Why Modern Work Makes Us Miserable
What’s gone wrong with our workplace culture? Dan Lyons explores how we can put people back at the centre of our working practices.
What’s gone wrong with our workplace culture? Dan Lyons explores how we can put people back at the centre of our working practices.
Renowned thinker Douglas Rushkoff argues that amidst increasing automation and alienation, humanity’s best path forward is to restore the social bonds that define our existence.
We often think that algorithms are objective and fair, but they’re built to serve the people who create them – how can we make sure that the process of building algorithms is ethical?
As the RSA launches its new Future Work Centre, an expert panel considers how we can harness new technologies to create a better world of work.
This short paper with NHSX looks at the ways in which radical technologies, such as AI and ADS, are influencing commissioning and clinical practice in the health system.
The RSA and DeepMind Technologies partnered on a project to encourage and facilitate meaningful public engagement on the real-world impacts of AI. This report tells the story of that project.
This paper summarises the findings of a project by the RSA, the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Luminate exploring narratives around data rights and data ownership: how people feel about data about them, and how we can find ...
Engaging citizens in the ethical use of AI for automated decision-making.
What difference would an update in electoral law make to protecting the UK against the threat of online manipulation? Jillian Linton looks at how this has worked in Canada.
When it comes to our private, medical data there should be safeguards in place to protect our information.
Using technology to unleash the power of people.
How can we ensure that social media platforms remain a positive force for democracy, rather than conduits for malicious electoral interference? Blog by Adrian Shahbaz and Allie Funk of Freedom House.
We are not simply facing the short-term costs of an economic downturn, but the consequences of an ageing, unsustainably consuming and carbon-dependent society. This situation should indeed make governments, businesses ...
Mapping and connecting food businesses with charities able to provide meals for citizens on low income.
Tuesday 10th December 2019
Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House
Social innovation pioneer Geoff Mulgan argues that we need new solutions designed to meet social needs if we’re to solve our most urgent global challenges.
What will the world of work look like in an increasingly automated future, and how can we ensure good work for everyone? Join us for a special RSA Salon event exploring the RSA Future Work Archive.
How did internet companies take over the world? Economic analyst Rana Foroohar explores how we can challenge the power of the tech giants.
Thursday 16th January 2020 at 13:00
Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House
What will our lives be like when there are fewer jobs to go around? Economist Daniel Susskind envisages a world of work drastically changed by automation, and explores how to find meaning in lives less defined by work.