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The young changemakers of the RSA Fellowship

We’re shining a light on these young Fellows and their passion, knowledge, creativity, and drive to deliver social change.

5 May 2023 Maeve Devers

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RSA history towards our Design for Life mission

Jo Choukeir explains how The RSA’s Design for Life mission came to be and how it will unlock opportunities to regenerate our economy, society and environment.

17 Mar 2023 Joanna Choukeir

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A framework for change

RSA chief executive Matthew Taylor shows how core human needs and motivations interact with social forces to shape and drive the dynamics of change.

24 May 2021

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Winners Take All | Anand Giridharadas

Anand Giridharadas urges us to be sceptical of “win-win” approaches to social change that favour the interests of the global elite and do little to tackle the root causes of systemic injustice and inequality.

18 Dec 2019

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The impact entrepreneur: building a new platform for economic security in work

This report describes how a unique partnership between the RSA, Alt/Now and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Mastercard Impact Fund took on the challenge of exploring the action needed to combat economic insecurity in the future of work.

10 Oct 2019

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From design thinking to systems change: how to invest in innovation for social impact

Design methods have reached far beyond the traditional confines of product creation, and are now deployed to create new services, policies, business models, governance structures and more. This disruptiveness has reinvented how these sectors approach innovation – ushering in an embrace of multiple possible solutions, creative responses and human centred processes.

25 Jul 2017