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The RSA invites leading public thinkers to explore the biggest challenges facing society today. Our events address issues from the fields of science and technology, design and the arts, economics, politics and international affairs. Our speakers include internationally renowned writers, academics, business leaders, social innovators, ...

The RSA invites leading public thinkers to explore the biggest challenges facing society today. Our events address issues from the fields of science and technology, design and the arts, economics, politics and international affairs. Our speakers include internationally renowned writers, academics, business leaders, social innovators, politicians and policymakers exploring the biggest challenges facing society today.

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    Why Coming Out is Good Business

    John Browne, former CEO of BP and one of the ...

    John Browne, former CEO of BP and one of the UK’s most admired business leaders, examines the risks and rewards of coming out in business.

    Jun 25, 2015 Read more
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    Where Do We Find the Generative Capacities for Hope?

    Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Richard Sennett discuss where we might ...

    Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Richard Sennett discuss where we might find sources of the kinds of hope that could generate positive action and progress for humanity.

    Jun 17, 2015 Read more
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    What’s the Point of Creativity at University?

    Internationally influential thinker on education and creativity Sir Ken Robinson ...

    Internationally influential thinker on education and creativity Sir Ken Robinson considers how higher education institutions might play a greater role in developing the creative capacities of their students.

    Jun 16, 2015 Read more
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    Aspiring Design

    A special event to celebrate the 2015 RSA Student Design ...

    A special event to celebrate the 2015 RSA Student Design Awards programme and the burgeoning design for social innovation movement.

    Jun 11, 2015 Read more
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    How Big Data Affects Our Lives

    Law professor Frank Pasquale argues that the regulation and transparency ...

    Law professor Frank Pasquale argues that the regulation and transparency of big data should be at the heart of our concerns as a society.

    Jun 11, 2015 Read more
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    Why Information Grows

    MIT and Harvard academic César Hidalgo radically rethinks what an ...

    MIT and Harvard academic César Hidalgo radically rethinks what an economy is, and argues that it is a nation’s cultural complexity – not its GDP or per-capita income - that explains the success or failure of its economic ...

    Jun 4, 2015 Read more
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    Improving Education Outcomes for All

    Dr Kevan Collins and Philippa Cordingley consider how evidence can ...

    Dr Kevan Collins and Philippa Cordingley consider how evidence can inform education practice and help to improve outcomes for pupils and institutions.

    Jun 2, 2015 Read more
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    Can Altruism Be More Effective?

    Should the pure, unemotional logic of utilitarianism be brought to ...

    Should the pure, unemotional logic of utilitarianism be brought to bear on charitable giving? Renowned ethicist Peter Singer advances a provocative new theory of ‘effective’ altruism.

    Jun 1, 2015 Read more
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    Designing a World Where People Come First

    Steve Hilton offers the latest research from all over the ...

    Steve Hilton offers the latest research from all over the world, across industry, politics, education, design and social action, to show us what can happen when we make our world more human.

    May 28, 2015 Read more
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    The Importance of Character

    Have we had enough of the 'big me' society? Renowned ...

    Have we had enough of the 'big me' society? Renowned commentator and thinker David Brooks argues that we need to devote more time to cultivating what he terms our 'eulogy' virtues in order to be truly fulfilled.

    May 28, 2015 Read more
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