Design for life

Enabling people, places and the planet to flourish

260

years of significant social change

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We are the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce - a unique global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish


 

MAKING AN IMPACT

 

Cities of Learning

Our work

Discover how we're helping regions deliver inclusive lifelong learning.

Student Design Awards

Award

Challenging students to tackle pressing issues through design.

Catalyst Funding

Funding

Grants and support for social innovations developed by our Fellowship.

Digital innovations in lifelong learning: a global perspective

Report

Veronica Mrvcic,James Richardson,Amy Gandon,Aoife O'Doherty

Design for Life: six perspectives towards a life-centric mindset

Blog

Joanna Choukeir,Roberta Iley


 

Upcoming events

  • Design for Life: business capabilities for a regenerative economy

    Fellowship Event / Coffee House / Online

    The Coffee House (RSA House) and Online via Zoom

    Roberta Iley (Head of Regenerative Design) introduces the Design for Life capabilities enquiry: what do we need to transition and contribute to a regenerative economy? Guest speaker Sarah Gillard FRSA will also share her experience supporting businesses to become truly purpose-led.

  • Climate action challenges for creatives: any questions?

    Fellowship Event

    The Trinity Centre

    Please join us for an exciting discussion about climate action challenges for creatives.

RSA House: new opening arrangements

Fellows and the general public can now access our Coffee House from the RSA's Durham House Street entrance.

Book a room at RSA House

Historic RSA House combines Georgian splendour with high quality contemporary design and is a versatile space suitable for a variety of events.

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The RSA Fellowship is a unique global network of change-makers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish.

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LIVING CHANGE APPROACH

 

Shape the future

Find out how we unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.

Our proven approach to change

For everyone who is passionate about making social change happen.

The combination of a stellar public events programme, allied with a brilliant research agenda and a constant willingness to engage with pressing policy questions, means that the RSA is playing a pivotal role in shaping policymaking across the political spectrum.

Co-Founder of Hubble and Second Home, previous Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Rohan Silva

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