RSA Events

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

Rt Hon Michael Gove MP and Sir Ian Cheshire are joined by an expert panel at the launch of the RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission final report. We have worked with farming and food businesses, public health and citizens groups, environment and economics experts and many more to understand how we can respond more effectively and urgently to global and domestic challenges, from climate change to spiralling diet-related ill health. This event was recorded live at Tuesday 16th July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/07/our-future-in-the-land

What does it mean to be young in the UK today? A group of writers and activists share their stories with author and editor Nikesh Shukla. One in four people under twenty-five in the UK will be affected by mental illness. Over half of people under twenty-five have looked for advice on homelessness. University fees are rising, job opportunities are drying up, and buying a house is out of reach for all but a privileged few. This event was recorded live at Thursday 11th July 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/07/stories-from-britains-youth