Digital badging
Championing digital badging as a recognised learning hallmark for informal learners of all walks of life, especially for the skills needed for a regenerative economy.
Developing infrastructure
Design for Life Developing Infrastructure
At a system-wide level, Design for Life aims to develop and influence the supporting conditions that people, communities and organisations need to drive regenerative change in the long term.
How are we achieving this?
Social connections
Working with Meta's 'Data for Good programme' we will leverage insights from Facebook data to better understand how all forms of social connections between people affect the opportunities they have in their lives. We call this ‘social capital’.
Knowledge commons
Sharing the best regenerative ideas, research and practice through open-source platforms, and engaging communities of changemakers to contribute, remix and share knowledge for the common good.
Attend an event about our infrastructure work
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Design for Life: Social connections
Fellowship events / Design for Life series
The Coffee House (RSA House) and Online via Zoom
Ollie Burrows, Interim Director of Research and Learning, will share how US research is showing the economic benefits of cross class connections, and how we are replicating this in the UK to surface new approaches to social mobility grounded in community needs.
Related infrastructure content
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Why social connectivity matters
Blog
Andy Haldane
Social connectivity was a theme of the 695th Lord Mayor's Lecture Series. In it, our CEO, Andy Haldane, explored the role of social capital and connectivity in nurturing health, wealth and happiness, among other things.
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Regeneration: from time lords to transforming cities
Blog
Martin Wright
Martin Wright reports back from our sessions on the regeneration of capabilities, social infrastructure and cities at Cornwall's ‘think fest’, Anthropy 2023.
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Data from Facebook and Instagram will uncover the strength of the UK’s ‘social capital’
Press release
Today, the royal society for the arts, manufactures and commerce (RSA) announces a new research project which is the first of its kind in the UK.
Explore our other Design for Life areas of focus
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Building capabilities
Design for Life supports people to learn and lead. We're unlocking the confidence, capabilities and connections of children, learners and entrepreneurs of all ages.
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Growing hubs
Design for Life works across organisations, communities, industries and regions to create new ways for them to achieve regenerative impact together.
Become an RSA Fellow
The RSA Fellowship is a unique global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change.