RSA Events

Jennifer Palmieri, former Director of Communications for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – visits the RSA to issue an open invitation to all women to forge a new model of leadership. While wildly disappointed by the outcome of the election, Palmieri argues that the Clinton candidacy and all she experienced on the campaign trail --confusion, admiration, hate, love, acceptance, rejection-- can now open us all up to reimagining women in leadership roles. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 24th April 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/04/an-open-letter-to-the-women-who-will-run-the-world

How can we galvanise renewed political interest in environmental issues to drive bolder action? With Caroline Lucas MP, Leader of the Green Party. Thirty years on from the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 1988, and with thirty years to go to meet the Paris Agreement’s target of a carbon-neutral world by 2050, it’s a timely moment take stock of the current politics of climate change in the UK. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Monday 27th March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/the-politics-of-climate-change

Richard Sennett, one of the world's leading thinkers on the urban environment, traces the relationship between how cities are built and how people live in them. In describing how cities such as Paris, Barcelona and New York assumed their modern forms, Sennett explores the intimate relationship between the good built environment and the good life. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 15th March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/building-and-dwelling

Daniel Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code, reveals the team-building skills behind some of the most effective organisations in the world. He examines the verbal and physical cues that bring people together, and determines specific strategies that encourage collaboration and build trust. And he offers cautionary tales of toxic cultures and advises how to reform them, above all demonstrating the extraordinary achievements that result when we know how to cooperate effectively. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 8th March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/the-secrets-of-highly-successful-groups

Entrepreneur Laurence Kemball-Cook visits the RSA to discuss the role that design can play in building an economy and industry fit for the future. The off-grid energy and data business has grown rapidly since it was founded in 2009 and Laurence has built a wealth of experience in design technology, innovation, scaling, and reaching new markets. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Wednesday 7th March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/design-industry-opportunity

As the Citizens’ Economic Council launches its final report, we hear from participants and public figures including Andrew Haldane, Bank of England; Patricia Wharton, CEC member; Anand Menon, UK in a Changing Europe; and Gemma Tetlow, Financial Times. The programme travelled across the UK, and listened to groups that included steelworkers, students and LGBT community members, all calling for change as they shared their lived experiences of the British economy. The Citizens’ Economic Council rose to this challenge, deliberating on the economic issues our society faces to co-design an economy that works for everyone. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 6th March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/building-a-citizens-economy

In his first major speech, the new Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon David Gauke MP, will outline his view on the future of prisons and rehabilitation. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 6th March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/prisons---david-gauke

Shadow Attorney General, Shami Chakrabarti, argues that gender injustice is the greatest human rights abuse on the planet, and proposes a new way forward. From the disparity in the number of births to issues of schooling, work, ownership, faith, political representation and international diplomacy, Chakrabarti will outline what needs fixing and make clear, inspiring proposals about what we do next, putting women's rights at the centre of the progressive political agenda. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 1st March 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/03/of-women-in-the-21st-century

Award-winning architect Alison Brooks speaks about architects’ duties to respond to the social, cultural and physical context in their work. Pioneering architect Alison Brooks believes in the transformative social role of architecture, and has led new design thinking, in particular on housing and urban design. Committed to design responsive to people and place, Alison creates environments that are at the very heart of inclusive cities and communities. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 22nd February 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/2/if-not-us-then-who

The challenges we face today are formidable. But, argues influential global thinker Steven Pinker, our problems are solvable. What we need now is an Enlightenment recharged for the 21st century. Pinker argues that we must recognise and celebrate the remarkable gains that have been made in every measure of human wellbeing. If you follow trendlines rather than headlines, you discover that our lives have become longer, healthier, safer and more prosperous - not just in the West, but worldwide. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 20th February 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/2/enlightenment-now