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Lifting the Lid on the Politics of Climate Change

RSA Event

16 May 2013

RSA House, London

The global response to climate change is failing. John Ashton CBE, one of the world’s leading climate diplomats, speaks candidly on what is going wrong and what is to be done. Chair: Andy Atkins, executive director, Friends of the Earth.
Kith

RSA Event

16 May 2013

RSA House, London

Acclaimed writer Jay Griffiths offers a passionate defence of childhood, and mourns the loss of its 'kith' - its unique time, space and place, in Western cultures.
Are Diverse Communities Possible?

RSA Event

13 May 2013

RSA House, London

Assistant professor of Sociology at Michigan State University Zachary Neal explores the potentially paradoxical relationship between neighbourhood integration and cohesion.
A Bit of Give

RSA Event

09 May 2013

RSA House, London

Adam Grant, Wharton's youngest tenured professor and highest-rated teacher, outlines how being more giving can transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.
Winning Without Losing

RSA Event

02 May 2013

RSA House, London

Co-founder of the innovative start-up “factory” Rainmaking, Martin Bjergegaard challenges the myth that being a successful entrepreneur requires you to sacrifice most other aspects of life.
The Signal and the Noise

RSA Event

01 May 2013

RSA House, London

Stats guru and political forecaster Nate Silver reveals why most predictions fail, and shows how we can isolate a true "signal" from a universe of increasingly big and noisy data.
London 2012: Have we inspired a generation?

RSA Event

30 Apr 2013

RSA House, London

Baroness Grey-Thompson and Jonathan Edwards CBE join a panel to discuss the legacy of London 2012 for the UK’s young people.
Making at Home, Owning Abroad

RSA Event

29 Apr 2013

RSA House, London

Dr Finbarr Livesey, POLIS, University of Cambridge, Julie Madigan, chief executive, The Manufacturing Institute and the Rt Hon Vince Cable MP discuss the findings of a new RSA/Lloyds Banking Group report on the future facing the UK’s mid-sized manufacturers.
Anyone Can Change the World

RSA Event

25 Apr 2013

RSA House, London

Nobel Laureate Jody Williams shares her insights into building action from the grass-roots, showing how people can come together to make change happen and contribute to a better world.
The New World of Working Women: A divided sisterhood?

RSA Event

25 Apr 2013

RSA House, London

Professor Alison Wolf examines the social, cultural and economic impact of the rise of women in the workplace, and asks: has it created a “divided sisterhood”?