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Communities Create Health and Wellbeing from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.059802
Do we need to rethink our approach to civic capacity-building and to the delivery of health and social care?
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Is There Still Hope on Climate? from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.058371
In the lead-up to ‘last chance’ negotiations at COP21, renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough and explorer and conservationist Tim Flannery put their heads together on this era-defining issue.
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Makers Summit - Session 1 from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.055895
Introducing the next industrial revolution
A conversation exploring the emergence of the maker movement in all its forms and the factors that are fuelling its rise – from the arrival of ch...
Makers Summit – Session 2 from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.054858
Atoms, bits and everything in between
A discussion looking at how the advent of the digital age and the introduction of new technologies have changed the nature of making, as seen through ...
Makers Summit – Session 3 from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.053950
Meet the 21st century makers
An in-conversation session where a diverse group of makers will share their experiences of creating under different conditions – from those that work on craft ...
Makers Summit – Session 4 from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.053091
Makerspaces: The new factory floor?
A conversation examining the potential significance of the growing number of so-called makerspaces and what they could mean for hobbyists, educationalis...
Makers Summit – Session 5 from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.052276
Taking maker start-ups to market
A debate looking at the opportunities and challenges facing micro manufacturers, and whether there is any truth to the widespread belief that it is becomin...
Makers Summit – Session 6 from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.051269
Forging an economy fit for the future
A session looking at how a burgeoning maker community might help us make the transition towards a different kind of economy where individuals are more...
How We Became a World of Consumers from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.001941
Historian Frank Trentmann traces the evolution of our material culture, and reveals how what we consume has become the defining feature of our lives.
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The Sustainable Development Goals: From Vision to Reality from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.001099
In 2015, Ban Ki-Moon announced the new sustainable development goals as a ‘to-do list for people and planet’. What role should the UK play to help achieve these vital global goals?
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Professions and the Value of Virtue from 2022-02-21T05:24:47.000320
Paul Morrell OBE explores a range of challenges facing the built environment professions and the need for adaptability at a time of marked institutional, technological and social evolution.
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Women & Work: Rethinking the Gender Debate from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.989418
Author Dawn Foster, Fawcett Society CEO Sam Smethers and ‘Token Man’ founder Daniele Fiandaca debate the values that shape the way we live and work together.
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How Non-Conformists Change the World from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.988559
Can any of us be creative, and if so, how we do we nurture our creativity? How can we advance courageous new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all?
New York Times bestsellin...
Why Your Mind Needs Your Body from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.976307
Western Culture has long separated the mind from the body; and the mind, with its home as the brain, has been privileged as the source of intellect, with the rest of the body annexed as mere matter...
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Launch of the Commission on Inclusive Growth from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.965443
The Inclusive Growth Commission is an independent, impactful inquiry designed to understand and identify practical ways to make local economies across the UK more economically inclusive and prosper...
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The Life Project from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.964666
Science journalist Helen Pearson reveals insights and from five birth cohort studies of over 70,000 people begun in 1940s Britain. These rich findings have been brought together for the first time ...
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The Path to Living Well from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.963915
Professor of Chinese history and philosophy Michael Puett draws from ancient teachings to help us challenge deeply-held assumptions about how to live our lives and follow a path of self-cultivation...
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The Experience of Class from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.963155
Writer and journalist Lynsey Hanley explores the idea of class in Britain today, examining how people are kept apart, and keep themselves apart, and the costs involved in the journey from ‘there’ t...
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Breaking Male Rules from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.957993
What does it mean to be a man today? Although there is still much work to do, there is a growing public awareness of the need to counter the negative stereotypes that have traditionally limited gir...
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Connectivity is Destiny from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.957199
It is time to reimagine how life is organised on Earth. We're accelerating into a future shaped less by countries and more by mega-cities; less by borders and more by connectivity. A world in which...
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The Psychology of Money from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.956382
Why don’t money and friendship mix? Can money buy happiness? Why does money have such a hold on us? The surprising psychology of money reveals that our relationship with it is more complex than we ...
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Heart of the Matter: The EU from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.955586
As we draw nearer to 23rd June and the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, we bring together Nick Clegg and Andrea Leadsom from either side of the debate, in a special conversation format....
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Can Citizens Be Economists from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.946352
The RSA launches the Citizens Economic Council, asking: can citizens really be economists, and what might the extent of their role and influence in shaping economic policy be?
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A World Without Ageism from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.943762
Author and activist Ashton Applewhite uncovers the roots of ageism and shows how ageist myths and stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function. It’s time, she argues, to expose these ...
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Reimagining the Future of Further Education & Skills from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.809035
The very near future presents a critical turning-point for the FE & Skills sector; many challenges and opportunities, not least of which are around funding, in addition to Area Reviews and the comm...
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Inside the Tech Start-up Bubble from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.803483
Former technology editor at Newsweek and co-producer and writer of HBO’s Silicon Valley, Dan Lyons spent many years reporting on the tech explosion. But when he joined one of the buzzy Boston start...
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The Future of Work from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.785629
What does the revolution in work mean for us today?
With an ever-increasing divide between the rich and the rest, the traditional solutions – improved education or wage subsidiaries, for e...
Teaching to Make a Difference from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.784838
How can we support teachers to keep improving throughout their careers? What does the very best teacher training and professional development look like? And how do we ensure that it is designed for...
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The New Digital Learning Age from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.783953
The rapid pace of technological innovation has an enormous impact on the economy and society. Spreading the gains of technological progress calls for significant system change in education, work an...
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Creating Freedom from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.778233
Award-winning filmmaker Raoul Martinez visits the RSA to reflect on one of the most urgent questions of our time – are we really free? Informed by over a decade of research, Martinez will lift the ...
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How Social Media Shape Collective Action from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.777423
Academics Helen Margetts and Peter John explain how social media are now inextricably intertwined with the political behaviour of ordinary citizens. Margetts and John visit the RSA to show large-sc...
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RSA Chairman’s Lecture 2016 from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.776631
Ed Vaizey MP offers six lessons from six years as arts minister, and addresses future challenges and opportunities for cultural policy, and the role of the arts in society. Ed Vaizey was the UK’s l...
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The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.775812
Using research from neuroscience, psychology, social science, as well as captivating examples of real people doing extraordinary things, renowned ‘Undercover Economist’ Tim Harford explains that th...
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Together is Better from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.770131
Best-selling author and TED talk sensation Simon Sinek is fascinated by the people that make the greatest impact in their organisations, and in the world. He has discovered some remarkable patterns...
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Capitalism and Morality: Beyond Left and Right from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.596072
Economic issues are often moral issues. If you know where a person stands on the left-right spectrum, you can easily predict their preference for economic approaches like austerity or stimulus. One...
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Partnership, Purpose and Productivity from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.595177
The nature of work and employment is changing rapidly. In the face of an uncertain economic future, what steps do we need to take, and what new models do we need to build in order to ensure that ev...
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From the Margin to the Mainstream from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.594107
Peter Tatchell is awarded the 2016 RSA Albert Medal for tireless campaigning on human rights and social equality.
In his Albert Medal Lecture, Peter Tatchell will speak about the ecology of cam...
A Field Guide to Lies from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.584133
We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process. It’s raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies in amongst the facts. But how can we know if we are being sol...
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Living Longer with Better Health from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.583366
We are all aware that we are living longer – and for some of us, that’s a scary prospect, especially when we consider that it has been estimated that by 2030 there will be 2 million people aged ove...
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The Age of Anger from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.582338
We are living in an age of anger: from American 'shooters' and ISIS to Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world to racism and misogyny on social media. Renowned author and essayi...
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Architecture, Faith and Community from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.483876
Spiritual and religious spaces are fundamental features of a place, signifying the value and importance of faith and connection at the heart of a community.
In a changing global context, t...
How to Break the Power of the Banks from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.482730
Money makes the world go round: but what is it really? And how is it produced? Above all, who controls its production, and in whose interests?
Money is never a neutral medium of exchange. ...
Inclusive Growth Commission – Final report launch from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.481716
The Inclusive Growth Commission was set up in April 2016 to identify practical ways to make inclusive growth a reality. Chaired by Stephanie Flanders, former economics editor of the BBC and Chief S...
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Why We Never Think Alone from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.463738
Acclaimed cognitive scientist Steven Sloman visits the RSA to argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intel...
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The Well-Tempered City from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.461845
Jonathan F. P. Rose - the man who “repairs the fabric of cities” - suggests a five-pronged model for how to design and reshape our cities with the goal of equalising their landscape of opportunity....
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Social Challenge - Design Dividend from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.450312
Writer and academic Jeremy Myerson explores how social challenges can catalyse design-led innovation in industry. Rather than seeing such issues as ageing populations, growing healthcare needs or c...
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Grand Strategy for the Digital Age from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.449440
Game theory was the popular model for international relations during the Cold War, but the 21st century sees us playing on a drastically different landscape.
Anne-Marie Slaughter — one of Fore...
How to Seize the Political Day from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.405812
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 27th April 2017
With the failure of successive governments to tackle challenges ranging from climate change and terrorism, to growing in...
Supporting Refugee Children in Education from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.404869
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Wednesday 26th April 2017
Over the last year, the RSA has been working in collaboration with ECIS, on a project looking at how the skills and exp...
Why Humans Hurt Each Other from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.372660
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 29th June 2017
We want to believe that there are some things we would never do. We want to believe that there are others we always would...
Justice for All? from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.370831
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Monday 3rd July 2017
The Rt Hon David Lammy MP’s pioneering review of racial disparity in the criminal justice system is exposing levels of poten...
Making Matters from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.332904
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 4th July 2017
Access to a hands-on approach to learning – designing, creating, exploring, experimenting, ‘tinkering’ - can have transfor...
Trust, Fairness & Responsibility from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.317225
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Friday 8th September 2017
Commissioned by the Prime Minister to undertake an independent review in 2016, last November David published his interi...
The Great Trust Shift from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.200721
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Friday 6th October 2017
From government to business, banks to the media, it would seem that public trust in our institutions is at an all-time lo...
Who's Destroying The American Dream from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.193079
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 31st October 2017
It’s now conventional wisdom to focus on the excesses of the ultra-rich top 1% who are hoarding income and wealth while...
RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission Launch Event from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.178390
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Wednesday 1st November 2017
As the UK government makes preparations to leave the European Union, this independent Commission, funded by Esmée Fai...
How To Think Like An Anthropologist from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.177307
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 2nd November 2017
For well over a hundred years, social and cultural anthropologists have travelled the world, uncovering patterns and v...
RDI Address 2017: Addicted To Design from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.166949
Tristram Carfrae, incoming Master of the RDI Faculty will speak about the value of the human aspects of design in an automated world.
Carfrae considers the positive value of design and its...
Refugees And The Political Crisis Of Our Time from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.166035
65 million people are caught up in the global refugee crisis. CEO of the IRC David Miliband shows why we should care, and what we can do to make a difference.
Taking us from war zones in t...
What People Get Wrong About Being The Boss from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.165165
Author and FT contributor Stefan Stern debunks some of the famous myths surrounding management and leadership.
Using insights from psychology, leadership theory and organizational behaviou...
How Can We Make Universities More Inclusive from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.157766
Why are we still struggling to get disadvantaged students into university? An expert panel featuring Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, gathers to discuss how to make education faire...
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Of Women In The 21st Century from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.152876
Shadow Attorney General, Shami Chakrabarti, argues that gender injustice is the greatest human rights abuse on the planet, and proposes a new way forward.
From the disparity in the number ...
Secretary of State for Justice: Keynote Address from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.151939
In his first major speech, the new Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon David Gauke MP, will outline his view on the future of prisons and rehabilitation.
This event was recorded liv...
Building A Citizens’ Economy from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.150805
As the Citizens’ Economic Council launches its final report, we hear from participants and public figures including Andrew Haldane, Bank of England; Patricia Wharton, CEC member; Anand Menon, UK in...
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Design, Industry, Opportunity from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.149841
Entrepreneur Laurence Kemball-Cook visits the RSA to discuss the role that design can play in building an economy and industry fit for the future.
The off-grid energy and data business has...
The Secrets Of Highly Successful Groups from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.148931
Daniel Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code, reveals the team-building skills behind some of the most effective organisations in the world.
He examines the verbal an...
How Inequality Gets Inside Our Heads from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.093071
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett follow up their seminal work The Spirit Level with new insights into how inequality impacts us as individuals.
Arguing that societies based on fundamenta...
How Democracy Ends from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.092087
One of the UK’s leading political scientists, David Runciman, argues that democracy is collapsing before our very eyes. But what - if anything - should replace it?
Democracy has died hundr...
Radical Help from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.090821
Internationally acclaimed social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam shows how we can remake the relationships between us, and revolutionise the welfare state.
Sharing her vision at the RSA, Hilary...
Remaking Post - Industrial Cities from 2022-02-21T05:24:46.075871
Urban designer Don Carter explores routes to recovery and revitalisation for post-industrial cities and communities.
His newest book is Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North ...
Economics For Uncertain Times from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.908616
The world is rapidly changing and the future is more unknown than ever – Jens Beckert and Richard Bronk explore the narratives and predictions we use to help navigate economic uncertainty.
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How To Be Right In A World Gone Wrong from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.907675
LBC broadcaster and online talk show sensation, James O’Brien, shows how to dismantle small minds, expose falsehoods and conquer prejudice.
The age of politely agreeing to disagree is over...
How To Find Joy In The Everyday from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.906436
What does joy look like? Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee exposes the power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness, and shows us how to find joy in the world around us.
Our surroun...
RDI Address 2018: We Make Belonging from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.898292
Morag Myerscough RDI uses design to transform spaces into places, creating specific local responses to create community and build identity.
The title ‘Royal Designer for Industry’ was intr...
The Stories Of Extraordinary Lives from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.897259
Journalist, writer and critic John Harris joins RSA Public Services & Communities Director Ed Cox to host an evening of story-telling by ordinary people living extraordinary lives.
Bringin...
Using Design To End Mass Imprisonment from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.896187
Visionary designer Deanna Van Buren shows how innovative design approaches and systems thinking are helping to transform criminal justice.
The Bicentenary Medal was instituted in 1954 to c...
2018: The Year In Review from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.894401
As 2018 draws to a close, our panel of expert commentators, Bidisha, Hugo Rifkind, Catherine Mayer and Matthew Taylor, reflect on the political and cultural moments that have defined a tempestuous ...
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Future Work Awards 2019 from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.880941
Innovation pioneer Charlie Leadbeater talks to winners of the 2019 Future Work Awards, a brand-new showcase for creative and inspiring models of work from around the world.
This event was ...
What Makes People Do Bad Things? from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.880054
UCL scientist and expert in criminal behaviour Julia Shaw reveals the surprising science behind humanity’s dark side.
Shaw uses the topics of serial murderers, terrorism, sexual assault, t...
How To Be A Parent from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.870417
Renowned psychotherapist and broadcaster Philippa Perry joins journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer to discuss how to build emotionally intelligent relationships with children that benefit you,...
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How Not To Run An Unfair Business from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.867719
The desire for fairness is a fundamental human attribute – but should it be a core business goal? With philosopher Baroness Onora O’Neill and Justin King, former CEO of Sainsbury’s.
Whethe...
The Leadership We Need Now from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.866584
What lessons can we learn from successful leaders about how to navigate the challenges we face today? A panel gathers to reflect on the leadership of the moment and the take-home lessons from the w...
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Basic Income As Common Dividends from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.858903
In a new report presented to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, world authority on basic income Dr Guy Standing sets out how the idea could become a UK reality.
An effective pilot has...
There Is No Planet B from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.857999
Sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee looks at the big challenges facing Earth and offers guidance on what we can all do to help humanity thrive on our only planet.
Should we frack? Shoul...
How To Have A Happy Hustle from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.847523
How do you get your passion project off the ground without sacrificing your sanity? Start-up founder Bec Evans offers a complete guide to making ideas happen.
Many of us want to do and be ...
Who Does Society Really Listen To? from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.795580
Should pretty people pay more tax? Does truth really matter? Why are self-confident uninformed people so often believed?
These are just some of the questions that behavioural experts Stev...
The Automation Age: The Winners and the Losers from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.786348
We are amidst another technological revolution and Carl Benedict Frey explores what lessons from the past, can help us to better face the present and the future of work.
This event was rec...
The New Normal: Leadership in the Climate Crisis from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.780286
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaption, calls for collective action to protect the environment and build climate resilience.
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How Big Tech Betrayed Us from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.776795
How did internet companies take over the world? Economic analyst Rana Foroohar explores how we can challenge the power of the tech giants.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursd...
The Story of Us from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.775995
A fresh look at how we humans have evolved and remade the world around us. What’s our next chapter? With science writer Gaia Vince.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 28th...
‘Don’t Forget the Magic’ from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.775166
Mark Major RDI, incoming Master of the RDI Faculty, will give the 2019 Address on the way in which his experience of illuminating public space has helped him develop some key principles for success...
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A Social Movement for the Common Good from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.774104
Changemaker Paul Sinton-Hewitt tells the story of parkrun, the uniquely accessible and social initiative which has opened the possibility of wellbeing and social cohesion to all.
This even...
The Future We Choose from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.702111
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, two of the leading UN figures behind the landmark Paris Agreement, urge us to confront the climate crisis head on, with determination and optimism.
An Astronauts Story Of Invention from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.701307
Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, recounts her experience of being part of the team that launched, rescued and repaired the Hubble Telescope.
This event was record...
Sandrine Dixson-Declève on Emerging from Emergency from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.696229
Leading sustainability expert Sandrine Dixson-Declève calls on international leaders to ensure that economic recovery plans are targeted to restoring the balance between people and nature for futur...
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Mariana Mazzucato on New Economic Approaches from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.694354
Leading economist Mariana Mazzucato explores the potential for new structures, strategies and alliances to lay the foundations for an inclusive and sustainable post-crisis economy.
This co...
Anneliese Dodds and Martin Sandbu on A Blueprint for Good Work from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.682530
Can we design recovery measures to address deep-seated issues of economic inequality and insecurity? Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Anneliese Dodds MP and the FT’s Martin Sandbu share policy id...
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Anne-Marie Slaughter on the Building Blocks of Progress from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.681632
Injustice and inequality are holding us back from becoming the best society we can be, and we need to make change together, on every level. CEO of New America Anne-Marie Slaughter explores how we c...
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Nigel Topping on Greening the Recovery from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.680845
Nigel Topping is the UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion for the pivotal COP26 climate talks. The Covid-19 crisis may have postponed the summit by a year, but we can now seize the opportunity t...
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Matthew Taylor, Nesrine Malik and Tim Bale on The Reflexive Age from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.667444
Out of the tragedy of the crisis, there is potential for change. In his 2020 Chief Executive’s Lecture, Matthew Taylor calls for a new era of social development: the reflexive age. To examine his a...
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Can Business Save the World? from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.664161
Professor Rebecca Henderson shares her vision for how organisations with a purpose beyond profit can help build a fairer, more sustainable economy
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Active Democracy in Times of Emergency from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.663398
As the world faces the critical issues of Covid-19, climate emergency and political disquiet, what are the novel democratic approaches we can deploy to tackle these acute and existential challen...
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Is competition killing us? from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.656507
Leading competition lawyer Michelle Meagher offers a new framework for sharing the gains of market capitalism more widely, fairly and sustainably.
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Professional reinvention in precarious times from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.652503
Leadership and career development expert Professor Herminia Ibarra offers an action-oriented guide to making change and finding greater fulfilment in our working lives.
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How to achieve ambitious and challenging things from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.603083
Sir Michael Barber maps out the universal features of accomplishment to help us achieve our own complex and challenging goals.
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Digital learning after lockdown from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.602234
One year on, what lessons have been learned, and what new opportunities have emerged to improve education with and through technology?
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The global challenge of vaccine equity from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.596949
The speed with which COVID-19 vaccines have been developed is providing hope for a way out of the pandemic, but the rollout so far has been unequal and exposed deep rooted inequality. A panel of re...
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How to renew our common life from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.592541
How did we become so divided and what can we do about it? Jon Yates and a panel of social changemakers join forces to discuss how we come together as a nation.
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Hopeful futures for a new generation from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.586062
Youth activist Jeremiah Emmanuel explores what it means to be a young person today, and the obstacles and opportunities that will define all our futures.
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How to manage fear and find fulfilment from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.584729
Leading psychologist Dr Pippa Grange tell us how we can let go of fear and lead more fulfilling lives.
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End State: rethinking society in the digital age from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.564782
Could we radically re-imagine our ways of living, working and governing to create fairer and more sustainable futures for people and planet?
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After shutdown, where next? from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.562085
What will the long-lasting effect of the pandemic be on our politics? And can we apply anything that we’ve learnt over the last 18 months to our approach to environmental emergency?
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Making Britain Fair Again from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.557007
‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’ was Churchill’s infamous wartime quip, and the early days of the pandemic seemed the ideal opportunity to pivot to a fairer way of life in Britain. Cherishe...
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What is economics - and what should it be? from 2022-02-21T05:24:45.552265
What is economics for in the 21st century?
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Navigating the nowhere office from 2022-02-10T14:15:20
In March 2020, millions of us left the office and began a new way of working. Post covid, what happens next?
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Design paradigms for a regenerative future from 2022-01-27T15:07:24
What will it take to restore balance to our world for future generations’ survival?
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How to write your own success story from 2022-01-20T15:37:55
Essential strategies for underrepresented women
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2021: That was the year that was from 2021-12-17T19:38:09
It’s not just the surreal effects of ‘pandemic time’ – another year is steadily drawing to a close.
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Online safety, platforms and the public square from 2021-11-29T18:25:05
The UK government’s Online Safety Bill has the potential to be a landmark piece of legislation, setting new norms for accountability and online safety that could have far-reaching impact for the ma...
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The evolution of fashion from 2021-11-19T09:46:07
The Evolution of Fashion - From sustainability to regeneration
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Urban wellbeing by design from 2021-11-16T15:38:51
How can we design good mental health into our urban spaces?
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What will it take to 'Go Big' at COP26? from 2021-10-28T12:51:30
Can the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference be a turning point in our fight to save the planet?
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Do We Have To Work? from 2021-10-18T15:17:04
How can we make work make sense for today’s world? Former chief executive, Matthew Taylor returns to the RSA to discuss what good work means, now and in the future.
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Who gets to imagine the future? from 2021-09-30T14:30:56
What might happen if we place communities at the heart of imagining the future? And how can we nurture and sustain these collective imagination practices to build thriving and prosperous communities?
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The EU and the UK – a new relationship from 2021-09-30T14:25:46
Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator for the EU in the Brexit talks, visits the RSA to reveal insights from the negotiations and to share his perspective on a new chapter in EU-UK relations.
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The great debt debate from 2021-09-24T16:57:20
Renowned academic economists Michael Hudson and Thomas Piketty meet on the first anniversary of David Graeber’s death to debate the most serious problems facing today’s finance-capital economies - ...
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How to create breakthrough from 2021-09-24T08:00
How can we move forward together amidst complexity and division? Facilitation expert Adam Kahane offers a transformative approach to addressing our biggest challenges.
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Our biggest experiment: A history of the climate crisis from 2021-09-17T08:00
Alice Bell offers a new perspective on the climate crisis, exploring deep back-stories and fascinating characters in the history of climate science.
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How can we tackle the crisis of LGBTQ+ homelessness? from 2021-06-25T08:00
Around the world, disproportionate numbers of LGBTQ+ youth are driven into homelessness every year and the pandemic has deepened the crisis. How can we do better at protecting LGBTQ+ homeless youth?
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The role of schools in the wellbeing of communities from 2021-06-18T08:00
An expert panel explores the need and the potential to strengthen the relationships between young people, families, schools and the communities in which they are embedded.
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Innovations for Good Work from 2021-06-15T09:00
A panel of global good work innovators share insights into the new ventures and initiatives that emerging worldwide to address the challenges of a rapidly changing future of work.
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People power: A message to the G7 from 2021-06-11T08:00
On the eve of the 2021 G7 summit, Anthony Painter and Leah Greenberg explore the role of progressive political movements as engines of change during the 2020s.
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A new approach to curriculum and assessment? from 2021-06-10T08:00
Two years of cancelled exams offer an opportunity to think afresh about the capabilities on which curriculum and assessment should focus. Leading educationalists Bill Lucas, Jeffery Quaye, Mary Ric...
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How women can save the planet from 2021-05-28T08:00
Writer and sociologist Anne Karpf is joined by inspiring environmental activists to explore the radical ideas and action led by and for women across the world to tackle climate change.
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A new framework for change from 2021-05-23T08:00
RSA Chief Executive Matthew Taylor introduces co-ordination theory - a set of ideas about human motivation, social forces and the dynamics of change that can help us diagnose critical collective ch...
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Is now the time for a universal basic income? from 2021-05-21T08:00
Government policies in response to the pandemic have reignited the universal basic income (UBI) debate, but what can they really tell us about the viability of UBI? Former Mayor of Stockton Michael...
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What does philanthropy mean today? from 2021-05-14T08:00
What role can charitable giving play in building a stronger and fairer society, through the pandemic and beyond? An expert panel featuring Sir Bob Geldof gathers to reflect on how we can give better.
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The dignity of labour from 2021-04-30T08:00
Can a transformation of low-wage work help repair our civic life?
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Economics for a thriving planet from 2021-04-23T08:00
To mark Earth Day 2021, an expert panel gathers to reflect on the findings in Sir Partha Dasgupta’s Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, and discuss what it really means to value the natural wo...
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Fashion Open Studio: valuing our clothes, protecting our planet from 2021-04-21T08:00
In a time when fashion is throwaway, Patrick Grant and Zero Waste Leeds explore how locally rooted fashion is changing the way we value our clothes.
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Designing for fairer futures from 2021-04-16T08:00
Four pioneering changemakers share their experiences of using design and innovation to tackle the disparity in our social and economic systems.
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The Oxford Vaccine: Innovation for the Global Good from 2021-04-15T08:00
Professor Sarah Gilbert, Oxford Vaccine Project Lead and recipient of the 2021 RSA Albert Medal, tells the inside story of designing a life-saving vaccine in record time, as the world watched on.
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How to create a better new normal from 2021-03-30T08:00
Influential public thinker Cass Sunstein explores how the evolution of social norms affects policy change. Drawing lessons from the civil rights movement to our response to COVID-19, he shows how w...
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Partnership for change from 2021-03-22T08:00
Introducing “Partnership for Change” - a community network initiative led by the RSA and Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), aimed at convening a global dialogue around circular design.
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Crisis, recovery, and the power of care from 2021-03-19T08:00
Renowned children’s author and poet Michael Rosen shares his experiences of the transformative care of loved ones and strangers through a period of illness and recovery.
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A new social contract for our times from 2021-03-12T08:00
Minouche Shafik, one of the world's most influential economists, puts forward a hopeful framework for social, economic, and political renewal.
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How to create healthy green growth from 2021-02-26T08:00
How can we achieve growth that is sustainable and equitable? Per Espen Stoknes explores the changes we must make to our growth models to benefit people and planet.
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Finding connection in an age of isolation from 2021-02-19T08:00
Dr Vivek Murthy, returning US Surgeon General, explores how social connections make us happier and healthier, and how we can strengthen them in difficult times.
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Making Food Fair from 2021-02-12T08:00
How can we ensure food security for everyone? Professor Tim Lang explores the changes we must make to balance and equalise our food systems.
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Work Won’t Love You Back from 2021-01-29T08:00
By exploding the ‘labour of love’ myth, Sarah Jaffe encourages us to demand what our work is actually worth and reimagines a future built on care rather than exploitation
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A radical vision for a Green New Deal from 2021-01-22T08:00
Looking ahead to a crucial year for climate action, the authors of A Planet to Win join us to explore the potential for a Green New Deal to address environmental, economic, and social issues as one.
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Britain in 2021: new year, new hope from 2021-01-15T08:00
Hilary Cottam and Marc Stears explore the new ways of thinking, acting and organising that we need to embrace as individuals and as communities in order to face the challenges of 2021, united.
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Design’s response to the crises of 2020 from 2020-12-11T09:00
Leading designers and innovators come to together to explore design’s responses to the unique challenges of an extraordinary year.
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Investing today to save tomorrow from 2020-11-27T09:00
How can we put our money where our values are? Finance expert Alice Ross explores green investing as a powerful way to shape a more sustainable future.
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When the Doughnut meets the city from 2020-11-26T09:00
Visionary economist Kate Raworth gives the 2020 RSA President’s Lecture on shaping 21st century urban economies that balance the needs of people and the health of the planet.
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Making work that matters from 2020-11-20T09:00
Seth Godin and Adam Grant are world-leading thinkers on good work and creativity. Together, they explore what it takes to commit to creative practice - a journey of growth, connection, courage and ...
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Pinball Kids: Preventing School Exclusions from 2020-11-13T09:00
We gather an expert group of educators and youth support workers to ask: how can we work better together to help vulnerable young people stay in, and thrive in school?
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What’s Next for Black British Women? from 2020-10-30T09:00
Most black women are still not being heard in Britain today. And those who do speak out are often punished for using their voices. How do we take up a seat at the table and speak on our own terms?
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Making Remote Work Good Work from 2020-10-23T09:00
Remote work is here to stay. Now we need to plan wisely to make it good work for all. Leading future work thinker Bruce Daisley delivers an essential briefing from the frontline of change.
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Post-Greed Politics from 2020-10-16T09:00
We have reached ‘peak greed’ in our politics and our economics – how can we move to something better? Economists Paul Collier and John Kay discuss how we can embrace a politics beyond individualism.
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How Did We Get Here? from 2020-09-25T09:00:24
The basic norms and assumptions that used to govern public life no longer feel recognisable – what happened? Professor of Political Economy William Davies explores how liberal politics collapsed.
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How to Make the World Add Up from 2020-09-21T14:14:07
In a world of disinformation and obfuscation, numbers guru Tim Harford and data bias campaigner Caroline Criado Perez help us look with a clearer, more confident eye at the stats that surround us.
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How to Be an Anti-Racist Educator from 2020-09-11T16:21
What does it mean to be anti-racist educator? And what does it take?
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Sir Ronald Cohen on Reshaping Capitalism from 2020-07-23T16:51:19
Impact investment pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen argues that social justice must dictate the economic response to the crisis now facing countries the world over. Capitalism is being challenged as never b...
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Linda Scott on Powering Women's Potential from 2020-07-23T07:00:19
Women’s economic subordination is a global problem that affects us all. Gender equality, often treated as an afterthought or a luxury only wealthy countries can afford, is essential for stabilising...
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Mary Beard and David Olusoga on History, Memory and Change from 2020-07-22T12:29:59
As movements for change sweep across the globe, two of the UK’s most admired public thinkers, Mary Beard and David Olusoga, reflect on the enduring and evolving dialogue between past and present, a...
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Roman Krznaric on Thinking Long-Term from 2020-07-17T08:00:16
From climate crisis to the next pandemic, the existential threat of short-termism is now all too clear. Drawing on ideas and movements from around the world, public philosopher Roman Krznaric shows...
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Reimagining Health and Social Care from 2020-07-13T10:08:50
What are the alliances, practices, tools and behaviours that will best support a united health and care system in the move towards long term change? Can we create a model of public service that is ...
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Placing Schools at the Heart of Community from 2020-07-10T07:00:44
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the extent to which schools have been plugging gaps in the care of vulnerable children. Can we develop a new vision and shared responsibility for young people’s ...
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Andy Burnham on Locally Driven Change from 2020-06-27T08:00:02
As Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham is working to shape the future of the city region, designing services and implementing policies with a central goal of improving people’s health. Leadin...
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Ted Howard on Building Community Wealth and Resilience from 2020-06-19T07:00:32
Ted Howard is ?co-founder and president of ?the? Democracy Collaborative,? and pioneer of?the community wealth-building movement. ?In conversation with the RSA’s Anthony Painter, he shares his visi...
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Good Work - Now and in the Future from 2020-06-18T07:00:22
The global pandemic crisis has intensified the need for new thinking to address labour market trends such as automation, employment precarity and economic insecurity. Alan Lockey is joined in conve...
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John Keane On The Fate Of Democracy from 2020-06-10T16:54:31
Governments and states start to look and behave differently in times of crisis. Political theorist John Keane reflects on what our current challenges may reveal about the nature of an anti-democrat...
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Adair Turner on Economic Policy for a Post-Crisis World from 2020-06-10T16:54:31
Adair Turner, Chairman of the Energy Transitions Commission, explores the policy choices facing governments as we move from crisis response measures to longer-term economic recovery planning. What ...
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Katherine Trebeck on Building Back Better from 2020-06-10T16:54:31
New polling shows that a substantial majority of the public now want government to focus on improving health and wellbeing over economic growth. Dr Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Allian...
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Jonathan Haidt On The Social Psychology Of Crisis from 2020-06-10T16:54:31
Before the pandemic outbreak, we had been living through a period of increasing polarisation. But now that Covid-19 crisis is revealing the full extent of our shared vulnerability and common humani...
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Anne Case and Angus Deaton on Capitalism in Crisis from 2020-05-15T08:00:23
The flaws in our social and economic system are proving fatal to some parts of the population. Renowned economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton examine why the patterns of progress we had come to tak...
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Margaret Heffernan on How to Map the Future Together from 2020-04-23T12:40:29
The current crisis shows that uncertainty is now an ineradicable fact of life. CEO and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan has closely studied the organisations that adapt most successfully to change, ...
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Nicholas Christakis on the Blueprint for a Good Society from 2020-04-16T16:49:27
Nicholas Christakis is a physician, sociologist and network scientist at Yale University, who studies human nature and the organisation of societies. In conversation with Matthew Taylor, he discuss...
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Eric Klinenberg on Social Solidarity in Crisis and Beyond from 2020-04-15T09:30:38
Eric Klinenberg, professor of social science at New York University, argues that policies that promote social solidarity and invest in social infrastructure are critical to effective crisis respons...
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Ian Goldin on Global Responses to Crisis from 2020-04-14T11:53:04
Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford, joins us to reflect on how the current state of globalisation has left us vulnerable to systemic risks such as pa...
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How To Change The World from 2020-03-27T16:03:12
Writer Helen Lewis offers a fresh perspective on the battle for equality, by reclaiming the history of feminism as a history of difficult women.
This conversation was recorded online on th...
How to Live Better and Age Well from 2020-02-25T17:59:48
What we can learn from those who thrive beyond retirement? Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin offers the latest scientific insights into the power of the evolving human brain.
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How Extremism Spreads from 2020-02-21T17:00:12
How do people come to be radicalised online? Counter-extremism expert Julia Ebner exposes the inner workings of some of the most dangerous groups on the internet.
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Work Less and Get Things Done from 2020-02-18T11:57:15
Can we redesign the working week to improve worker productivity and wellbeing? With author and futurist Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 13th Febr...
Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere from 2020-02-17T15:25:19
Is digitised social media destroying democracy? With Archon Fung, Professor of Citizenship at the Harvard Kennedy School.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Monday 10th February 20...
How to Burst the Reality Bubble from 2020-02-11T14:50:15
Science writer Ziya Tong explores the blind spots and illusions that warp our sense of reality, and lays out a new way of understanding the world that can equip us to face our biggest challenges.
A Manifesto for Happiness from 2020-01-31T15:20:18
Happiness pioneer Richard Layard issues a call to action to citizens, governments and policymakers to adopt a new model of social organisation.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on T...
A New Roadmap for Eco Politics? from 2020-01-24T15:31:40
Jonathan Bartley, co-Leader of the Green Party in England & Wales and Franziska Brantner, Alliance 90/The Greens MP discuss routes to placing climate change and sustainability front and centre of E...
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Can Good Work Solve Our Productivity Puzzle? from 2020-01-20T12:34:30
Despite working longer hours, the UK produces less in five days than workers in Germany produce in four. Why does the UK perform so poorly on productivity?
Andy Haldane, Tera Allas, Kate B...
How to Thrive in a World Without Work from 2020-01-20T12:23:42
What will our lives be like when there are fewer jobs to go around? Economist Daniel Susskind envisages a world of work drastically changed by automation, and explores how to find meaning in lives ...
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Britain's Place in a Post-Brexit World from 2020-01-20T12:07:34
How do we rebuild our international stature, form value-based alliances, and ensure a meaningful and active role for the UK on the global stage after the 31 January?
Lisa Nandy, MP for Wi...
Category 2: ‘What Can I Do to Make a Difference?’ By Mike Berners Lee from 2020-01-14T15:22:04
The RSA Student Design Awards is a global curriculum and competition for emerging designers that’s been running since 1924.
We challenge students and recent graduates to tackle pressing so...
Category 1: ‘Fashioning a Circular Future’ by Lily Cole from 2020-01-14T15:21:13
The RSA Student Design Awards is a global curriculum and competition for emerging designers that’s been running since 1924.
We challenge students and recent graduates to tackle pressing so...
2019: Review of the Year from 2019-12-13T16:03:03
As we near the end of 2019, a panel of commentators gathers to reflect on the forgotten moments that have shaped a year consumed by politics.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thu...
How Societies Find the Power to Change from 2019-12-13T12:18:35
Social innovation pioneer Geoff Mulgan argues that we need new solutions designed to meet social needs if we’re to solve our most urgent global challenges.
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How DNA Makes Us Who We Are from 2019-12-11T15:24:48
Behavioural geneticist Robert Plomin argues that the DNA revolution has profound implications for parenting and education. If so, how should we respond?
This event was recorded live at the...
An Age of Insecurity from 2019-11-22T12:38:25
In his annual Chief Executive’s Lecture, Matthew Taylor will discuss the scale and nature of economic insecurity today and collective solutions to confront it.
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Women Vs Capitalism from 2019-11-19T13:23:37
A clarion call from economist Vicky Pryce to radically reform our economic system so that it stops failing women.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 14th November 2019. Di...
A Survival Guide to Social Media from 2019-11-14T17:47:47
What is the emotional impact of living our lives online? Model and writer Naomi Shimada explores how social media is changing everything.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursda...
Liberalism Lost - 30 Years After the Fall of the Wall from 2019-10-30T16:09:06
After winning the Cold War, did the West lose the peace? Political scientist Ivan Krastev sheds light on the East/West divide, thirty years on.
This event was recorded live on Tuesday 29th...
System Change Not Climate Change from 2019-10-25T16:27:51
How can a decarbonised, socially just global system be achieved? Economist Ann Pettifor discusses the radical plans laid out in the Green New Deal.
This event was recorded live on Thursday...
How To Control Your Attention And Choose Your Life from 2019-10-17T15:04:12
We’re living through a crisis of distraction. Behavioural designer Nir Eyal teaches us how to regain focus on what really matters.
This event was recorded live on Wednesday 17th October 20...
Anti-Racism and the Politics of Diversity from 2019-10-11T11:36:27
How should anti-racism work in ‘super-diverse’ societies?
For as long as humans have lived together, we have grappled with questions about difference, identity, and tolerance – but what we...
UK Politics: Making Sense of the Mayhem from 2019-09-30T16:29:12
Do we get the politics we deserve? A panel of commentators reflects on a period of extraordinary political events and public discussion
The turbulence in Westminster has captured a great d...
Designing The Future Of Fashion from 2019-09-25T15:57:23
Our clothes are some of our most treasured possessions: they keep us warm, dry and protected; they help us feel comfortable, to fit in and show affiliation, or to stand out and show difference.
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Big Tech and the Future of Democracy from 2019-09-18T12:15:46
Early Facebook investor and Zuckerberg mentor Roger McNamee exposes the threats posed by the internet giants to our political order and public health.
From early 2016, his concerns about t...
How to be an Impact Entrepreneur from 2019-09-13T14:32:28
Rowan Conway, Charles Leadbeater, Jennie Winhall and Payal Dalal present a new approach to accelerating and sustaining social innovation.
See a problem; develop a solution; help it scale a...
Inside the New Politics from 2019-09-13T13:35:25
Journalist Jack Shenker uncovers the root causes of our institutional chaos and explores the new political movements putting the people at the centre of power.
Years of uncertainty and sta...
Lily Cole at Wilderness from 2019-08-20T16:14:14
Model, actor and entrepreneur Lily Cole explores how tech-focused innovation and planet-centric design can help us tackle the climate crisis and work towards a better world in the future.
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How To Change Your Life By Changing The World from 2019-08-20T16:12:23
Sustainability expert Solitaire Townsend delivers a dose of climate optimism and shares how to feel good by doing good.
This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st...
Ideas To Fix The Future from 2019-08-20T16:09:58
A panel gathers to explore the policy ideas urgently needed to address climate emergency, and how they could become reality.
This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday...
Toolkit For Activists from 2019-08-20T16:08:28
Campaigner Gina Martin shares her top tips for aspiring change-makers.
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A Manifesto For The Common Good from 2019-08-20T16:06:55
Economist Guy Standing asks: what it would take for us to be a happier, more equal and prosperous society?
This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. D...
Climate Change: Time to Act from 2019-08-20T16:05:09
The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the environmental campaigners putting climate change at the top of the public agenda.
This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 3...
Our Future In The Land from 2019-08-20T16:01:28
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP and Sir Ian Cheshire are joined by an expert panel at the launch of the RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission final report.
We have worked with farming and fo...
Stories From Britains Youth from 2019-08-20T15:59:40
What does it mean to be young in the UK today? A group of writers and activists share their stories with author and editor Nikesh Shukla.
One in four people under twenty-five in the UK wil...
Mission Driven Design from 2019-08-20T15:44:58
Leading designers explore the role of cross-cultural exchange in making design a force for change both locally and globally. With Morag Myerscough RDI and Abdulrahman Gazzaz, Bricklab.
Thi...
How The World Conceals Its Secrets from 2019-08-20T15:42:45
What happens when reality surprises us? Writer Michael Blastland explores the curious anomalies that our usual modes of thinking struggle to explain.
In a bid to understand the world, we d...
How Economics Corrupted Us from 2019-06-28T16:05:03
Economist Jonathan Aldred reveals the extraordinary hold economics has on our morals and values.
In his new book Licence to be Bad – How Economics Corrupted Us, Aldred tells the story of ...
Completing The Darwinian Revolution from 2019-06-25T15:10:36
One of the world’s leading evolutionary thinkers David Sloan Wilson offers a bold new approach to solving the problems of our age.
Darwin's theory of evolution provides a single theoretica...
Designing Our Futures: The 2019 RSA Student Design Awards from 2019-06-25T15:06:38
Join us for the annual SDA ceremony and a keynote talk by designer Kate Dundas, planning leader for the City of Melbourne.
The RSA Student Design Awards is a global competition focused aro...
How We Meet And Why It Matters from 2019-06-12T16:08:43
Expert facilitator Priya Parker shows how simple changes can transform the ways we spend our time together – at work, home, and in our communities.
Catch up on the conversation between Pri...
How To Close The Parenting Gap from 2019-05-31T16:07:13
Economist Matthias Doepke reveals the impact of economic forces and growing inequality on how parents are raising their children.
In many societies, we are now witnessing a growing “parent...
Fiction And The Fact Of Climate Change from 2019-05-31T16:03:46
Renowned writer Amitav Ghosh explores the role of stories in understanding our place in the world and reframing how we approach the biggest challenge of our era.
We were told we were neari...
How To Future - Proof Humanity from 2019-05-24T14:53:19
What does it mean to be human in the digital age? Writer and broadcaster Paul Mason explores how to defend our rights and freedoms against the forces that threaten our humanity.
As we move...
Why Modern Work Makes Us Miserable from 2019-05-15T13:50:21
What’s gone wrong with our workplace culture? Dan Lyons explores how we can put people back at the centre of our working practices.
Welcome to work in the modern economy, where the climate...
How Bias Works from 2019-04-26T13:28:59
Renowned psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt examines how racial bias affects every sector of society, and how we can work to overcome it.
Drawing on scientific studies, investigative ...
How To Fail from 2019-04-16T10:27:44
Award-winning journalist, author and hit podcaster Elizabeth Day shares the valuable life lessons to be learned from things going wrong.
In her new book, Elizabeth shares honest, uplifting...
How Stories Make Us Who We Are from 2019-03-29T16:40:22
How can storytelling help us navigate the world around us? Writer Will Storr explores the science behind humanity’s most powerful tool.
Stories shape as well as reflect the world we live i...
Why It Pays To Be Privileged from 2019-03-22T15:26:57
How does class background affect our prospects in the workplace and in life? Sociologist Sam Friedman shares his insights into the hidden barriers to equality in elite occupations.
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We Need To Talk About Climate from 2019-03-19T11:20:45
Caroline Lucas MP is joined by Professor David Runciman to discuss the urgent need for reform of our political systems in order to confront the intractable challenge of climate change.
Lib...
How To Revive Community In A Polarised World from 2019-03-14T15:01:12
What’s missing from our public life? Renowned economist Raghuram Rajan explores the power of community in a world that’s left civil society behind.
An assumption underlying the politics an...
How The News Can Change Our World from 2019-02-22T18:02:02
What is the negative news cycle doing to our politics and our mental health? An expert panel gathers to discuss how our media landscape can change for the better.
Evidence shows that an ov...
A Sustainable Future For Food, Health And Planet from 2019-02-22T17:43:18
Professor Tim Lang and Helen Browning OBE join an expert panel to discuss the collective action required to transition to a global food system that ensures human health and environmental sustainabi...
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Team Human from 2019-02-15T17:53:46
Renowned thinker Douglas Rushkoff argues that amidst increasing automation and alienation, humanity’s best path forward is to restore the social bonds that define our existence.
Revealing ...
A Story Of The Future Of Earth from 2019-02-13T16:47:35
What does the rest of this century look like for our planet? Viral sensation David Wallace-Wells issues an urgent wake-up call about climate collapse, leading the way for bolder action before it’s ...
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Revitalising Our Politics Through Public Deliberation from 2019-02-12T17:43:59
Professor James Fishkin, director of the Centre for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, shows how a more deliberative politics can revive our modern democracies.
Professor Fishk...
Creating Cultures Of Dignity from 2019-01-29T17:07:19
Amidst a growing mental health crisis, how can we help children recognise their innate dignity and self-worth? Educator Rosalind Wiseman, author of the ground-breaking book behind the film Mean Gir...
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How To Build Political Start - Ups from 2019-01-28T16:11:11
Author of 'Political Entrepreneurship', Josef Lentsch shows how innovative, civic-minded entrepreneurs can create new parties to produce positive political change.
Managing Partner of the ...
How We Make The Decisions That Matter from 2019-01-28T14:58:31
Bestselling author Steven Johnson explains how the science of deliberative decision-making can help us make better long-term choices - both individual and societal.
We've heard a lot in re...
What It Really Takes To Change The World from 2019-01-16T16:54:15
Political analyst Anand Giridharadas reveals how the global elite's efforts to ‘change the world’ simply preserve an unjust status quo. A call to elites and citizens alike to build stronger institu...
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Leadership For The 21st Century from 2018-12-13T17:39:50
How can better leadership enable us to face the challenges of the day? Pippa Malmgren and Chris Lewis explore new models of leadership fit for our ever-changing world.
We live in a world t...
Farrah Storr: The Discomfort Zone from 2018-12-12T18:11:02
Award-winning editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, Farrah Storr explains how discomfort – the very thing modern culture teaches us to shirk from – can, in fact, lead us to personal and collective great...
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Michael Sandel: A New Politics Of Hope from 2018-12-12T18:08:49
Renowned political philosopher Michael Sandel delivers an exclusive address on the birth of a better, wiser politics for the 21st century.
Decades of increasing inequality, globalisation, ...
My School, My Mission from 2018-11-29T12:25:50
The RSA’s education director Julian Astle talks to a group of educators about the importance of ‘mission’ to excellent schooling.
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 27th No...
Robin Ince: What Makes Us Human? from 2018-11-27T17:00:08
Award-winning comedian and broadcaster Robin Ince unites comedy and science in this hilarious, informative and touching exploration of the human condition.
Informed by deeply personal insi...
Reweaving The Fabric Of Society from 2018-11-22T16:50:45
In his Albert Medal lecture, Citizens UK founder Neil Jameson presents a roadmap for radical change, charting a course to major systemic change in politics and public life.
This event was ...
Jonathan Haidt: Why A 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls from 2018-11-22T16:33:14
Acclaimed social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores how we can create institutions and public spaces that foster viewpoint diversity and mutual understanding, and where people can civilly and con...
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The Making Of A Democratic Economy from 2018-11-20T17:05:16
Ted Howard, community wealth building visionary, shows how we might dramatically expand the vision and reality of democratic political economy.
What kind of economy is suited for living in...
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times from 2018-11-19T17:25:49
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks to C4 broadcaster Jon Snow about the qualities that make truly great leaders - those who summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and live...
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Social Democracy Now from 2018-11-15T18:11:08
A panel gathers in honour of David Marquand to reflect on the state of social democracy today, and examine how progressive politics can invigorate our society.
Amidst the rise of populism ...
Celebrating Emma Clarke, Black Female Football Pioneer from 2018-10-31T12:20:34
What can hidden histories teach us about multiracial society in Britain today? With author Emma Dabiri, footballer Eartha Pond and gal-dem deputy editor Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.
Emma’s sta...
Our Common Ground from 2018-10-29T16:37:27
Sir Ian Cheshire welcomes an expert panel to discuss the interim findings of the RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.
Since the Commission launched last autumn, we’ve reviewed 1...
Immigration: Beyond The Headlines from 2018-10-29T15:26:54
Migration has long been a high-profile political issue. A panel including HOPE Not Hate’s Rosie Carter gathers to discuss the state of the conversation and how and why public opinion has shifted ov...
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How Culture Divides Us from 2018-10-18T16:25:15
Award-winning social psychologist Michele Gelfand explains how the clash between ‘tight’ and ‘loose’ cultures drives many of our most polarised and intractable global challenges.
With rave...
How Young People Are Changing The World from 2018-10-16T12:57:29
Youth champion Ruth Ibegbuna; Sam Conniff Allende, chair, Generation Change; Dame Julia Cleverdon, founder, Step Up To Serve; and education activist Adam Ramgoolie on young people leading change.
Keynote Address By First Minister Of Scotland from 2018-10-16T12:54:40
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon delivers a speech on the current state of play of the UK Government’s Brexit negotiations and the future of the UK and Europe.
This event was rec...
The Perils Of Perception: Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything from 2018-10-12T17:12:38
How can we tackle our ignorance about what the world is really like? Bobby Duffy, Director of Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, explains how we can get a handle on the facts in a ‘post-truth’ e...
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A Whole School Approach To Mental Health from 2018-10-12T17:09:03
Child and adolescent mental health is in the headlines almost daily. How can we support young people’s wellbeing and build mentally healthy school communities? Join our expert panel as they share t...
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How To Build A More Equal And United Society from 2018-10-12T17:03:11
Sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg shows how social infrastructure holds the key to health, happiness, safety and healing our divided society.
Too often we take for grante...
Educating For A Better Future from 2018-09-27T11:13:31
To mark 50 years of the International Baccalaureate, our panel asks: what kind of education do we need now to enable young people to flourish the 21st century? With Anthony Seldon, David Willetts a...
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Design: Into The Ether from 2018-09-26T11:54:30
To celebrate the launch of the 2018/19 Student Design Awards, Cat Drew, director at Uscreates, calls on service designers to question systemic issues of power and culture.
Uscreates is a s...
Climate Change: Too True To Be Good from 2018-09-25T11:37:51
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency will speak about the damaging consequences of climate change and the need for urgent action to protect and improve the environment.
Can The EU Survive In The Age Of Trump? from 2018-09-21T15:43:09
Journalist and author Ian Kearns warns of the dangers faced by a European Union on the brink of collapse – and issues a call to action to defend peace and progress in Europe.
The momentous...
RSA Presents: On Belonging And Brit(ish)ness from 2018-08-16T12:32:49
Afua Hirsch and Matthew Taylor discuss Britain's current identity crisis at Wilderness Festival.
Britain is a nation experiencing an identity crisis – populist movements attempt to draw us...
Has The UK Reached Peak Inequality from 2018-07-23T11:37:39
Academic and writer Danny Dorling argues that Britain has finally reached peak inequality, and immediate action is needed to defuse Britain’s ticking time bomb.
The chasm between rich and ...
How Politics And The Media Crashed Our Democracy from 2018-07-23T11:35:20
Political insider Tom Baldwin shares worrying insights from behind the curtain of power, and warns that we are in danger of pressing ‘delete’ on liberal democracy altogether.
Having interv...
Good Work In The New Machine Age from 2018-07-23T11:33:02
As the RSA launches its new Future Work Centre, an expert panel considers how we can harness new technologies to create a better world of work.
Will technologies like AI and robotics exace...
A New Politics For An Age Of Crisis from 2018-07-23T11:28:43
Political failure is a failure of the imagination. Journalist and author George Monbiot joins us to tell the new political story we’ve been missing.
A toxic ideology rules the world – of e...
What Democracy Needs Now from 2018-07-23T11:26:21
In his annual RSA Chief Executive’s Lecture Matthew Taylor makes a case for radical reform of our political and policymaking systems in the face of a growing crisis of liberal democracy.
T...
The Orwell Prize Ceremony 2018 from 2018-07-20T15:51:54
The winners of the UK’s most prestigious awards for political writing are revealed, celebrating the best of this year’s books, journalism and innovative reporting on social issues.
Each ye...
After Grenfell: One Year On from 2018-06-22T16:58:30
One year on from the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower, a panel gathers to reflect on what it exposed about the social and economic state of the nation, and how to secure safety and justice for ev...
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The Key To Unsafe Thinking from 2018-06-14T16:26:52
Creativity guru and founder of Free Range Studios, Jonah Sachs argues that ‘safe thinking’ ultimately causes failure, and shows how we can unleash our boldness and creativity to tackle systemic cha...
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After Brexit: A Future Beyond The EU from 2018-05-31T14:58:41
If not the EU, then what? Mike Kenny and Nick Pearce explore the idea of the ‘Anglosphere’ as a forgotten factor in the decision to leave the EU.
Amidst the ongoing Brexit negotiations, a ...
How To Be More Pirate from 2018-05-25T14:48:13
Founder and former CEO of award-winning marketing agency Livity, Sam Conniff Allende re-purposes the innovative strategies of Golden Age pirates for 21st century would-be disruptors.
How c...
Strong Arts, Strong Schools from 2018-05-24T15:51:46
Why should schools be interested in the arts, and how should we be looking to understand their impact? With Global Teacher Prize winner Andria Zafirakou.
The RSA, together with the Educati...
The People Vs. Democracy from 2018-05-24T11:29:10
Trust in politics is dwindling, and authoritarian populists are seizing power around the globe. Renowned academic and author Yascha Mounk argues for radical political reforms that will benefit the ...
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On Bullshit Jobs from 2018-05-17T15:26:51
Is modern work actually productive, or just an end in itself? 'The most influential anthropologist in the world', David Graeber, explores how ‘meaningless’ jobs have become so widespread, and what ...
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A New Approach To Depression from 2018-05-11T12:07:51
Leading professor of psychiatry Edward Bullmore introduces breakthrough new science on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain.
Going beyond the clinic and the l...
Redefining Economic Value from 2018-04-27T15:09:20
Do modern economies reward the extractors – not the creators – of economic value? Leading economist Mariana Mazzucato urges us to rethink how we determine value in our economy.
At the hear...
Strengthening Our Parliamentary Democracy from 2018-04-26T16:28:31
In this Vote100 year, Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom asks: can we really say our democracy is as equal as the Suffragettes sought to make it?
Andrea visits the RSA to share ...
How The Internet Is Killing Democracy from 2018-04-25T14:41:46
Should you really be shocked by the Facebook revelations? Author and Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Jamie Bartlett argues that our fragile political system is being threat...
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The Power of Elastic Thinking from 2018-04-25T14:15:39
Academic, bestselling author and Star Trek scriptwriter Leonard Mlodinow gives us the tools to harness the power of elastic thinking in an endlessly dynamic world.
How can we train our bra...
Why Criminal Justice Matters from 2018-04-25T11:40:58
The Secret Barrister, one of the UK’s leading law bloggers, shares insights from the frontline of our criminal justice system, and warns that it’s now close to breaking point.
Few of us fi...
Design And The Fourth Industrial Revolution from 2018-04-25T10:46:27
UK industry is at a defining moment as technological and political advancements influence the sector. We gather an expert panel to discuss how businesses can capitalise on the value of design in na...
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An Open Letter To The Women Who Will Run The World from 2018-04-24T16:24:20
Jennifer Palmieri, former Director of Communications for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – visits the RSA to issue an open invitation to all women to forge a new model of leadership.
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The Politics Of Climate Change from 2018-03-27T11:51:31
How can we galvanise renewed political interest in environmental issues to drive bolder action? With Caroline Lucas MP, Leader of the Green Party.
Thirty years on from the establishment of...
Building And Dwelling from 2018-03-16T17:16:24
Richard Sennett, one of the world's leading thinkers on the urban environment, traces the relationship between how cities are built and how people live in them.
In describing how cities su...
If Not Us, Then Who from 2018-02-23T17:28:08
Award-winning architect Alison Brooks speaks about architects’ duties to respond to the social, cultural and physical context in their work.
Pioneering architect Alison Brooks believes in ...
Enlightenment Now from 2018-02-22T16:07:29
The challenges we face today are formidable. But, argues influential global thinker Steven Pinker, our problems are solvable. What we need now is an Enlightenment recharged for the 21st century.
A Place For Learning from 2018-02-21T13:50:29
How can learning be strengthened to meet the demands of the 21st century? RSA Chief Executive Matthew Taylor explores how we create an environment of active learning and increase opportunities for ...
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Time's Up! A Movement for Change from 2018-02-16T16:36:14
A powerful movement is growing in force – but where will it go next? The ‘Weinstein effect’ has seen revelations of pervasive sexual assault and exploitation come to light across the world, sparkin...
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Being Ecological from 2018-01-29T16:58:19
Timothy Morton, hailed as the 'philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene', invites us to a revolution in the way we understand our place in the world.
In his new work, Morton confronts the i...
The Secret Of Perfect Timing from 2018-01-26T16:23:49
Bestselling author and RSA Animate sensation Dan Pink reveals the ideal ‘when’ for every decision.
Timing is everything- but how much do we know about timing itself? Our lives are a never-...
Uncovering The Real Causes Of Depression from 2018-01-18T17:35:39
Bestselling author Johann Hari explains why everything we’ve been told about depression and anxiety is wrong, and how we must drastically change our way of living if we are to thrive.
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Twelve Rules For Life from 2018-01-16T16:37:45
In an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics, clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson offers a message of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom as an antidote to chaos.
H...
How Collective Intelligence Can Change The World from 2018-01-11T16:21:03
Geoff Mulgan, CEO of Nesta, explores how thinking collectively – whether in groups, or with the help of machines – is the answer to solving our biggest challenges.
Figuring out the most ef...
2017: That Was The Year That Was from 2017-12-15T12:20:09
An expert panel gathers to look back on a year of seismic events and world-changing headlines. Featuring Ian Leslie, commentator and author of Born Liars and Curiosity: Why Our Future Depends on it...
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The Four Tendencies from 2017-11-30T17:32:12
Bestselling author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin identifies four main personality types, and shows how using this framework will change everyone’s lives for the better.
During her lifelong ...
Capitalism Without Capital from 2017-11-23T16:25:02
What has led to the rise of the ‘intangible economy’? And what impact is it having on levels of inequality and productivity? Economic analysts Stian Westlake and Jonathan Haskel investigate.
Lessons In Leadership From Social Business from 2017-11-22T15:10:46
Eden Project chief executive Gordon Seabright joins an expert panel to share insights into the characteristics, challenges and rewards of leading a community enterprise.
Do we still need v...
Beyond Education By Numbers from 2017-11-16T17:12:41
Julian Astle, Daisy Christodoulou, Peter Hyman and David Laws consider how to reform education so that it prepares young people not just to write a good exam, but to live a good life.
Scho...
RSA President's Lecture: The Technologist’s Dilemma from 2017-11-16T16:53:06
Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and Head of Applied AI at DeepMind, considers what tech companies have got wrong, how to fix it, and how to ensure they contribute to greater economic and social justic...
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Marx For The 21st Century from 2017-11-10T15:59:36
Professor David Harvey, the world’s leading expert on Marx, visits the RSA to outline the much-debated economist’s continuing relevance in 21st century economics and society.
Marx’s ‘Capit...
The State Of Welfare from 2017-11-10T12:06:22
On the 75th anniversary of Beveridge’s transformative ‘five giants’ report, a panel of experts gather to review how far we’ve come, and have still to go.
The ‘five giant evils’ of society ...
On Populism And Other Threats To Democracy from 2017-11-10T11:12:08
Award-winning author and public intellectual, Elif Shafak discusses populism, liberal values, and the provisional nature of democracy in the West.
Drawing on her observations of the rise ...
Moral Order In A Divided World from 2017-10-30T16:26:54
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Monday 30th October 2017
What fundamental values do human beings hold in common? As globalisation draws us together economically, are our values...
The Extremism Paradox from 2017-10-26T14:59:58
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 26th October 2017
Rising star and extremism expert Julia Ebner argues that far right and Islamist extremist narratives – ‘The West is at...
Economics For The Common Good from 2017-10-19T15:13:22
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 19th October 2017
Nobel Prize-winning economist Jean Tirole argues that far from being the “dismal science”, economics is a “moral scien...
Making Change Happen from 2017-10-19T10:06:26
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Wednesday 18th October 2017
The 2017 Albert Medal is awarded posthumously to Robin Murray for pioneering work in social innovation. Robin Murray ...
The Existential Threat Of Big Tech from 2017-10-17T17:15:38
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 17th October 2017
Within a few short decades, the world has rushed to embrace the products and services of four giant corporations: Amaz...
What Is Creativity? from 2017-10-13T13:13:11
'The rock star of neuroscience', David Eagleman teams up with composer Anthony Brandt to present an agenda-setting investigation into human creativity.
Our relentless drive to create makes...
Why We Need A Sleep Revolution from 2017-09-28T15:42:59
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 28th September 2017
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in...
The Power Of Design Thinking from 2017-09-27T12:42:41
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 27th September 2017
The world is facing urgent challenges – and design thinking can help us tackle them. Sue Siddall is a partner at lead...
The United Kingdom And Europe: Nations On The World Stage from 2017-09-22T13:04:17
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 21st September 2017
Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Lyric Theatre Belfast, The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff ...
How To End The Tyranny Of Oil from 2017-09-21T17:18:07
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 21st September 2017
Every time we queue up for petrol we empower the world’s most coercive, oppressive and dangerous regimes. But what c...
An Evening With Glenn Greenwald And David Miranda from 2017-09-20T13:11:48
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 20th September 2017
Glenn Greenwald is the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist who worked with Edward Snowden to uncover secret global surv...
Towards Inclusive Growth from 2017-09-15T13:13:42
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 14th September 2017
A decade after the global financial crisis, deep scars remain. Despite recent data signalling a closing of the incom...
Breaking the Northern Rock Story, and Beyond from 2017-09-15T12:46:47
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 14th September 2017
Robert Peston, who broke the story of Northern Rock’s emergency funding appeal to the Bank of England, and covered a...
Are Digital Technologies Making Politics Impossible? from 2017-07-18T14:34:17
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 13th July 2017
In May this year, James Williams, a former Google employee and doctoral candidate researching design ethics at Oxford Uni...
Everybody Lies from 2017-07-17T11:46:07
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 11th July 2017
Forget what you thought polls could tell you – our Google searches and other online behaviour reveal our true selves. Welc...
Machine, Platform, Crowd from 2017-07-12T14:07:52
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 11th July 2017
How do we build a future that doesn’t leave humans behind? How do we need to respond – as individuals, communities, compan...
Brexit: One Year On from 2017-06-30T17:39:14
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 22nd June 2017
On the 23rd June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU – arguably one of the most unexpected and momentous decisions ever ta...
Designing Our Futures: The 2017 RSA Student Design Awards from 2017-06-30T17:31:54
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Join us in celebrating the 2017 Awards and the power of design to make a positive social impact – this is a chance to me...
The War on Truth from 2017-06-30T17:25:39
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 15th June 2017
How can we champion truth in a world of lies and ‘alternative facts’?
The Brexit vote; Donald Trump’s victory; the re...
Closing the Values Gap from 2017-06-15T11:14:17
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Monday 12th June 2017
What does it take for an organisation to truly live its values, and crucially - to sustain them over the long-term? It’s a ...
How Change Happens from 2017-06-15T11:01:56
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 8th June 2017
How can we effect real change in the world? Is there a tried and tested method we can rely on that harnesses the best of b...
A New Theory of Human Understanding from 2017-06-15T10:36:11
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 1st June 2017
Many of us believe our capacity to reason helps us to acquire knowledge and make better decisions - but what if it has an ...
Snap Election Special from 2017-05-30T11:43:03
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 25th May 2017
If the preliminary polling is accurate, Jeremy Corbyn will be leading Labour to its biggest defeat since 1935, and Theresa...
Cities 3.0 from 2017-05-30T11:36:51
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 11th May 2017
We've had 'Sharing Cities' and 'Smart Cities' - what's next for the evolution of the city?
Modern cities are having to...
Butterfly Politics from 2017-05-30T10:09:23
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 16th May 2017.
Under the right conditions, small simple actions can produce large complex effects.
Pioneering lawyer and activist for...
Lobbying for Change from 2017-05-18T16:17:07
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 11th May 2017
We’re living in troubled times. Many democratic societies are experiencing a crisis of faith. People are making clear thei...
Good Work for All from 2017-05-12T13:04:49
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 9th May 2017
The world of work is changing fast. Globalization, de-industrialisation, automation - all have had a disruptive effect on tr...
Populism and the Fate of the West from 2017-05-12T12:49:50
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 4th May 2017
The traditional liberal democracies of the West are in decline, and divisive populist sentiment is on the rise.
When fa...
What Should We Do About Job Automation? from 2017-04-20T10:23:46
In the first episode of RSA Radio’s 'Work Shift' series on the changing nature of work Matthew Taylor is joined by: Michael A. Osborne of Oxford University, who’s estimated up to 47% of US jobs cou...
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Solve For Happy from 2017-04-13T16:53:25
Can the cold logic of engineering be applied to the quest for happiness?
Mo Gawdat is Chief Business Officer at [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google's futuristic dream factory. ...
How to Achieve More (By Doing Less) from 2017-04-11T10:42:52
Even though women are half the workforce, they still represent only eighteen per cent of the highest level leaders. The reasons are obvious: just as women reach middle management they are also star...
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The Populist Revolt from 2017-03-24T16:12:40
What are the political and moral fault-lines that divide Brexit Britain — and how can we achieve a new settlement that works for everyone?
Several decades of greater economic and cultural ...
How to Think Like a 21st Century Economist from 2017-03-24T15:59:06
Kate Raworth, renegade economist and author of Doughnut Economics, visits the RSA to argue that’s it’s time to start thinking like a 21st century economist. Drawing on insights from emergent school...
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Why we need to talk about failure from 2017-03-13T12:25:39
We are anxious to succeed but terrified of failing. Matthew Taylor interviews RSA fellow Moses Sangobiyi about his single minded attempts to break into professional American Football, what he learn...
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Utopia for Realists from 2017-03-13T12:07:32
Exciting new thinker Rutger Bregman visits the RSA to argue that the real crisis of our times is not that we don’t have it good, or even that we might be worse off in the near future - it’s that we...
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Prison Reform at a Crossroads? from 2017-03-13T12:00:38
The prison reform agenda in the UK has reached a critical stage of development with new legislation expected in the coming months and the expansion of the 'Reform Prisons' model which gives governo...
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How to Resist the Self-Improvement Craze from 2017-02-27T13:03:23
The pace of modern life is accelerating, and the self-help shelves are groaning with advice on how to keep up – and stay positive in the process. But the demands of life in the fast lane come at a ...
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RSA Screens: I Daniel Blake from 2017-02-27T12:59
I, Daniel Blake won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2016, was nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress & Best Director and won Outstanding British Film at the 2017 BAF...
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Tackling Global Challenges Through Mission Oriented Innovation from 2017-02-27T12:52:03
Politics fractures when policy fails - as events of the last year have shown. Nine years on from the global financial crisis, policymakers are still struggling to find convincing answers to the eco...
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How Play Made the Modern World from 2017-02-17T17:34:49
International bestseller and so-called ‘Darwin of technology’ Steven Johnson argues that the pursuit of novelty and wonder has always been a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. H...
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The Entrepreneurial Audit from 2017-02-10T14:04:24
Self-employment is once again on the rise. The number of people working for themselves has grown by 40 percent since 2000, and is set to reach a record 5 million by the end of the decade.A debate r...
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On Corruption from 2017-02-10T13:49:59
People in the West tend to think of corruption as a problem unique to the lower-income countries. But are we fooling ourselves? Development economist and co-founder of Transparency International, L...
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Drones: The Next Game-Changer for Development Aid? from 2017-01-30T12:47:22
Could drones, and other robotics, provide an answer to some of the most persistent humanitarian and development challenges? Drones are just one example of a range of new frontier technologies that ...
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Teaching Tomorrow’s Citizens from 2017-01-23T16:46:35
Schools are generally recognised as playing a crucial role in developing citizens of the future, helping to equip young people with the ability to debate and deliberate, to question, critique and u...
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The Myth Gap from 2017-01-16T12:07:14
Alex Evans of NYU’s Center on International Cooperation argues that today we have a ‘myth gap’. He visited the RSA to contend that in this time of global crisis and transition – mass migration, ine...
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Review of the Year from 2016-12-21T14:00:25
Conflict, refugee and migration crises, an extraordinary US election race - and result, and post-Brexit-vote tumult for the UK and the EU - 2016 has been a year of exceptional, world-changing event...
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Luck and the Myth of Meritocracy from 2016-12-21T13:55:48
In a world increasingly dominated by winner-take-all markets, good fortune and what may seem as trivial initial advantages often translate into guaranteed success over time. Despite this, false bel...
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Inside the World’s Best Classrooms from 2016-12-21T13:49:48
As a teacher in an inner-city school, Lucy Crehan was exasperated with ever-changing government policy claiming to be based on lessons from ‘top-performing’ education systems. She became curious ab...
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US Election 2016: The Result from 2016-11-28T11:30
It may be a post-pollster, post-pundit, post-truth landscape – but can we predict where the world goes from here?
An extraordinary US presidential election campaign has resulted in an outcome t...
The Innovation Illusion from 2016-11-28T11:26:11
At a time of low growth and increasing income inequality, innovation-led growth is more necessary than ever. But, just as it needs it most, has capitalism lost its ability to adapt, experiment and ...
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Economics for Everyone: What Needs to Change from 2016-11-20T18:38:43
We bring together representatives from civil society, thinktanks, and the media in a panel discussion to explore how we can improve the quality of public discussion about the economy – and, in doin...
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UWE Distinguished Address with Vikki Haywood from 2016-11-11T11:57:42
The RSA's Vikki Heywood CBE joined the Bristol Distinguished Lecture Series. Listen back as she discusses her Chairmanship of the Warwick Commission 2015 “Enriching Britain: Culture Creativity and ...
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Mental Health Matters from 2016-10-19T14:49:36
Depending on who you ask, our current generation of youngsters are either ‘snowflakes’ in need of greater resilience, or the product of the economic, political and social insecurity that has come t...
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On Living in Dishonest Times from 2016-10-19T14:45:20
Co-founder of n+1 magazine and one of the most highly acclaimed essayists in the US today, Mark Greif is one of the most exciting writers of his generation. His essays examine the vicissitudes of e...
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Feminist Fight Club from 2016-10-18T16:34:53
In her part-manual, part-manifesto “Feminist Fightclub”, journalist and critic Jessica Bennett brings together the personal stories of a group of women who met regularly in New York City to explore...
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The Power of Pre-Suasion from 2016-10-13T15:58:23
What separates effective communicators from truly successful persuaders? The world’s foremost expert on influence reveals the results of three decades of research.
Thirty years in the maki...
Artificial Intelligence and the Future from 2016-10-13T15:45:33
With his AI project DeepMind, Demis Hassabis has said he is leading “an Apollo programme for the 21st century”. But how far can AI really take us?
Demis Hassabisis the co-founder and CEO o...
Transparency and the Open Society from 2016-09-23T15:53:13
What are the benefits and risks of the increasing scale and power of data assets controlled by governments and corporations?
In a time of rapid advances in machine learning and artificial ...
Creating a Social Movement for Health from 2016-09-23T15:49:18
In its recent ‘Five Year Forward View’, the NHS set out a bold new vision for its future. In the face of ever growing pressure on services, the report argues the need for large-scale transformation...
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Citizens’ Wealth from 2016-09-23T15:44:48
How can it be that more governments are wealthier than ever, and yet fewer citizens enjoy the benefits that such wealth can bring?
“Citizens’ wealth” – creating an additional source of rev...
Design: Now More Than Ever from 2016-09-15T11:10:56
The world is facing urgent challenges – and design can help us solve them.
Carrie Bishop is a director at FutureGov, the digital and design company for public services, where she works on ...
Why Policy Fails – and How it Might Succeed from 2016-09-14T16:09:36
Why do some policies succeed in bringing about widespread social change, but others founder?
In his annual RSA Chief Executive’s Lecture, Matthew Taylor examines the relationship between p...
A Brief History of Tomorrow from 2016-09-12T14:28:10
What is the next stage of human evolution? As the self-made gods of planet earth, which projects should we undertake, and how will we protect this fragile planet and humankind itself from our own d...
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Brexit: The Cultural Response from 2016-08-24T12:23:59
As part of a series of Radio 4 programmes reflecting and examining the political and cultural landscape in Britain after the Brexit vote, Front Row will pick up from Today with a live broadcast in ...
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Becoming Wise from 2016-08-15T14:19:50
Krista Tippett joins the RSA to explore the enduring question of what it is to be human, and how we can learn to live with greater, joy, compassion and wisdom, both individually and collectively.
Getting the Balance Right in Gambling from 2016-07-21T16:42:01
What are the key current and future challenges facing the gambling industry – and for the politicians and regulators seeking to protect the consumer? As Philip Graf, Chair of the Gambling Commissio...
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How to Create a 21st Century Political Party from 2016-07-21T15:14:14
Where now for civic engagement? In the wake of a shock referendum result, and a campaign that exposed deep social, economic and political divisions, it’s clear that we need a new approach to democr...
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What Is Consciousness Good For? from 2016-07-21T15:10:36
How much of what we do is driven by the automatic and the unconscious? When should we bring conscious reasoning to bear? What kinds of tasks is consciousness good for? Nicholas Shea and Barry Smith...
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How to Live to 100 from 2016-07-12T11:34:39
What will your 100-year life look like? Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much ...
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Learning in a Digital World from 2016-06-29T11:35:32
What are young people’s opportunities today? Do their social and digital networks offer new routes to learning? What is the meaning of education in a digitally connected but fiercely competitive an...
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Designing Our Futures from 2016-06-23T15:58:19
Richard Clarke shares his journey from RSA Student Design Award winner to global head of advanced innovation at Nike, and explores the power of design in problem solving and shaping the future.
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After the Referendum from 2016-06-21T15:32:19
With the historic referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU impending, we look back on how the campaign has played out, look ahead to the likely result and post-vote fallout.
Our panel o...
Is Britain Still a World Enterprise Power? from 2016-05-25T13:20:29
Britain is currently enjoying something of a boom in enterprise and self-employment. Many of Europe’s ‘unicorns’ – new firms worth over $1 billion - call the UK home. But few of the greatest firms ...
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The State of the Sharing Economy from 2016-05-25T13:18:12
The sharing economy has grown rapidly in the last 5 years, and is now popularized by big players such as Airbnb and Uber. But with growth, come growing pains. As the sector comes of age, what steps...
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Why People Do Bad Things from 2016-05-25T13:12:32
What informs our views on crime? Why do myths prevail across the political spectrum? How can we begin to understand crime for what it is – as a risk that can be managed and, more importantly, reduc...
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Fixing Finance from 2016-05-18T10:55:21
In this exclusive ‘in conversation’ event at the RSA, Adair Turner and John Kay will respond to each other’s work and to the sometimes contrasting, sometimes complementary conclusions and policy re...
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Economy for the Common Good from 2016-05-16T15:14:11
Can businesses have both endless growth and be fair and sustainable? Is it possible to conceive an economic model that’s not tainted by our current financial system? Economist Christian Felber intr...
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Engineering Our Messy Problems from 2016-04-25T10:00:09
How can engineering concepts help us make better decisions and create innovative solutions in a complex world?
At the RSA, biomedical engineer and policy adviser Guru Madhavan reveals how the e...
Gender Equality By Design from 2016-04-21T14:44:19
Iris Bohnet, professor of public policy at Harvard University, demonstrates the tools we need to ‘move the needle’ on gender, from classrooms to boardrooms, and offers new research-based solutions ...
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The Inequality Debate from 2016-04-18T09:38:36
Is growing inequality a price worth paying for London’s continued economic success?
As London’s economy continues to outpace the rest of the UK, so does the inequality gap. Is such inequal...
How Social Entrepreneurship Works from 2016-04-14T12:37:50
Who really drives transformation in society? And how do they do it?
Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg and strategy guru Roger L. Martin set forth a bold new framework for ...
Emotional Agility from 2016-04-14T12:34:14
Whilst we strive for stronger personal relationships, to conquer our bad habits or to get ahead in our careers, we often get caught in negative emotional and behavioural patterns that prevent us fr...
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Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability from 2016-04-11T10:57:48
In 2015, Yanis Varoufakis became the world’s most prominent opponent of austerity when, as finance minister of Greece, he refused to accept the terms of the loan agreement dictated to his bankrupt ...
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Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American City from 2016-03-24T15:50:28
Lack of affordable housing is one of the defining social justice issues of our times. Eviction can lead to a cascade of events that can trap families in a cycle of poverty for years.
Matth...
How Human Values Evolve from 2016-03-22T11:15:57
In the evolution of human culture from pre-history to the present, changes in ethical values have been driven by the most basic force of all: energy.
In a bold new theory, historian Ian Mo...
Creative Public Leadership for Innovative Schools from 2016-03-16T18:26:16
The world is changing fast and public education needs to change with it.
But debates about innovation in education can reinforce existing divides – between ‘progressives’ and ‘traditionali...
Why Children Are Like Their Parents from 2016-03-16T18:24:20
What makes us who we are? Child psychologist and writer Oliver James shares his new findings on the nature-nurture debate.
Genetics is often cited as the key factor in explaining what make...
What Are the Industries of the Future? from 2016-02-29T12:48:32
Leading innovation expert and former adviser to the US Secretary of State, Alec Ross visits the RSA to give an insider's perspective on the industries of the future.
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Smart Citizens for a Smarter State from 2016-02-25T10:58:31
After huge successes at the helm of Obama’s Open Government Initiative, Professor Beth Simone Noveck visits the RSA to outline a profound new vision of democracy – one that is rooted in the knowled...
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Why We Should Own the Banks from 2016-02-22T15:05:03
Founder and president of the Public Banking Institute, Ellen Brown, argues we can recapture the sovereign power to create money by reclaiming ownership of the banks.
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Children’s Reading in the Digital Age from 2016-02-22T14:53:21
How do we develop creative approaches to digital media to bring knowledge, skills, critical thinking – and a passion for reading - to all of our children?
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People Shaped Localism: Making it Real from 2016-02-18T11:19:08
Join our panel to discuss how we can ensure devolved governance strengthens democracy and civic engagement.
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Building a Teacher-Powered Education System from 2016-01-27T10:31:15
Distinguished educationalist Professor Andy Hargreaves asks what it would take to put teachers at the steering wheel of education reform worldwide?
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Creating a Mindful Nation from 2016-01-25T15:53:20
The Mindfulness Insitute’s Jamie Bristow, and columnist Madeleine Bunting consider how widespread mindfulness training can engineer and support a flourishing society.
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Changing the Change-makers from 2016-01-21T17:54:41
Justin Forsyth, chief executive of Save the Children visits the RSA to talk about creating a 21st century charity.
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How to Have a Good Day from 2016-01-15T12:48:14
Economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows how to use findings from behavioural economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life.
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The Case for a Universal Basic Income from 2015-12-22T11:37:48
Public debate about the possibility and desirability of a basic income - a weekly payment for every citizen – is gathering pace. Is it feasible? Should we do it? Anthony Painter, Director of Policy...
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Empowering Communities Through Digital Healthcare from 2015-12-22T11:31:21
Public health entrepreneur Andrew Bastawrous unites global clinical research with innovation in mobile technology to make high quality eye care available to all.
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RDI Address 2015 from 2015-11-27T03:56:15
Betty Jackson CBE RDI will give the 2015 RDI Address exploring the source of creativity and innovation in design.
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How Do We Tackle the Teacher Recruitment Crisis? from 2015-11-27T00:07
Why are teachers leaving the profession in droves, and what can we do about it? A panel of experts discuss the looming crisis at the very heart of our education system.
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The Road to Recovery from 2015-11-20T22:47:04
Last year, over 300,000 people in England entered treatment for drug or alcohol misuse. With health services under pressure, and facing further looming cuts, can insights from the RSA Whole Person ...
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The Citizen Artist as an Agent of Change from 2015-11-20T19:01:26
Writer and theatremaker Lucy Neal explores the role of the citizen artist in reinventing our world at a time of systemic change and uncertainty.
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The Economics of Deception from 2015-11-17T01:12:56
Nobel economist Robert Shiller reveals how manipulation and deception are integral to how markets function – they are designed to systematically exploit our psychological weaknesses and ignorance. ...
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Commerce with a Conscience from 2015-10-20T00:00
James Timpson OBE is taking his family business to new heights with an innovative recruitment and staff development approach which achieves commercial and social goals.
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Commerce with a Conscience from 2015-10-20T00:00
James Timpson OBE is taking his family business to new heights with an innovative recruitment and staff development approach which achieves commercial and social goals.
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Commerce with a Conscience from 2015-10-20T00:00
James Timpson OBE is taking his family business to new heights with an innovative recruitment and staff development approach which achieves commercial and social goals.
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