RSA Events

Our clothes are some of our most treasured possessions: they keep us warm, dry and protected; they help us feel comfortable, to fit in and show affiliation, or to stand out and show difference. To mark the launch of the 2019/20 RSA Student Design Awards, a panel of design, systems-thinking and fashion futures experts will bring a range of perspectives on how we can accelerate the transition to a regenerative fashion industry. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Tuesday 24th September 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/09/designing-the-future-of-fashion

Early Facebook investor and Zuckerberg mentor Roger McNamee exposes the threats posed by the internet giants to our political order and public health. From early 2016, his concerns about the company’s business model, culture and priorities became ever graver, leading to a crusading new role that turned him from fervent champion to fierce critic. In the years since, as tech-driven scandal and crisis has hit countries from the US to the UK, from Sri Lanka to Brazil, McNamee has become a leading light in the fight against the existential threats posed by Facebook and the big tech giants to our privacy, democracy and public health. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Tuesday 17th September 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/09/big-tech-and-the-future-of-democracy

Rowan Conway, Charles Leadbeater, Jennie Winhall and Payal Dalal present a new approach to accelerating and sustaining social innovation. See a problem; develop a solution; help it scale and spread; change the system for good. This is the goal of every social venture. But the reality for many social businesses is that they often struggle to spread their ideas locally, let alone globally. Do we need a new way of thinking about how social enterprise can help make change happen in the world? This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 12th September 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/09/how-to-be-an-impact-entrepreneur We apologise for a brief and momentary loss in audio quality during Zahra Davidson's opening pitch.

Journalist Jack Shenker uncovers the root causes of our institutional chaos and explores the new political movements putting the people at the centre of power. Years of uncertainty and stagnation have exposed the failings of a political system no longer fit for purpose, from our leaders and their parties to the processes that select them. But disillusionment with the traditional levers of government has not, as we’re often told, just led to disengagement and defeatism: it has given rise to a powerful new political paradigm, mobilised by ordinary people seeking new forms of agency, representation and action. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 12th September 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/09/inside-the-new-politics

Model, actor and entrepreneur Lily Cole explores how tech-focused innovation and planet-centric design can help us tackle the climate crisis and work towards a better world in the future. This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/lily-cole/

Sustainability expert Solitaire Townsend delivers a dose of climate optimism and shares how to feel good by doing good. This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/how-to-change-your-life-by-changing-the-world/?pillar_id=&location=43433

A panel gathers to explore the policy ideas urgently needed to address climate emergency, and how they could become reality. This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/ideas-to-fix-the-future/?pillar_id=&location=43433

Campaigner Gina Martin shares her top tips for aspiring change-makers. This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/toolkit-for-activists/?pillar_id=&location=43433

Economist Guy Standing asks: what it would take for us to be a happier, more equal and prosperous society? This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/a-manifesto-for-the-common-good/?pillar_id=&location=43433

The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the environmental campaigners putting climate change at the top of the public agenda. This event was recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 31st July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/climate-change-time-to-act/?pillar_id=&location=43433