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Economy, Employment & Design

Businesses must go All In for sustainability

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16 Jul 2018

David Grayson

The networked world means businesses have increasingly less choice about transparency. Those who want to survive and thrive should embrace sustainability argues David Grayson FRSA.
Does the UK measure up on food and health?

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08 Jul 2018

Jen Anderson

Last week the group of organisations that make up UKSSD (the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development) published the findings of its report 'Measuring Up'. Jenny Andersson FRSA outlines it implications.
Type R and Organisational Resilience

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07 May 2018

Ama Marston FRSA

Ama Marston FRSA argues that the recent scandals facing Facebook and Save the Children are just two examples that highlight the growing need for skills that can turn disruptive change into opportunities for growth and innovation.
Blockchain platforms can enable good work

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01 Feb 2018

Andy Spence

Despite high-profile issues with digital work platforms, blockchain technology could help us ensure the next generation are fair, effective and promote good work.
Regulation of AI: Not if but when and how

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21 Nov 2017

Ben Loewenstein

The artificial intelligence industry should not get too comfortable. It will not be long before policymakers make moves to put the brakes on technological progress in the name of fairness and human safety, writes Ben Loewenstein FRSA.
The Emotional Hedge

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17 Oct 2017

James Lawson

In recent years, economics has developed insights from behavioural psychology - but have lessons been learnt by the investment community?
Brixtopia: a new nation-state-of-mind

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02 Oct 2017

Charlie Waterhouse

In the wake of Brexit and the resurgence of the right, and with social media seeking to ever-narrow our horizons for commercial gain, two RSA Fellows from London are employing their design skills to create an experimental utopia: Brixtopia.
Good work: a view from ‘across the pond’

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06 Aug 2017

Howard Gardner Danny Mucinkas

What does ‘good work’ mean, and how can individuals, institutions, communities, and societies achieve it? Howard Gardner and Danny Mucinskas respond to the RSA’s Matthew Taylor’s review of work Practices and present two contrasting perspectives.
Discover why doing business ethically really can pay at Open Norwich

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01 Aug 2017

Robert Ashton

From 17th century Quakers to 21st century cooperatives, ethical business has been a tidal idea in human societies. Join Robert Ashton FRSA on 3 October in Norwich to learn how work is changing—for good.
Does 'making' really matter?

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03 Jul 2017

David Perry José Chambers

How can we make science and engineering come alive for more young people and for more communities?