Social innovation Archives

Off Expo

Regional growth for Japan’s cities and prefectures

03 Oct 2025 InterContinental Osaka, 3-3-60 Ofukacho, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0011, Japan

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, invites you to a unique event taking place alongside Expo 2025.

Blog

RSA Spark: a year of experimentation, a moment to breathe

8 Sep 2025 Joanna Choukeir

This blog reflects on the design-led approach we took with RSA Spark, what we’ve learned along the way, and why we’ve decided to take a moment to pause before we go further.

Replay

RSA Spark Showcase

23 Sep – 23 Oct 2025

We’re delighted to welcome you to the 2025 RSA Spark Showcase – a month-long exhibition spotlighting the most outstanding ideas in response to RSA Spark’s purpose-led briefs.

Replay

The East Midlands’ Future Starts Here

17 Sep 2025

Join us as we set out the recommendations in the final East Midlands Inclusive Growth Commission report, a bold, region-wide economic plan.

Fellowship news

RSA Fellowship Survey 2025: Key Insights & Next Steps

28 Aug 2025 Fionna Monk

Here’s more on why this year promises to be an inspiring and impactful year for RSA Fellows worldwide.

Case study

Bridget Hayes’ RSA Fellowship drives her legal network

11 Aug 2025

Bridget became an RSA Fellow to support her work helping bridge the gap between university and working life for aspiring female lawyers.

Blog

Fellows Festival 2025: making the right connections

19 May 2025 Mike Thatcher

Fellows met across cities, countries and continents to discuss the power of connection in the RSA’s event highlight of the year.

Public talks

Burning My Roti: RSA and LGBTQ+ Community Centre in conversation with Sharan Dhaliwal

10 Jun 2025 RSA House and online via YouTube

Join the Royal Society of Arts and the LGBTQ+ Community Centre Book Club for a special evening with writer and editor, Sharan Dhaliwal, as we explore her groundbreaking book Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman.

Replay

Roots of trust: how a forgotten artefact might redesign the future

16 Jun 2025

Join trust expert and artist Rachel Botsman at RSA House as she explores how design thinking and visual storytelling can reshape leadership and trust. Inspired by her 2025 London Design Biennale installation Roots of Trust, this event revisits the world’s first organisational chart to uncover new possibilities for human-centred systems.

Replay

The future of sustainability: regeneration rising

15 Sep 2025

Hear from innovators who are moving us to the active ‘do more good’ principle of regeneration, and seeding a flourishing future for people, places, and planet.