Public talks

Join Margaret Heffernan and friends at the RSA for a provocative exploration of how artificial intelligence impacts creativity and our obsession with control. Discover how embracing chaos and uncertainty can drive innovation in a rapidly evolving world.

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.

Join the RSA, Insulate Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Institute for a powerful fireside chat with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, in conversation with journalist Gillian Tett.

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.

Hear from those leading the charge for the protection and advancement of the rights of women and girls and for a future where everyone has equal opportunity to achieve their potential.

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.

From pioneering clean energy tech to powerful, community-driven movements for regeneration and resilience, hear solutions seeding a flourishing future for people, places, and the planet.