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From the era of anxiety to an age of aspiration

Shifting to an age of aspiration requires an environment where risk is seen as an opportunity, the culture is one of optimism, and investment is everywhere. Andy Haldane, RSA CEO, suggests our Design for Life mission can turn the tide of opinion to achieve those objectives.
8 May 2024 Andy Haldane
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Nine famous female Fellows inspiring inclusion

International Women’s Day 2024 invites us to imagine a world where all genders enjoy equality. Where prejudice and discrimination no longer exist. This is the world our work is helping deliver to this and future generations.
8 Mar 2024 Dean Samways
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Fellows Festival 2024: changemaking for the future

The 2024 Fellows Festival was the biggest and boldest so far, with a diverse range of high-profile speakers offering remarkable stories of courageous acts to make the world a better place.
4 Mar 2024 Mike Thatcher
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Inspired by nature

Our Playful green planet team summarises a ‘lunch and learn’ at RSA House that focused on how the influence of nature can benefit a child’s development.
22 Feb 2024 Rebecca Ford, Alessandra Tombazzi, Penny Hay
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Why social connectivity matters

Social connectivity was a theme of the 695th Lord Mayor’s Lecture Series. In it, our CEO, Andy Haldane, explored the role of social capital and connectivity in nurturing health, wealth and happiness, among other things.
16 Feb 2024 Andy Haldane
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Anoushka Sinha: Featured Fellow Q&A

Anoushka Sinha is the visionary founder of the Anupam Foundation, a youth-led organisation addressing gender equity, accessible education, and climate change. Read our Featured Fellow Q&A with Anoushka here.
13 Dec 2023 Gamini Sethi
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Leading for a brighter urban future

UK Urban Futures Commission Leadership Researcher Joan Munro discusses how long-term government support could help council leaders and their partners move further and faster.
29 Nov 2023 Joan Munro
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Sophie Hague: me and my education

Sophie Hague, a 2022 Student Design Award winner, explains how design helped to identify the learning techniques that worked for her.
17 Nov 2023 Sophie Hague
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Zita Holbourne: Featured Fellow Q&A

Zita Holbourne discusses her inspiring work, the fight to achieve equality and representation, success and what it looks like for her, and her advice to aspiring activists.
15 Nov 2023 Gamini Sethi
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