Civic Commons was a space for new kinds of conversation where citizens met with leading thinkers to discuss local issues and find inspiration for solutions.
Projects
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The Open Public Services Network (OPSN) is a not-for-profit organisation based at the RSA providing independent assessment of government and public services performance data. OPSN also works to improve the debate surrounding ...
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These reports look at the ‘state of the art’ in demand management, ranging from behavioural science to systems thinking. They argue for a comprehensive approach, re-setting the relationship between the public, the state ...
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As part of our Citizen Power project in Peterborough, we devised and piloted a new tool that used 'social network analysis' to identify ChangeMakers in local areas. These individuals were then brought together in a ChangeMaker ...
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The RSA City Growth Commission was a 12 month enquiry into how cities can be empowered to shape and drive their economies.
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The UK has experienced significant cuts to public services in recent years with more yet to come. If citizens are expected to 'do more' we are going to need new kinds of services to support their participation. Plugging the ...
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The theme of Arts and Society emerged in 2010 alongside the Arts and Social Change programme in Citizen Power Peterborough which explored the role of the arts and creative practice in creating new connections between people ...
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RSA 2020 has been working with Sunderland City Council to report on and help set out next steps for Sunderland’s community leadership programme.
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With re-offending rates broadly static at one in two, how should we design 21st century prisons to ensure lasting social reintegration for ex-offenders?