Welcome to ShareTown.

ShareTown is an imaginary town created to explore a preferred future for the way citizens, technology and local government live and work together.

ShareTown is not intended as a prediction, but a source of inspiration - a way of setting a deliberately positive direction of travel. Many of the details of this town emerged from a May 2018 workshop with leaders from local government and civil society. Identifying criteria for a positive future for public service delivery, we looked for seeds of that future in projects and social innovations from the present, including Nesta’s ShareLab programme.

Explore the map and meet the citizens.

At the Foundry, technician Iggy shows Laura how to use the space’s fabrication tools.Read more
Moving house, Zoe and Max use community waste coop The Loop to pass on their unwanted furniture, toys and appliances.Read more
Instructor Nish leads a weekly conversation class for students working towards a basic language certificate.Read more
Social worker Alison and translator Nish meet with a family of newly-arrived migrants to assess their support needs.Read more
Gwen works from home as a dispatcher, managing lorry platoons for Hawk, a freight and logistics company.Read more
Gwen volunteers at Acorn, the childcare coop that looks after her daughters, fitting this around her job as a freight dispatcher.Read more
Laura, recently homeless, is shown a social housing unit by property manager Jo.Read more
Retired teacher Beth hosts the Food Hub lunch club at the Fox, a community owned pub and community kitchen.Read more
Lynn and her daughter Zoe invite her Bluebird home care team round for their regular coordination meeting and cup of teaRead more
Asim, a part-time local authority librarian and advisor, oversees a mobile resource centre while helping Jayden search for local training and apprenticeship opportunities.Read more