Blogs & articles

Whitley Arts - Creating a platform for budding creatives

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20 Mar 2013

Richard Pickford

"It’s nice to be able to show others our work, especially my grand parents who live far away." Laura Warick-Student

The Big Idea: Shout Out Suffolk

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25 Feb 2013

The Big Idea: giving young people in Suffolk their say about education in the county

How to set up a pop-up shop

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11 Feb 2013

Kayte Judge FRSA ran 'We Are Bedford', a project supported by RSA Catalyst that used empty shops as creative spaces.  In this guest blog she shares her experience of setting up pop-up shops. 

How I quit my RSA job and started a social venture

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12 Dec 2012

Guest blogger Jamie Young shares the story of how he left the RSA in order to start up his own social venture.

How to create and not just consume - with RSA Catalyst

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29 Nov 2012

I saw two main strands to the RSA’s recent Generation Enterprise report written by Adam Lent, our Director of Programme. One charts the increase in entrepreneurialism among today’s generation of young people and analyses its causes and effects. This was explored both by the headlines that the report received in CityAM, Evening Standard and in the RSA Event with Madsen Pirie and Martha Lane Fox. I want to explore the other, Adam’s identification and analysis of the social effects of what he calls ‘self-generated value’. ‘What’s that?’ you might ask:

(Un)employment, growth and partnerships – a month in the life of the Social Entrepreneurs Network

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17 Oct 2012

It has been a busy start to the ‘new school term’ (does that feeling ever go?) at the RSA and in the Fellowship Programme team.

The iMuse project - using apps to transform accessibility in museums

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04 Oct 2012

RSA Catalyst awarded a grant to Fellow Annette Haworth for her project iMuse.  The projects seeks low-cost ways that mobile devices can help museums become more accessible.  In this guest blog Annette sets out her progress so far and how Fellows can help and get involved.  

Central heating for kids, community learning for everyone

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03 Jul 2012

A popular brand of cereal was once accompanied by the slogan “central heating for kids”. In the television advertisements (which have become something of a classic) children leave the house with an uncanny red glow, the visual token of the benefits of a good breakfast.

RSA Fellows help learners plan their next steps

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15 Jun 2012

Students leaving school today face a daunting set of challenges, not least a competitive job market and a crowded university admissions process. These circumstances put students under great pressure to make the right decisions, and a project funded by our Catalyst seed fund has tested a new approach to helping students think clearly and realistically about their options.