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Brené Brown on Empathy

What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.
10 Dec 2013
A cartoon bear and fox stand under rain clouds indoors. The bear, wearing a brown shirt, looks down at the fox, who is wearing a light blue shirt. A ladder is in the background, and an audio switch is visible between them.
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Issue 4 2013

What are the new policy debates we need to have and what is no longer working?
1 Dec 2013
Silhouetted figures run around a reflective circular surface, creating a mirrored effect. The background is light with text at the top: "RSA: 21st century enlightenment," and below: issue details and article titles.
Animations

RSA Animate – Re-Imagining Work

Dave Coplin imagines what might be possible if more organisations embraced the empowering potential of technology and encouraged a truly open working culture
25 Sep 2013
Illustration of a person with a laptop, overwhelmed and tangled in cables. Beside them, text reads: "Dave Coplin - Re-Imagining Work Shifts in the Digital Revolution.
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Issue 3 2013

Does the answer to economic and social recovery post-crash lie with cities and town halls, more than national or global corridors of power?
12 Sep 2013
A colorful assortment of magnetic letters and numbers scattered on a surface. The mix includes various sizes and colors, such as red, blue, green, yellow, and purple, creating a vibrant and playful scene.
Animations

Ken Robinson on Finding Your Element

In this RSA Shorts video, Sir Ken Robinson argues that education, organisations and communities need to be built on a model of diversity rather than conformity, so that every individual is able to discover and develop their unique talents and abilities.
9 Jul 2013
A sketchbook page titled "Management" features columns made from colorful stacks of objects. Surrounding the sketchbook are art supplies, jewelry, a camera, and trinkets. A hand holds a paintbrush, adding to the illustration.
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Summer 2013

Susan Himmelweit investigates how economics and gender shape the nature of the care crisis we now face, and Onora O’Neill argues we should shift our focus from assisted dying to elder care.
12 Jun 2013
Colorful shopping bags with tissue paper sticking out. The bags are in various bright colors: red, blue, green, orange, and pink. The background is white, highlighting the vibrant hues of the bags and tissue paper.
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The Great Recovery Report

The Great Recovery project, launched in September 2012 by the Action and Research Centre at the RSA, aims to build a cross disciplinary design community that is equipped to support the development of an economy based on resource-efficient principles.
31 May 2013
Circular infographic with various colored segments on a dark background. Text: "Investigating the role of design in the circular economy" and logos for "The Great Recovery" and "RSA" at the bottom.
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The Body Economic

David Stuckler, university lecturer in Sociology at Cambridge University and author of The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills
22 May 2013
A man with glasses and a beard is speaking at an event. He is wearing a suit and orange tie. Behind him is a background with the text "RSA 21st century".
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Spring 2013

How do we best use and shape the spaces we inhabit?
10 Apr 2013
Close-up of delicate plant stems with tiny white flowers against a soft, blurred blue-green background, creating a serene and ethereal atmosphere. The details of the flowers are highlighted on the left side of the image.