
The prototype: https://mysociety.github.io/renters-energy-checklist/
Other resources:
- Situation analysis (Google Slides)
- End of week presentation (Google Slides)
- Results of interactive exercises (Miro)
Prototyping week 6: Data sharing for climate campaign organisations
The key questions: How might we use data to make local engagement, influencing, and organising around climate action stronger, more focussed, and more sustainable?
The summary report: https://research.mysociety.org/publications/prototyping-data
The prototype: https://mysociety.github.io/local-intelligence-hub
Other resources: